CIC NEWS
Saskatchewan issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to 426 candidates in its Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand immigration sub-categories in a draw held June 6. [Read more…]
CanadaVisa News Briefs | Mid-June
CanadaVisa News Briefs summarize Canadian immigration updates and news that occurred over the last week. [Read more…]
PNPs in Focus: How Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program works CIC News is profiling Canada's various provincial nominee programs over the coming weeks
Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program has grown exponentially since its creation in the 1990s and now stands second only to the federal Express Entry system as the leading pathway to Canadian permanent residence for skilled foreign workers. [Read more…]
British Columbia extends Tech Pilot to June 2020 Two-year-old pilot provides fast track to Canadian permanent residence for tech workers in 29 eligible occupations
British Columbia’s Tech Pilot will continue until June 2020, the province’s immigrant nominee program announced June 3. [Read more…]
Nova Scotia invites Express Entry candidates with work experience in early childhood education June 3 Labour Market Priorities draw is second to target NOC 4214
Nova Scotia held a new draw for 312 Express Entry candidates with eligible work experience as early childhood educators and assistants on June 3.
New pilot for family members previously excluded from Canada will ‘right that wrong,’ immigration minister says IRCC also unveils new measures to protect vulnerable workers and newcomers
Sponsorship applications for some family members who were previously banned from obtaining permanent residence under Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations will be allowed under a new two-year pilot, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen, has announced. [Read more…]
Nova Scotia launches new immigration pilot for in-demand intermediate-skilled workers NSNP also updates Entrepreneur and International Graduate Entrepreneur streams
Nova Scotia has unveiled a new three-year pilot stream for immigration candidates with an eligible job offer in one of its targeted intermediate-skilled occupations. [Read more…]
IRCC ‘quietly’ settled Parents and Grandparents Program lawsuits, CBC reports Settlement reached in secret with plaintiffs who said January 28 intake was 'arbitrary' and 'unjust'
The Government of Canada allowed at least 70 potential sponsors to apply to its Parents and Grandparents Program in exchange for dropping two lawsuits related to the program’s controversial expression of interest intake in January, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is reporting. [Read more…]
Manitoba issues new invitations to skilled workers and international graduates MPNP has now issued 4,320 invitations to skilled worker candidates in 2019
Manitoba invited 196 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in an Expression of Interest draw held May 23. [Read more…]
