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Canada’s PNP draw results from March 14 to 18

March 19, 2022 admin Alberta, alberta immigration, alberta pnp, bc immigration, bc pnp, canada immigration, canadian immigration, Express Entry, immigration, pei immigration, pei pnp, PNP, PR, weekly pnp roundup

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 13:00:05 +0000

This past week, three Canadian provinces held Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws, inviting candidates to take the next step toward permanent residence. Most Canadian provinces and territories (except for Quebec and Nunavut) operate their own PNPs. Provincial officials who manange these programs invite interested candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. While a provincial nomination is […]

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Daphne Bramham: Ukrainian refugee family faces a wrenching journey into the unknown

March 18, 2022 admin citizenship and immigration canada, columnists, immigration, local news, national, news, opinión, Poland, politics, refugees, Ukraine, vancouver, World

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:45:18 +0000

Opinion: Ukrainians’ pathway to Canada is a new, opaque and exhausting process that includes answering the question: Where in Canada do we settle?

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IRCC continues to evaluate Express Entry options, but will resume FSWP and CEC invitations in 2022

March 17, 2022 admin cec, covid-19, CRS, Express Entry, fstp, fswp, immigration, immigration levels plan, immigration levels plan 2022-2024, ita, PNP

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:34:19 +0000

A new internal memo by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) states the department remains undecided on its Express Entry plans for this year but invitations to FSWP and CEC candidates will resume “later in 2022.” Discover Your Canadian Immigration Eligibility CIC News obtained the memo today via an access to information request to IRCC. […]

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B.C. resort renovation pivots to housing Ukrainian refugees

March 17, 2022 admin immigration, local news, news, Russia, Ukraine, victoria, war

Credit to Author: Stephen Snelgrove| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:53:21 +0000

The new plan is to refurbish the place to welcome as many Ukrainian refugees as possible and accommodate them by any means necessary.

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Hong Kong immigration to Canada is booming

March 16, 2022 admin Canada, Hong Kong, immigration, IRCC, jobs, open work permit, permanent residence, permanent residents, study, study permit, temporary residence, visit, work permit

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:59:00 +0000

Canada is enjoying a resurgence in immigration from Hong Kong. CIC News obtained new data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) showing a 50 per cent jump in Hong Kong permanent residence landings and four-fold increase in study and work permit applications compared to pre-pandemic levels. Hong Kong was the number one source of […]

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Express Entry: Canada invites 924 PNP candidates to apply for immigration

March 16, 2022 admin canada immigration, canadian immigration, Express Entry, express entry 2022, express entry canada, express entry draw, express entry draws, express entry system, immigration, Invitation to Apply, ita, PNP, PR, provincial nominee program, provincial nominee programs

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 20:14:07 +0000

Canada invited 924 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on March 16. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) only invited Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in the new invitation round. To be invited, candidates needed to have a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) of at least 754. The minimum score was relatively high because PNP candidates […]

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Canada landed 35,000 immigrants in January 2022

March 15, 2022 admin Canada, canada immigration, Express Entry, immigration, immigration levels plan, immigration levels plan 2022-2024, IRCC, PR

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:13:49 +0000

Canada landed 35,260 new permanent residents in January 2022, according to new IRCC data. Obtained by CIC News in an information request to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the data shows Canada has gotten off to a strong start as it seeks to welcome over 400,000 new immigrants for the second consecutive year. Discover […]

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BC and Manitoba’s PNP draw results and why Saskatchewan draws have been smaller this year

March 13, 2022 admin bc immigration, bc pnp, canada immigration, canadian immigration, Express Entry, immigration, occupation in-demand saskatchewan, PNP, PR, saskatchewan express entry, saskatchewan immigration, sinp, weekly pnp roundup

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Most Canadian provinces and territories (except for Quebec and Nunavut) operate their own Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). These programs invite interested candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. If the invited candidates receive the nomination, they are then able to use it to support their application for permanent residence. This week, three Canadian provinces held […]

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Daphne Bramham: Amed Khan, the quiet hero helping the most helpless refugees

March 11, 2022 admin Afghanistan, Business, Canada, columnists, Federal Government, Government of Canada, immigration, local business, local news, national, news, opinión, politics, refugees, Russia, Ukraine, war, World

Credit to Author: Daphne Bramham| Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 02:37:46 +0000

American philanthropist Amed Khan has rescued refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and now Ukraine, but he knows it’s not enough.

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Canada’s Express Entry backlog has declined by nearly 24,000 persons since December

March 11, 2022 admin Canada, Canadian citizenship, cec, coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, Express Entry, fswp, immigration, immigration levels plan, immigration minister, IRCC, permanent residence, PNP, Quebec, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:56:41 +0000

Canada’s economic class immigration backlog stands at 231,187 people waiting on decisions for their applications, according to February 28 data provided by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). At the beginning of February 2022, the economic class inventory stood at 230,573 persons, meaning the inventory grew by 614 persons. While it may seem that little […]

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