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  • Latest Express Entry sees a drop in CRS score

    Latest Express Entry sees a drop in CRS score

    The latest federal draw for Express Entry was held on March 6, 2019.

    The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for this draw was 454. This is a drop from the cut-off score of 457 used in the previous draw on February 20, 2019. The lowest cut-off score to used in Express Entry draws for the last five months is 438.

    A total of 3,350 ITAs (Invitations to Apply) were issued in this draw. As of March 6, The Government of Canada has issued 17,850 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to Express Entry candidates in 2019. For the coming years, ICCRC has set increased targets. For 2019, the set target indicates 81,400 ITAs issued.

    Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) used the ‘tie-break’ method to select candidates. Candidates who received an ITA have a maximum of 60 days to submit their application for Canadian permanent residence.

    Express Entry consists of the three following categories:

    • Federal Skilled Worker Class,
    • Federal Skilled Trades Class and
    • Canadian Experience Class.

    Eligible candidates receive a score (Comprehensive Ranking System or CRS) and are ranked accordingly. ITAs are issued to higher ranking applicants in the draws.

    The prospects for Canadian Immigration are growing every day. This makes it an ideal time to consider moving to Canada as a Permanent Resident!

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  • Saskatchewan holds new draw for Express Entry candidates

    Saskatchewan holds new draw for Express Entry candidates

    On February 27, Saskatchewan conducted another draw for its provincial nomination. The SINP issued 83 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to Express Entry candidates using the EOI system.

     

    What is EOI?

    EOI serves as ‘pre-application’ in SINP. Candidates have to answer questions based on work experience, education, and proficiency in English or French, etc. The candidates are given a score out of 100 based on their answers. One has to score a minimum of 60 to qualify. The candidates are then ranked on the basis of their score.

     

    The candidates were chosen from the federal Express Entry system. Applicants must have previous work experience in one of the occupations included in the SINP Occupation In-Demand List. The minimum cut-off score for Express Entry candidates was 68 points.

     

    Federal Express Entry

    Express Entry consists of the following three categories:

    • Federal Skilled Worker Class
    • Federal Skilled Trades Class
    • Canadian Experience Class

    The Express Entry candidates who received an invitation for SINP received an extra 600 points in their CRS score. It will increase their probability of receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA) in the next Federal draw.

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  • Around 40,000 applicants issued PR by IRCC in January 2019

    Around 40,000 applicants issued PR by IRCC in January

    This year, January has seen the biggest opening of Express Entry till date. Around 40,000 potential applicants were invited to apply for permanent residency through various economic immigration and family sponsorship programs. For this year alone IRCC has set a target of admitting 331,000 new permanent residents to Canada. The target further increases to 341,000 for 2020 and 350,000 for 2021. It is all part of Canada’s new three-year immigration levels plan.

    Express Entry Draws in January
    In January, IRCC issued a total of 11,150 ITAs (Invitations to Apply) to eligible candidates. The Federal Government held three draws for Express Entry. The minimum CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) score was 438.

    Other Express Entry linked Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) also held multiple draws this January. They were as follows:

    Ontario: OINP (Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program) held a draw for the Human Capital Priorities Stream candidates on January 14. They issued 1,493 NOIs, and the cut-off score was 439.

    Other provinces that held draws for Express Entry draws were Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

  • An encyclopedic guide to the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot program

    An encyclopedic guide to the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot program (RNIP)

    The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program is one of the successful ideas generated in the year 2019 right after the success of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program, which was introduced in the year of 2017. Now the very recent is Yukon Community Pilot Program which is also introduced just to stimulate economic growth by attracting skilled immigrants.

    Canada is always known for attracting immigrants in terms of giving quick permanent residence. The majority of immigrants choose to live in cities like Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. The RNIP came into action just to bring skilled immigrants to Canada’s rural areas and by doing so they are looking for a stable economy.

    Rural and Northern Immigration
    RNIP

    What is RNIP?

    The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program is community-driven, where various communities selected for this program are all in all. Permanent Residence is one of the key ingredients of this program.
    RNIP

    Communities with their provinces are below listed

    A. Ontario (North Bay, Sudbury, Timmins, Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay)
    B. Manitoba (Brandon, Altona/Rhineland)
    C. Saskatchewan (Moose Jaw)
    D. Alberta (Claresholm)
    E. British Columbia (Vernon, West Kootenay)
    F. Nunavut
    G. The Northwest Territories
    H. Yukon
    RNIP

    What is the process to apply?

    You are just four steps away from the permanent residence application
    You need to check the requirements as per the IRCC eligibility list and the community-specific list.

    a. IRCC requirements:

    i. Minimum 1 year of work experience inside or outside of Canada with mentioned hours and you should mention your essential
    duties which are listed in your National Occupational Classification (NOC).

    ii. International students are exempted from work experience if they have completed >= 2 years of course within the community.

    iii. Language requirement as part Canadian Language Benchmark(CLB) standard.

    NOC 0 & A: CLB-6

    NOC B: CLB-5

    NOC C & D: CLB-4

    iv. Educational must be a minimum of high school level/diploma and should have the Educational Credential Report.

    v. You need to show settlement funds as per the IRCC list.

    b. Each community will also have its process

    i. Eligibility requirements

    ii. Job search process

    iii. Recommendation Process: You can find that in the specific community website.

    Find a job from the specific community employer you are applying for.

    Above all, if you intend to participate in this pilot program you should have a clear plan to live in the community.

    After getting a job offer you need to apply for a community recommendation.
    If the community recommends you then you can apply for permanent residence.

  • IRCC Issued a Record Number of EOIs in January

    IRCC Issued a Record Number of EOIs in January

    The Canada Government held its latest draw for Federal Express Entry on January 30, 2019.

    A total of 3,350 ITAs (Invitations to Apply) were issued in this draw. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for this draw was 438. It was the lowest cut-off score in a draw.

    Candidates who received an ITA have a maximum of 60 days to submit their application for Canadian permanent residence.

    With this draw, a total of 11,150 ITAs were issued in January. This is the biggest start in the history of the Express Entry system.

    Candidates, who wish to apply, must be eligible in one of the following categories:

    • Federal Skilled Worker Class,
    • Federal Skilled Trades Class and
    • Canadian Experience Class.

    Eligible candidates receive a score (Comprehensive Ranking System or CRS) and are ranked accordingly. ITAs are issued to higher ranking applicants in the draws.

    For this draw, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) used the ‘tie-break’ method to select candidates. The ‘tie-break’ is a method of choosing candidates with the same CRS score. It ranks candidates based on the time their profile was submitted. The candidate whose profile has been in the pool longer gets priority.

  • IRCC Extends Open Work Permit Pilot till Next Year

    IRCC Extends Open Work Permit Pilot till Next Year

    The Government of Canada has recently announced the extension of the Open Work Permit Pilot. The Pilot was scheduled to expire on January 31, 2019, but it will be extended till July 31, 2020. Since the start of the program in 2014, this is the fourth extension of the program.

     

    What is the Open Work Permit Pilot Program?

    This program is also called the Spousal Sponsorship program. It is a section of the Family Class immigration. This program enables any qualified spouse or common-law partner, who are sponsored under the Spousal And Common-law Partner Sponsorship, to apply for an open work permit.

    An open work permit is one that is independent of the employer or job position.

     

    How to Apply for Open Work Permit?

    Candidates have to submit a work permit application along with their sponsorship application. Applicants must have valid temporary resident status, either as a visitor, student or worker, and live at the same address as their sponsor, in order to be eligible.

  • BC Holds Another Weekly Tech Pilot Draw

    British Columbia conducted the latest draw for Tech Pilot on February 5, 2019.

    British Columbia conducted the latest draw for Tech Pilot on February 5, 2019. British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) issued 32 ITAs (Invitations to Apply) for Permanent Residency. The candidates were chosen from Skills Immigration and Express Entry streams. The Express Entry candidates who received an invitation in this draw received an extra 600 points in their CRS score.

    What is BC Tech Pilot?

    British Columbia is one of the booming markets for tech jobs in Canada. However, the province does not have enough skilled worker to meet the increasing demands for talents. The BC PNP Tech Pilot is a program launched under the BC Provincial Nominee Program. This program is aimed at recruiting top foreign talents in British Columbia’s tech sector. BC had launched its Tech Pilot Stream to hire more skilled talents for its growing tech jobs market.
    To be eligible, candidates must meet the following criteria:
    Have an offer letter for a job which has at least a 1-year term.
    Your job must be in the tech pilot’s 29 priority occupations.
    The BC PNP Tech Pilot has some appealing benefits
    Issuing of weekly invitations to “tech-only” applicants;
    Priority-based processing;
    One-on-one employer support and other PNP sessions and events.
    BC PNP Tech Pilot has priority processing. Thus, applications are usually processed within 2-3 months.

    The Tech Pilot conducts draws every week. Hence, don’t miss the next deadline!

  • New Federal Program to Assist Permanent Residency Immigration in Rural and Northern Canada

    New Federal Program to Assist Permanent Residency Immigration in Rural and Northern Canada

    On January 24, the Government of Canada announced the launch of its new immigration program. The program is called Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot. It is a five-year plan and is similar to the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program. The objective of the program is to provide various assistance to small rural communities to help foreign workers in settling as a Permanent Resident:

    The participating provinces and territories are:

    • Ontario
    • Manitoba
    • Saskatchewan
    • Alberta
    • British Columbia
    • Yukon
    • Northwest Territories
    • Nunavut

    This program will be operating simultaneously with the Provincial Nominee Programs. Communities, willing to participate, have to submit an application to IRCC by March 1, 2019. They also have to fulfil all the eligibility requirements.

    The launch of this program is a major effort in promoting permanent residency among new immigrant in Canada!

  • Canada to reopen Parents and Grandparents Program in late January

    Canada to reopen Parents and Grandparents Program in late January

    The Government of Canada had announced the reopening of the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) last week. The program is scheduled to reopen from January 28, 2019.

     

    What is the Parents and Grandparents Program?

    The PGP allows the permanent residents and citizens of Canada, who are 18 years of age or above, to sponsor their parents/grandparents for Canadian Permanent Residence.

     

    How to Apply?

    Interested applicants should complete the Interest to Sponsor form. The form will be available from 12 PM (EST) on January 28. They should also check the eligibility requirements beforehand. One of the main eligibility criteria is the Minimum Necessary Income. Applicants will also have to submit a copy of the document with their status in Canada document.

    After submission, IRCC will notify all invited candidates. They will have a minimum of 60 days to submit their complete application and other required documents.

    Candidates will be selected for the invitation on a “first-come, first-serve” basis.

  • Canada holds first Express Entry draw of 2019

    Canada holds first Express Entry draw of 2019

    The Canada Government held the first draw of 2019 for Federal Express Entry. The draw was held on January 10, 2019.

    A total of 3,900 ITAs (Invitations to Apply) were issued in this draw. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for this draw was 449. This was the lowest cut-off score used this year.

    Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) used the ‘tie-break’ method to select candidates. The ‘tie-break’ is a method of choosing candidates with the same CRS score. It ranks candidates based on the time their profile was submitted. The candidate whose profile has been in the pool longer gets priority.

    Candidates who received an ITA have a maximum of 60 days to submit their application for Canadian permanent residence.

    Candidates, who wish to apply for Express Entry, must be eligible in one of the following categories:

    • Federal Skilled Worker Class,
    • Federal Skilled Trades Class and
    • Canadian Experience Class.

     

    Eligible candidates receive a score (Comprehensive Ranking System or CRS) and are ranked accordingly. ITAs are issued to higher ranking applicants in the draws.

    In 2018, a total of 89,800 ITAs were issued. For 2019, the IRCC has set a target of 81,400 ITAs. It is evident that the Canadian Government is trying to invite more candidates to apply for Permanent Residency. The prospects for Canadian Immigration are growing every day. This makes it an ideal time to consider moving to Canada as a Permanent Resident!