Jun 24, 2021 Express Entry Draw June 24, 2021 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in it’s latest express entry draw on June 24th, 2001, has invited 6,000 Canadian Experience Class Applicants. The comprehensive Raking System (CRS) score cut-off threshold for this draw was 357, the second lowest cut-off mark so far for CEC applicants. IRCC continues to hold... Read More
Jun 23, 2021 Ontario PNP Draw July 23, 2021 Ontario invited 583 applicants from the Express Entry pool in its latest draw on July 23, 2021. The invited applicants have Comprehensive Raking System (CRS) scores between 464 and 467. The following occupations were targeted in this draw: Banking, credit and other investment managers (NOC 0122); Advertising, marketing and public... Read More
May 5, 2021 Applications open tomorrow for new pathway to permanent residency for over 90,000 essential temporary workers and international graduates of a Canadian institution On May 5, 2021, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced an innovative pathway to permanent residence for over 90,000 essential workers and international graduates of a Canadian institution who are actively contributing to Canada’s economy. This special public policy will grant permanent status... Read More
Apr 29, 2021 April 29 Express Entry Draw: 400 Points Targeting Canadian Experience Class Only Earlier today, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held an Express Entry draw for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). 6,000 applicants with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 400 received an Invitation to Apply (ITA). This cut-off is a 17-point drop from the previous draw on April 16,... Read More
Apr 23, 2021 Canada Bans Flights from India and Pakistan for 30 Days On Thursday, April 22, the Government of Canada announced that it would be banning flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days in response to surging case counts in the region and the spread of a new variant of concern. The ban comes into effect at 11:30 PM on April... Read More
Apr 19, 2021 April 16 Express Entry Draw: 417 Points Targeting Canadian Experience Class Only Last Friday, April 16, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held an Express Entry draw for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). 6,000 applicants with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 417 received an Invitation to Apply (ITA). This cut-off is a significant drop from previous draws, which were... Read More
Apr 15, 2021 Canada Announces New Pathway to Permanent Residency for Workers in Essential Positions and Recent International Graduates On April 14, the Government of Canada announced they would be accepting 90,000 applications for Permanent Residency for individuals currently living in Canada who fall into one of two categories. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will be accepting applications between May 6, 2021 and November 5, 2021. However, the... Read More
Apr 15, 2021 Minister Mendicino launches plan to accelerate caregiver application processing The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused great disruption to life in Canada and around the world, including to application processing at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). IRCC is working to overcome the pandemic - related roadblocks that have interfered with processing applications from caregivers and their families by announcing... Read More
Apr 9, 2021 “Implied Status” is now ‘Maintained Status”! IRCC has announced that they will now be using the term, “Maintained status” instead of “Implied Status”. Maintained status occurs in a situation where a temporary resident applies to extend their period of authorized stay before it ends. Their period of authorized stay as temporary resident will be extended or... Read More
Apr 9, 2021 Introduction of an online Permanent Resident application process for Paper-Based Applications As of April 1, 2021, IRCC has introduced an online application portal for select permanent resident programs which have previously required the submission of paper-based applications. The introduction of this new portal is great news for the many applicants who will be nominated for Permanent Residence under programs such as... Read More
Apr 1, 2021 CEC only Express Entry Draw April 1st, 2021 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held another CEC only express entry draw on April 1st, 2021. This draw issued 5000 ITAs with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 432, this is 17 points lower than the previous CEC only draw. IRCC continued to prioritize the Canadian experience... Read More
Mar 22, 2021 The best place to do business: Canada Canada, like all nations, took a hit from the pandemic. GDP declined by 5.4 per cent in 2020 and the unemployment rate rose to above 8.6 per cent in December 2020. But with millions of Canadians expected to have been vaccinated by the end of June, financial pundits are forecasting... Read More