Ontario launches new pilot pathway to Canadian permanent residence

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:04:40 +0000

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has announced the opening of a new regional economic immigration pilot: the Regional Economic Development through Immigration (REDI) pilot program. This new pilot program will run from January 2 to December 31, 2025. The REDI will seek to attract up to 800 highly skilled immigrants to four rural and […]

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2024: Provincial Nominee Program year in review

Credit to Author: Janice Rodrigues| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:00:23 +0000

In 2024, Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) underwent significant changes. PNPs are immigration pathways that allow provincial and territorial governments to select candidates that address labour market needs. Assess your eligibility for enhanced PNP programs In 2024, several provinces introduced updates or launched new streams within their Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). This article will break […]

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Ontario reaches 2024 PNP allocation limit

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:00:52 +0000

As of December 23, 2024, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has reached its full provincial nomination allocation for 2024. A total of 21,500 nominations were issued across various streams in 2024. The OINP will continue to accept and consider new applications under its 2025 allocation. As of this writing, the official number of provincial […]

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Ontario closes entrepreneur stream, British Columbia nominates more PNP candidates

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 13:00:39 +0000

On November 4, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) formally closed its entrepreneur immigration stream following a pause in application intake since December of 2023. In addition, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) held candidate selections for entrepreneurs and skilled workers looking to immigrate to the province, on November 5 and 6 respectively. Assess […]

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British Columbia and Ontario issue more provincial nominations for skilled workers

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2024 12:00:18 +0000

British Columbia and Ontario have issued more nominations to immigration candidates through their Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Candidates were invited in two separate draws for their professional experience within in-demand sectors of the Canadian economy or a mixture of their skilled work experience and language abilities in English and French. Note: Each PNP uses its […]

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Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec invite candidates to apply for provincial immigration

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 12:00:25 +0000

Three Canadian provinces have issued invitations for candidates to apply for provincial immigration programs. Ontario and British Columbia have done so through their respective Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). PNPs were introduced in 1998 to help spread the benefits of immigration throughout parts of Canada that historically did not attract many newcomers. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship […]

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Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan issue provincial nominations

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:00:44 +0000

This week, four Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) issued nominations to immigration candidates. Candidates were selected for their professional experience, secured employment, and general eligibility for provincial immigration. Note: Each PNP uses its own scoring system, (or if a stream is aligned with the federal Express Entry system, the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)) to assign eligibility […]

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Ontario and British Columbia nominate PNP candidates

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2024 12:00:24 +0000

This week both the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) and the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) held provincial selections for their respective Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Candidates were chosen for their professional experience, employment and language abilities. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Provincial immigration results (August 31st-September 6th) Ontario On September […]

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Ontario, British Columbia and Manitoba issue provincial nominations to candidates

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2024 12:00:45 +0000

This week, three provinces issued nominations to candidates through their respective Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Candidates were invited to apply through specific PNP streams based on their past work experience, occupational skills, and education. An immigration stream is a specific pathway to permanent residence that can contain sub-streams, and often targets a certain aspect of […]

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Immigrating to Canada through Ontario’s PNP

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) provides several pathways to permanent residence (PR) for temporary residents residing in Ontario – Canada’s most popular newcomer destination. This is possible because of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), Ontario’s dedicated Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). The OINP allows the local government to invite immigration candidates who they feel […]

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