British Columbia has conducted a new draw under its Provincial Program on April 18th, 2018. 225 candidates are invited to apply. The minimum score for the categories of skilled workers and international graduates in EE was 89 points. Additionally, the score for the skilled worker and international graduate streams of the province was 84 points. Semi-skilled and Entry-level workers had only to score 55 points. Date Category Minimum Score Invitations Issued 18-Apr-18 EEBC – Skilled Worker 89 Total: 225 EEBC – International Graduate 89 SI – Skilled Worker 84...

The Government of Canada has invited 3,500 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence in a draw that took place on April 25. The cut-off Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for this draw was 441. The cut-off score for this draw is three points lower than the previous invitation round on April 11, which had a CRS minimum of 444. Today’s draw is the second consecutive invitation round in which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 3,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs), tying the highest number of ITAs in a draw this year. Today’s total brings the number...

The immigration office in Ontario has issued fresh Notifications of Interest in the French Speaking Skilled Workers stream of Express Entry for the province.   In the latest draw, 34 Notifications were issued to candidates who had submitted their profiles from January 1st until April 19th, 2018. Furthermore, there is no minimum score in the French Speaking Skilled Worker stream.   Ontario EE French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream   The qualifying norms for the applicants are:   They must have a Pending application in the Federal Express En...

Skilled Worker candidates in Quebec have filed a class action suit opposing the Immigration Ministry of the Province. Moreover, they are seeking repayment of processing fees because there are changes in program, which will apply with effect from a date in the past. This also means that their applications will fail. This lawsuit, is regarding the candidates who submitted their application by using the QSWP starting from 2009 and ending in March 2017. Consequently, it has got authorization by Justice Pepita Capriolo, belonging to the Superior Court of Quebec in February 2018. It covers th...

As per the Bank of Montreal, Seven Canadian cities get a mention in the recent list of the best cities to find a job. This is a proof that the labor market is working very well in Canada. It has emerged from oil-related decline in Alberta, and shows a good gain in British Columbia and Ontario. Moncton, New Brunswick is on the top of the Bank’s quarterly Regional Labor Market Report. This is a huge victory for the Atlantic Provinces. The city has made a big movement of 32 places in the past 12 months, in comparison to the position in 2017. The Employment in Moncton has increased by 10 ...

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has issued 3,500 invitations to apply to candidates in the Express Entry pool in a draw that took place on Wednesday, April 11.   The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score required to obtain an Invitation to Apply (ITA) during this draw was 444.   The cut-off score is two points lower than the previous invitation round, which took place on March 26 and had a CRS minimum of 446. The March 26 draw took place 12 days after the previous invitation round on March 14 and saw the CRS cut-off score drop by 10 poi...

The Government of Canada has invited 3,000 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a new draw that took place on March 14. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score for this draw was 456.     This draw took place after the first three-week gap between draws in 2018. The previous draws this year took place every two weeks. Draws in 2018 have also seen the number of Invitations to Apply (ITAs) fluctuate between 2,750 and 3,000 and CRS scores range between today’s high of 456 and 442, which is the lowest score drawn thus far in 2018. ...

Canada’s Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says the federal government’s multi-year immigration levels plan is on track and $440 million will be committed to ensure its success.     Hussen provided an update Thursday on Canada’s 2018 immigration levels before Parliament’s Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.   Last November, Canada put aside one-year immigration levels planning in favour of a three-year plan covering 2018 to 2020. The plan calls for a gradual increase in immigration levels over that time, from an overall admissions target of 310,000 i...

The Government of Canada has invited 3,000 Express Entry candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 442 to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a draw that took place February 7.     The total of 3,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) represents an increase of 250 over each the previous six draws, all of which issued 2,750 ITAs.   The cut-off score of 442 represents a reduction of two points from the previous draw on January 24, and continues the record low start to 2018 in terms of cut-off CRS scores.   So far, all three draws in 2...

Manitoba has conducted a new draw under its Expression of Interest system, including 148 invitations issued through its new Express Entry Pathway.     Manitoba’s Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) said it issued 148 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) to Express Entry candidates who have a job seeker validation code and at least six months of recent experience in an occupation on the MPNP’s In-Demand Occupations List.   In Demand Occupations List Business, finance, and administration occupations Natural and applied sciences and relat...