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Canada invites another 7,000 candidates in surprise Express Entry draw

IRCC has just invited candidates in the eighth Express Entry draw of 2023.

By Edana Robitaille

Express Entry: Canada holds largest all-program draw ever

IRCC held the seventh Express Entry draw of 2023 today.

By Edana Robitaille

Coming to Canada as a skilled worker: Express Entry or the Provincial Nominee Program?

The federal government and the provinces and territories can operate their own distinct immigration programs. However, the federal government makes the final decision about whether a candidate can obtain permanent residence.

By Julia Hornstein

IRCC invites 667 candidates in Express Entry PNP-only draw

IRCC held the sixth Express Entry draw of 2023 today.

By Edana Robitaille

IRCC invites 699 PNP candidates in the fifth Express Entry draw of 2023

IRCC held the fifth Express Entry draw of 2023 today.

By Edana Robitaille

Enhanced vs. Base Provincial Nominations—What is the difference?

Since its implementation in 1998, the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) has helped a plethora of people immigrate to Canada. Candidates looking to apply through the PNP will potentially have two streams of nomination available to them: the regular (base) PNP (separate from Express Entry) or the Express Entry-aligned (enhanced) PNP. Get a Free Canadian Immigration […]

By Asheesh Moosapeta

Express Entry: How does IRCC decide when to hold draws?

There has been a change in routine surrounding Express Entry draws of late. Typically, the draws take place every two weeks on Wednesdays. However, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently paused draws for six weeks starting November 23 and returned on January 11 inviting 5,500 candidates followed by another draw of the same size […]

By Edana Robitaille

The traits of Canada’s most successful immigrants—Study

Recently, Statistics Canada released their report “Immigration selection factors and the earnings of principal applicants”. The report was an update of the 2015 investigation that helped guide development of Express Entry’s Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS); the main way that skilled foreign workers are assessed by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

By Asheesh Moosapeta

Canada removing barriers to permanent residence for physicians

As Canada continues to experience a nation-wide shortage of qualified physicians, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has made changes that will exempt physicians already in Canada as temporary residents from some of the current requirements involved in obtaining permanent resident status through Express Entry programs.

By Edana Robitaille