by Nwando Oranye | Aug 20, 2024 | Immigration Blog
The 50th Annual Statistical Review, released on July 5, 2024, shows that Prince Edward Island (PEI) maintains the fastest-growing economy among Canadian provinces, second only to Nunavut. Despite a slowdown in economic expansion for the second consecutive year,...
by Nwando Oranye | Aug 20, 2024 | Immigration Blog
On July 5, 2024, Canada introduced new instructions for businesspersons under the Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA). Provisions allowing temporary entry of businesspersons took effect on July 1, 2024. The categories include business visitors, intracompany...
by Nwando Oranye | Aug 19, 2024 | Immigration Blog
On July 4, 2024, 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, this update provides a view of...
by Nwando Oranye | Aug 19, 2024 | Immigration Blog
On July 5, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the second occupation-specific Express Entry draw of the week and issued 3,750 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates working in healthcare occupations. In round #301, the cut-off score was...
by Nwando Oranye | Aug 19, 2024 | Immigration Blog
On July 4, 2024, Manitoba held an invitation round #223 under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In the Skilled Workers Overseas stream, MPNP issued 41 LAAs to candidates invited under the Strategic Recruitment Initiative. The lowest score in the SWO...
