Ontario invites Express Entry candidates with CRS scores between 433 to 441 A popular Express Entry-linked Provincial Nominee Program stream, Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream, issued 511 new Notifications of Interest, or NOIs, in the latest round of invitations held on February 27. By Eman Katem
Nova Scotia creates new immigration stream for physicians The province of Nova Scotia has created a new immigration stream to attract general practitioners, family physicians, and specialist physicians. By Stephen Smith
New Express Entry draw invites 3,000 candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence Canada has invited 3,000 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a draw that took place on Wednesday, February 21. The cut-off Comprehensive Ranking Score for this draw was 442. By Stephen Smith
Temporary foreign workers gaining permanent residence in Canada on the rise A growing number of immigrants who come to Canada as temporary foreign workers are staying longer and obtaining permanent residence, a new report by Statistics Canada shows. By Stephen Smith
Government action on rule that rejects immigrants on medical grounds expected in April Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen, says his department’s action plan for addressing a controversial policy that refuses immigrants deemed likely to cause an “excessive demand” on the country’s health-care system will be released in April. By Stephen Smith
Canada to commit $440 million for immigration increase over next 3 years Canada’s Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says the federal government’s multi-year immigration levels plan is on track and $440 million will be committed to ensure its success. By Stephen Smith
CanadaVisa News Briefs | February 8 to February 15, 2018 This is a summary of Canadian immigration news events that happened over the past week. By CIC News
IRCC says 80% of spousal sponsorship backlog now cleared The Government of Canada announced today that it has now cleared 80 per cent of its spousal sponsorship backlog. By Stephen Smith
Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream issues new invitations to Express Entry candidates Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream has invited 488 candidates with a profile in the federal Express Entry pool to apply for a provincial nomination. By Stephen Smith
