by Nwando Oranye | Dec 19, 2023 | Immigration Blog
On December 8, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the second occupation-specific Express Entry draw for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) professionals and issued 5,900 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to qualified...
by Nwando Oranye | Dec 18, 2023 | Immigration Blog
On December 7, 2023, Marc Miller, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced an increase in the financial requirement for study permit applicants. Based on the annual update of the low-income cut-off (LICO), this adjustment ensures...
by Nwando Oranye | Dec 18, 2023 | Immigration Blog
On December 7, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new Express Entry draw for French language proficiency candidates. In round #273, IRCC issued 1,000 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to francophone candidates. The cut-off score of this draw was...
by Nwando Oranye | Dec 16, 2023 | Immigration Blog
On December 6, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 4,750 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Express Entry draw #272. In this draw, IRCC invited candidates under all immigration programs. In the latest round of invitations,...
by Nwando Oranye | Nov 21, 2023 | Immigration Blog
On November 14, 2023, Alberta published an update on the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) inventory. According to the new update, there were around 2,810 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications, 873 Rural Renewal Stream applications, and 696 applications...