On November 9th, 2018, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) announced that they had reached their quota of Provincial Nominations for 2018 and would not be handing out any new nominations until 2019. Ontario handed out 6,600 Provincial Nominations in 2018. The break down of the programs these nominations were issued in is below: […]
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Canada to Allow Working Holidays for Portuguese Citizens
Starting in 2019, Portuguese Citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 will be eligible for a two year working holiday in Canada. A working holiday is a two year open work permit that allows the applicant to work in any part of Canada, for any employer, for up to two years without a job […]
Canada Issues 3,900 Invitations to Apply
On Monday, October 15th, 2018, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada issued 3,900 Invitations to Apply to those applicants with an active Express Entry Profile with a score of 440 or higher. This is a five point drop from the last selection. The applicant’s profile needed to be active and eligible as of October 15th, 2018. […]
Saskatchewan Slashes In-Demand Occupation List
On August 22nd, 2018 the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) cut their In-Demand Occupation list from thirty-three occupations down to twenty-two occupations. This will effect those seeking to apply under the International Skilled Worker: Occupation In-Demand program and the International Skilled Worker: Saskatchewan Express Entry program. The following occupations were removed from the In-Demand Occupation list: Engineering Managers; […]
Saskatchewan Updates In-Demand Occupation List
The Saskatchewan Government has released a new list of In-Demand Occupations for their International Skilled Worker: Occupation In-Demand and International Skilled Worker: Saskatchewan Express Entry programs. The International Skilled Worker: Saskatchewan Express Entry program is for those who are already in the Express Entry Pool and meet the following criteria: Score a minimum of 60 points out of 100 on […]
Lowest Express Entry Score of 2018
On April 25th, 2018, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada handed out 3,500 Invitations to Apply through the Express Entry system. Those applicants with an active Express Entry Profile with a score of 441 or higher were issued with an Invitation to Apply. The profile needed to be active and eligible as of April 25th, 2018. The Tie-Breaker rule for this draw […]
Latest Express Entry Draws Less Than Two Weeks Apart
On March 26th, 2018, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada handed out 3,000 Invitations to Apply through the Express Entry system. Those applicants with an active Express Entry Profile with a score of 446 or higher were issued with an Invitation to Apply. The profile needed to be active and eligible as of March 26th, 2018. The Tie-Breaker rule for […]
Canada Closes Farm Management Stream of the Self-employed Persons Program
Effective March 10th, 2018, Canada will no longer be accepting applications made under the Farm Management Stream of the Self-employed Persons Program. Any applications submitted to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) prior to March 10th, 2018 will still be processed to completion, meaning they will receive a decision on their application. Canada’s Self-employed Persons […]
Nova Scotia Announces New Physician Nominee Program
On February 22nd, 2018 the Province of Nova Scotia announced a new Provincial Nominee Program specifically for general practitioners, family physicians and specialist physicians with signed approved employment opportunities with the Nova Scotia Health Authority or the IWK Health Centre. All applicants will have to be able to have to prove that they have a valid Education […]
Latest Express Entry Draw Uses Tie-Breaker Rule
On February 7th, 2018, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada handed out 3,000 Invitations to Apply through the Express Entry system. Those with a score of 442 or higher were issued with an Invitation to Apply. The Tie-Breaker rule for this draw was May 29th, 2017. This draw included applicants classified as Federal Skilled Workers, Federal Skilled Tradespeople, members of the Canadian Experience […]