CanadaVisa News Briefs For Mid-September, 2015

The following is a summary of developments concerning Canadian Citizenship and Immigration that have taken place over the past couple of weeks.

Our Canadian immigration news briefs bring you the latest news as it happens. When published, these articles are posted across our social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn.

• Sixteenth Express Entry Draw: 1,517 Candidates Invited to Apply for Canadian Permanent Residence

The sixteenth draw for Canadian immigration through the Express Entry selection system has been performed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) on September 8, 2015. A total of 1,517 invitations to apply (ITAs) for Canadian permanent residence were issued to candidates with 459 or more Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) points. >>Read More

• Nova Scotia Given Increased Allocation for Express Entry Canadian Immigration Streams

The province of Nova Scotia today announced that it has been granted 300 additional spaces for its Express Entry streams, known as Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry and Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry. >>Read More

• New Record Low CRS Requirement in Seventeenth Express Entry Draw for Canadian Immigration

A new landmark has been reached in the short history of the Express Entry immigration selection system, with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) issuing Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Canadian permanent residence to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores as low as 450. >>Read More