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CEC candidates need CRS of at least 403 to receive invitation in new draw

Canada invited 3,000 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on August 19. Invited candidates needed to be eligible for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), with scores of at least 403. This is one point less than the previous CEC draw score cutoff. Candidates who had the minimum score were only included if they had …

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Saskatchewan invites 496 potential immigrants in new PNP draw

Saskatchewan held a new immigration draw on August 19. The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) invited a grand total of 496 candidates through two immigration programs. Of those invited, 171 may be eligible for the SINP’s Express Entry subcategory, and 281 through the Occupations In-Demand sub-category. There was a small difference in the Expression of Interest (EOI) …

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B.C. invites skilled workers and entrepreneurs in PNP draws

British Columbia invited over 435 immigration candidates through four Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws held on August 17, 2021. Since February, British Columbia has been conducting two separate rounds of invitations for its PNP program each month. The province holds a general draw and a second draw targeting retail and wholesale retail managers as well …

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463 PNP candidates invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence

Canada invited 463 provincial nominees in the Express Entry pool to apply for permanent residence on August 18. In order to receive an invitation, candidates needed a score of at least 751 with a nomination from an Express Entry-linked Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). It is normal for PNP draws to have high score cutoffs because …

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Nearly 40,000 immigrants welcomed by Canada in July 2021

Canada remains on track to welcome 401,000 new permanent residents in 2021, according to Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino. In a new interview with Reuters, the federal government revealed that Canada welcomed about 39,500 new immigrants in July, even more than the 35,700 admitted in June. Reference: cicnews.ca Learn more about Immigration programs You’ve decided you …

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Canada extends immigration agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador

This week, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced a one-year extension to the federal government’s immigration agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador. Canada’s immigration minister made the announcement along with Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, on August 12. First signed in 2016, the agreement outlines the objectives for federal-provincial cooperation on immigration. It is now being …

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Ontario expands EOI system to include Masters Graduate and PhD Graduate streams

Ontario graduates with job offers in the province can now register for a chance to get a provincial nomination through two more immigration programs. The Masters Graduate and PhD Graduate streams are the final addition to Ontario’s new Expression of Interest (EOI) system. The other three programs that use the EOI system include: In-Demand Skills, …

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BC PNP Tech pilot project to become a permanent program

British Columbia’s Tech Pilot will continue as a permanent, fast-track immigration pathway for foreign workers and international students. Instead of setting another one-year extension for the pilot as has been the case in the past, this time the “Tech Pilot has been extended indefinitely and renamed BC PNP Tech,” the province said in an updateissued …

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