Canadian Immigration News

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program issued 44 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination in its latest weekly tech-specific draw held on August 15.

The Government of Canada announced on August 9 that processing time estimates for some Canadian permanent residence applications will now be based on pending applications undergoing processing rather than historical data of applications processed in the past.

A total of 405 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination were issued this week to candidates under the Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program in an invitation round that took place on August 8.

The Government of Nova Scotia has issued 314 Letters of Interest to apply for a provincial nomination to Express Entry candidates who meet the eligibility and work experience requirements of its new Labour Market Priorities Stream.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has issued 3,750 invitations to apply for permanent residence status in an Express Entry draw that took place on August 8.

The Government of Nova Scotia introduced a new federal Express Entry-aligned stream August 2 that will target Express Entry candidates with work experience in specific occupations.

British Columbia published the results of its weekly Tech Pilot draw August 1, which issued 31 invitations to qualified Skills Immigration and Express Entry candidates with job offers in the 29 key technology-related occupations.

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) has issued 400 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination certificate to skilled workers and graduates under its Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC streams.

The Government of Canada has issued 3,750 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence in the latest Express Entry draw that took place on July 25. Candidates invited had to meet the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score requirement of 441 points in order to receive an invitation.

Twenty-seven invitations to apply for a provincial nomination were issued to skilled workers and international graduates in the latest British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) tech pilot draw, which took place on July 18.