On October 30, 2020, The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Honorable Marco Mendicino, tabled the 2021‒2023 Immigration Levels Plan, which sets out a path for responsible increases to immigration targets to help the Canadian economy recover from Covid-19, drive future growth and...
On October 26, 2020, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued 21 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) under the Entrepreneur Immigration Category to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence. Candidates were eligible for this round, if their submitted expression of interest (“EOI”) score was between...
On October 27, 2020, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) issued 354 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) under the Skills Immigration (SIBC) and Express Entry (EEBC) categories to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence. These streams are intended for workers or international...
On October 20, 2020, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) issued 15 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) under the Entrepreneur Immigration- Base Category and 5 ITAs under the Entrepreneur Immigration- Regional Pilot Category to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence. The minimum score...
On October 20, 2020, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) issued 80 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) under the technology sector to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence. BC PNP Tech Pilot draw issued ITAs to candidates under the Express Entry BC and...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced it will increase fees for premium processing, effective Oct. 19, as required by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act, Pub. L. No. 116-159, signed into law on Oct. 1. The Act includes the Emergency...
On October 15, 2020, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued 772 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates who may qualify for Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities (HCP) Stream and have specific work experience. The OINP in its latest tech draw targeted candidates with a (Comprehensive...
On October 14, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 4,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in its most recent all-program draw. The minimum score in this draw was 471, same as the previous all-program draw. As per the tie breaking rule applied in this invitation...
On October 13, 2020, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) issued 417 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) under the Skills Immigration (SIBC) and Express Entry (EEBC) categories to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence. These streams are intended for workers or international...
