by Nwando Oranye | Feb 17, 2025 | Immigration Blog
On January 7, 2025, the provincial Government of British Columbia published the new edition of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program’s (BC PNP) Skills Immigration Program Guide. The updated guide will serve as the basis for assessing all new applications,...
by Nwando Oranye | Feb 17, 2025 | Immigration Blog
On January 6, 2023, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) updated the processing times for the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications under various streams. Based on statistics from all processing centres, the current average LMIA...
by Nwando Oranye | Feb 17, 2025 | Immigration Blog
On December 7, 2024, Saskatchewan updated the processing time of various streams of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). According to the new data, in the fourth quarter of 2024 (from October 1 to December 31, 2024), in the International Skilled Worker...
by Nwando Oranye | Feb 17, 2025 | Immigration Blog
On January 7, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the first Express Entry draw of 2025. The government issued 471 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in this draw. In round #331, the cut-off score...
by Nwando Oranye | Feb 17, 2025 | Immigration Blog
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced it will not accept new applications for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) in 2025. The government plans to focus solely on processing applications submitted in 2024 and handle up to 15,000...