by Nwando Oranye | May 26, 2022 | Immigration Blog
Until the epidemic, the Canadian government sought to complete the majority of Express Entry immigration applications within six months. However, because of the outbreak, applicants have had to wait considerably longer. Non-Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Express...
by Nwando Oranye | Apr 27, 2022 | Immigration Blog
On April 22, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced the Government’s plans to resume Express Entry draws in early July. As a result of the temporary pause, Canada has diminished more than half of the federal...
by Nwando Oranye | Jan 27, 2022 | Immigration Blog
According to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), at the beginning of the year, there were 154,421 Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) applications in the Express Entry (EE) pool, despite the program being temporarily closed due to the COVID-19...
by Nwando Oranye | Oct 7, 2021 | Immigration Blog
According to the RBC Economics and Thought Leadership report, Ottawa needs to develop new ways to recruit immigrants to resolve the severe labour shortage. The report states that ‘the Federal Government and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) should...