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Manitoba invites 181 invitations to immigration candidates in latest Expression of Interest draw

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 17:16:22 +0000

The 82nd Manitoba Expression of Interest draw took place on January 30, issuing invitations to immigration candidates vying for a provincial nomination for permanent residence. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) sent out a total of 181 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) to candidates from the following three streams: Skilled Workers in Manitoba: 124 […]

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Canada now operates more than 80 economic class immigration programs—the most in its history

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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:26:00 +0000

Since May 2019, candidates under Canada’s Express Entry system have tended to need a Comprehensive Ranking Score above 460 points to obtain an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence. In recent months, this has climbed even further to around 470 or higher. Up until then, the Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) cut-offs hovered between 430 […]

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First Express Entry draw of 2020 issues 3,400 invitations to apply for permanent residence

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 16:55:51 +0000

Canada’s first Express Entry draw of 2020 has issued 3,400 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score required to receive an invitation in the January 8 draw was 473. The Express Entry system is Canada’s primary source of skilled foreign workers. It was introduced in 2015 to manage […]

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A look ahead: Forecasting Canada’s immigration outlook and disruptors between 2020-2029

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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 17:57:28 +0000

The past decade was among the most eventful in Canadian immigration history. It saw a significant increase in Canada’s levels of permanent residents, international students, and foreign workers. The complete revamping of Canada’s economic class program was among other major transformations that also impacted the country’s family and refugee class programs. It is expected that […]

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Manitoba invites 186 candidates in first Expression of Interest draw of 2020

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 16:49:04 +0000

International student graduates and skilled workers both in Manitoba and abroad were invited in the latest Expression of Interest draw on January 2. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) released details of the draw yesterday. They issued a total of 186 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) to candidates in the following three streams: Skilled […]

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Here’s how Canada’s Express Entry system performed in 2019

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 15:30:21 +0000

Canada’s Express Entry system kept both candidates and observers on their toes in 2019 with a number of unexpected twists and turns.   Though it fell just short of 2018’s record results, Canada’s principal immigration pathway for highly skilled foreign workers still finished the year with an impressive 85,300 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence […]

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2019 was a banner year for Canada’s Express Entry-linked PNP streams

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 15:20:22 +0000

Perhaps the best news to come out of Canada’s Express Entry system in 2019 was the amount of activity among Express Entry-linked provincial nomination streams. Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) allows participating provinces and territories to nominate a set number of skilled workers and other economic immigration candidates for permanent residence. Each of the nine […]

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Canadian immigration in 2020: Expect a big year for provincial and regional immigration programs

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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 15:39:35 +0000

Millions of new Canadians will arrive through Canada’s various immigration programs during the new decade and several expected policy updates will help to pave the way in 2020. Here’s a look at some of the notable developments that we can expect over the next 12 months both in Canada and beyond that could help shape […]

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Manitoba issues 183 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates in latest draw

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:32:54 +0000

Nearly 200 international graduates from Manitoba and skilled workers who submitted an Expression of Interest profile to the province received invitations to apply for a provincial nomination yesterday. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) issued 183 invitations on December 19. Candidates were invited from the Skilled Worker in Manitoba, and the Skilled Worker Overseas categories […]

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New Express Entry draw issues 3,200 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 15:48:33 +0000

A new draw from the federal Express Entry pool on December 11 produced 3,200 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence.  The minimum  Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in the December 11 invitation round was 472. The Express Entry system manages the pool of candidates for three of Canada’s main skilled labour immigration categories — […]

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