According to the latest RBC report, the increase in the number of immigrants increased the Canadian population by 82,000 in the first quarter. This is the result of the federal government’s vigorous efforts to encourage […]
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has 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 processing times
In gaining Canadian permanent residency (PR) South Africans enjoy the level of success in gaining permanent residency in Canada under the Start-Up Visa program. An incredible 90 percent of South African applicants in Canada’s Start-Up
On July 7, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) distributed 627 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in the new PNP-specific draw. In round #195, the cut-off score
On July 6, 2021, Alberta published a new update of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). The province conducted a new draw in the Alberta Express Entry Stream and issued 148 Notifications of Interest (NOI).
As of July 1, 2021, the Government of Quebec made French courses more admissible, simplified the process of acceptance, and increased the amount of financial assistance both for applicants living in the province and abroad.
On July 6, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada launched a new online permanent residence application portal. The Centralized Intake Office (CIO) enables applicants to apply for select economic permanent resident programs and submit their applications online.
On July 6, 2021, the Government of Canada updated the description of the occupations for which temporary residence applicants are required to submit an immigration medical examination. These are essential public health occupations that require the applicants
On July 6, 2021, British Columbia conducted two draws in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In the general draw, the province
Some francophone immigrants leave Quebec to settle in other provinces as a result of application processing delays. They choose to take advantage of the new immigration pathways launched by Ottawa that allow up French-speaking essential