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Canada Immigration In 2021: Will It Be Any Better?

The year 2020 will forever be remembered for lockdowns and travel restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. 

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It had a significant impact on immigration levels. Canada witnessed the slowest population growth since 1946 during the period. The country experienced a negative net international migration. Even though the pandemic has still not subsided, it has only magnified the need for immigration to Canada in the coming years. 

The approval of vaccines will lead the way for the Canadian immigration system to return to normalcy. The country is set to vaccinate its entire population against COVID-19 by September 2021. We could see Canada making a decision to admit only those who are vaccinated against COVID-19 in the near future.

Some temporary measures taken by the government to keep the immigration system active even during the pandemic may spillover to most part of 2021. These include compulsory use of the ArriveCAN app while traveling to Canada, submission of the 14-days quarantine plan before traveling to Canada, negative testing for COVID-19 three days before boarding the flight.

However, Canada has stayed committed to welcome new permanent immigrants, temporary foreign workers, and international students throughout the pandemic. All nomination draws including Express Entry, Provincial Nominee Programs performed exceptionally well. 

The unveiling of the new immigration levels plan for 2021-2023 has promised to welcome 400,000 new. Immigrants. Nearly 60% of the overall target will be met by economic-class immigration programs that are target groups like temporary foreign workers, business entrepreneurs, international students, and permanent residents. 

This is expected to the highest immigration level in the history of Canada. 

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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is yet to issue mandate letters to his cabinet members to set the official tone of post-pandemic recovery. In this aspect, the letter to Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino will be crucial in outlining the priorities of the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for the year 2021.

Additionally, Canada is holding regular federal and provincial nomination draws. Therefore, if the travel restrictions are not lifted completely by 2021, Canada would have provided the necessary approvals to eligible immigrants to travel at a later date. 

Canada looks up to new immigrants to contribute to its post-pandemic recovery. The country is expecting the immigrants to play the role of skilled workers, taxpayers, entrepreneur-job creators.

Take this free assessment online to know your chances of immigration. Also, make a quick appointment with our senior consultant to explore further possibilities. 

Pandemic And Slow Population Growth Warrants Increased Immigration To Canada

Canada welcomed a total of 40,069 new immigrants in the third quarter of 2020. The intake in Q3 is more than the second quarter where only 34,271 immigrants were welcomed. 

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Despite all these, Canada’s population growth rate stood still in the Q3 of 2020. The country saw a negative net international migration on the account of the pandemic since March 2020. This meant more people left Canada than those who moved to Canada.

 

The largest impact on Canada’s population growth was the sharp drop in the net number of non-permanent resident migration. International students typically form the largest proportion of non-permanent resident migration in Canada. 

 

Statistics Canada noted a drop in population in eight provinces and territories: Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. 

 

However, the slow growth means that Canada will depend on immigration, now more than ever, for its post-pandemic economic recovery.

 

Read more on Why Migrants From Middle East Choose Canada?

 

Canada Immigration In 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and the slow population rate merely magnified the need for increased immigration.

 

During the same period, Statistics Canada witnessed a rise in population in five provinces and territories – Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta, and Yukon. 

 

Recent measures are taken by the federal government to boost immigration in the upcoming decade:  

 

  • The revised Immigration Levels Plans for 2021-2023 target 400,000 new immigrants to be welcomed each year until 2023. Out of which over 60% would be nominated for permanent residency under economic immigration programs like Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skills Trades Program, Provincial Nominee Programs, Entrepreneur programs.

 

Know more on>> How to qualify for Canada PR under Express Entry System? 

 

  • Provincial Nominee Programs are innovating by launching new pilots that attract various classes of economic immigrants. New Entrepreneur Immigration program like British Columbia Regional Pilot is an attractive option to settle and start a business in British Columbia. Canada PR can be obtained with five years. 

 

Also, read>> 3-Step immigration for entrepreneurs to grow their business in Canada 

 

  • Canada PNP had an excellent year of nominations in 2020. Canada is targeting invite over 80,000 new permanent residents through it in 2021. 

 

Know more on>> How to qualify for PR under Canada PNP? 

 

  • Canada is favoring bilingual candidates to apply for permanent residence. It is in line with its target to increase the french-speaking population by 4.4% outside the Quebec region. 

 

  • Family immigration programs are targeting 10,000 sponsors in 2020 for the Parents & Grandparents Program and the same is expected to jump up to 30,000 sponsors.

 

 

Apart from the government initiatives, public confidence in welcoming more immigrants to Canada has increased and is now at an all-time high. 

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It gives additional incentive for policymakers to focus on simplifying immigration laws to attract more foreign skilled workers, entrepreneurs, international graduates. 

 

Canada may have recorded the slowest growth rate since 1946, but the COVID-19 pandemic and slow population growth has merely magnified the need for increased immigration. There are plenty of opportunities for skilled workers, international students to work & settle in Canada. The provinces are equally attracting business entrepreneurs to invest in the economy and settle permanently in the country. 

 

Get your profile verified with an experienced and licensed consultant like CanApprove. Talk to our senior consultants about your prospects of immigration to Canada in 2021. 

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Travelers To Canada Now Required To Obtain A Negative COVID-19 Test Report

In compliance with the mandatory use of the ArriveCAN mobile app to furnish personal information and a 14-day quarantine plan, travelers will now need to submit a negative COVID-19 test report before entering Canada.    

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The negative COVID-19 test will have to be taken three days before arriving in Canada. The nature of the test must be PCR, which is currently the widely used test for coronavirus. Further details are still being finalized and more information will be available next week.

 

Speaking at a press release, the public health minister Bill Blair also stated that the test requirement will not replace the 14-day quarantine requirement. 

 

All the travelers are required by law to be quarantined for 14 days from the date of their arrival in Canada. They are required to submit a detailed plan for their quarantine – mentioning how they reach their place of quarantine, how will they obtain groceries, food, medicine, etc. 

 

There is a penal award of upto six months in prison or up to CAD $750,000 in fines for not adhering to the quarantine plan. 

 

Immigration Becomes Even More Attractive As Canada Approves COVID-19 Vaccine

 

Canada gave its first approval for a coronavirus vaccine on December 9, 2020. According to this vaccine tracker, just over 70,000 Pfizer vaccinations have been administered across Canada. Meanwhile, the Moderna vaccine has also started making its way into Canada.

 

Despite the lockdowns and travel restrictions worldwide, Canada continued to keep its immigration system active. Even during the early phase of worldwide lockdown, between April-June, Canada conducted regular Express Entry nomination draws and a few Provincial Nominee Program draws. Together, these draws resulted in inviting thousands of foreign immigrants outside Canada to apply for permanent residence.  

 

Canada equally focused on Business immigration of young entrepreneurs, innovators as well as investors to start a business in any of the suitable provinces. British Columbia went ahead with introducing a new regional pilot program for Business Immigration for candidates with lower net worth and language proficiency criteria. 

 

Ask our Senior Business Development consultant for more details. 

 

Further, Canada secured the interest of international students who form a major part of the country’s forex income as well as the potential labor force. Statistics Canada had earlier noticed that over 50% of international students who completed their post-graduation course in Canada ended up obtaining permanent residence. 

 

Canada has even made it easier for foreigners to obtain citizenship in quick time. 

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With the new Immigration levels plans, Canada is expected to target more than 200,000 economic-class immigrants annually till 2023. In addition to it, it has increased the annual allocations for family reunification programs for the same time period. 

 

CanApprove recommends to take this free online assessment and determine your eligibility. Now is also the best time to plan your immigration to Canada. 

 

Book a free appointment with one of our consultants today!

 

Your Path To Canada Citizenship May Get Easy

The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in its November report noted in the report that out of the more than 2.8 million permanent residents who came to Canada between 2005 and 2015, about 50% of them got citizenship by December 31, 2018. 

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While the statistics put forth by the report is encouraging for young & aspiring Canada PR applicants, more recent immigrants are seeing a slower citizenship rate. This is to suggest that people are taking longer to become citizens. The report also gave recommendations on how to address certain issues in the current citizenship program. 

How Can A Foreigner Apply For Canadian Citizenship? 

Most foreigners take the permanent residency (PR) route to become citizens of Canada. It is a two-step process in which interested applicant fulfills certain human capital requirements like: 

 

  • Young, working-age (25-33 years preferred); 
  • Education qualification (a graduation degree preferred); 
  • Work experience (at least one year of relevant experience in Canada or more than 3 years of work experience outside Canada preferred);
  • Language proficiency in English or French (bilingual candidates are given additional points)

 

Once the applicant comes good on the above factors, they are nominated to apply for Canada PR through economic-class pathways like Express Entry, Provincial Nominee Program, or other pathways through Business Immigration, spousal privilege, graduate visas, etc. 

 

Take this free online assessment to determine your eligibility for your suitable Canada PR programs. 

 

How Would Citizenship Process Change In Future?

Following the findings and recommendations from IRCC’s report, we may see some changes in the citizenship process in the upcoming year: 

 

  • Improvement in the language verification process: The present tools in place for assessing language proficiency is found to be subjective. IRCC recommended creating a strategy to equip officers to validate language evidence and provide better support to assess language proficiency. 

 

(Note: The present language assessment will remain in place. Any further changes shall be duly communicated by us. Until then, keep following our regular updates on Canada Immigration or contact our senior advisors.) 

 

  • A new approach for knowledge requirement: The present knowledge test and study guide for the citizenship test is found to be complicated. IRCC will soon streamline the process to match the actual testing standards.  

 

  • Also, the 2019 pre-poll promise of the currently elected Liberal Party to axe the Citizenship Fee is yet to be taken. It will encourage many immigrants to apply for citizenship. 

 

  • Promote active engagement in Canadian communities: It has been generally understood that immigrants who become citizens have positive integration outcomes – well-developed economic, social connections, and a sense of belonging to Canada. However, IRCC has limited mechanisms in place to influence these outcomes. We could see changes in this aspect in the future. 

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How Will Australia Immigration Be Like in 2021?

How Will Australia Immigration Be Like in 2021? 

Australia Immigration has suffered immensely from the unprecedented impact of COVID-19. From lockdown to border closure and travel ban, Australian Immigration has undergone a lot of changes in 2020. 

As the battle against the pandemic is still on, Australia Immigration is showing signs of returning back to normalcy, giving focus to international student migration, business/investor programs, skilled migration as well as family reunification programs. 

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Let’s take a brief look at what is planned for 2021 in Australian Immigration.

Economic Recovery Through Immigration

Australia has maintained the immigration program level for the year 2021 at 160,000.  

Whilst the quota remained the same as in 2020, the distribution of the quota will change. Economic-class immigration programs like Employer-Sponsored, Global Talent, Business Innovation, and Investment Program visas will be given priority. Family immigration programs will see an increase from 47,732 places to 77,300 in annual allocations. 

Parallelly, regional migration from Australia to cities like Adelaide, Perth, Gold Coast, Sun Shine Coast, Canberra Newcastle, etc. will be focussed by prioritizing onshore visa applicants (who already in Australia) and partner visa applicants. 

Global Skilled Migration (GSM)

The major visa types under this workstream permanent visa program are Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189), Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190), Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489). 

GSM program has been the most popular pathway for foreigners to apply for Australia PR. Come 2021, occupations in the health care, construction, and IT sectors will be prioritized over others for sake of economic recovery through the immigration of foreign skilled workers. There is also a possibility to see a decline in qualifying points which may benefit candidates with lesser human capital scores for immigration. The human capital comprises of age, education, work experience, language proficiency in English. 

Business Innovation & Investment Program

The Business Innovation and Investment Program (BIIP) will be simplified from nine to four streams namely Business Innovation, Entrepreneur, Investor, Significant Investor. 

To boost the economy, the number of places available in the BIIP is doubled to 13,500 places for the upcoming year. 

In addition to it, changes to eligibility requirements include Business Innovation visa holders to hold business and personal assets of $1.25 million (up from $800,000) and have an annual turnover of $750,000 (up from $500,000) to prove their business acumen.

Take this free assessment online to determine your eligibility.

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International Student Migration

International students residing as well as graduating from any regional campus of a registered university or institution will be eligible for an extra one or two years of post-study work rights under subclass 485. 

The budget forecast prepared by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann assumes that travel restrictions will be lifted between March 2021 and 30 June 2021. Till then, CanApprove wishes to advise all the aspirants to work on their skills enhancement to improve their chances of qualifying for Australian immigration. 

Fix your free appointment with our expert immigration consultants for any further queries.

Canada Looks Up To Newcomers & International Students For Economic Recovery

Canada is no exception to the way pandemic has restricted travel worldwide. Despite this, the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the Canada Immigration spirits high by conducting regular nomination draws for Canada PR as well as process new applications for permanent residence.

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Canada welcomed about 160,000 new immigrants since March 2020, the month when it first imposed international travel restrictions. This shows a greater need for Canada to attract eligible skilled workers, entrepreneurs, international students who are willing to work and settle in the country permanently. 

Since the relaxations in travel to Canada with mandatory application of COVID-19 travel guidelines, new students applying for study permits, and new applications for permanent residence, entrepreneur immigration are welcome. 

Canada realizes the importance of international students in migrating to Canada. Here are our top trends showing why International students thrive in Canada. Here is also a study by Remitly showing why Canada is the most preferred destination among the immigrants. 

 

Pandemic Amplified The Need For New Talent In Canada

Canada managed to welcome over 341,000 new immigrants in 2019. The new Immigration Levels Plan is targeting 400,000 new immigrants every year till 2023. 

The country has been undergoing a demographic transition phase where the aging population and the low birth rate are effectively countered by incentivizing both economic and family immigration programs. The pandemic only amplified the need for new talent.

 

Take this free assessment online to determine your eligibility. 

 

Canada Immigration Options

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) notes the majority of labor shortages in occupations that require at least a college diploma or an apprenticeship. 

Further, over the next three years, Canada will target over 60% annual intakes through economic programs – Federal Skilled Worker Program, Canada Experience Class, Federal Skills Trades Program, Provincial Nominee Program, Entrepreneur Immigration.
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Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Programs form the two most important pathways for skilled immigration to Canada. Any eligible candidates can create an online profile for the Express Entry system or submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) profile to the respective provincial program. 

These profiles are ranked against each other based on human capital factors like age, education, work experience, language proficiency in English or French. In order to receive a provincial nomination, provincial ties need to be demonstrated. 

Provincial ties could be any relatives living in the province, prior work experience in the province or graduated from any institution within the province, etc. 

 

Book your free consultation with CanApprove to start planning your immigration to Canada. 

 

Canada Brings Changes To ECA Requirements

One of the most important documents for skilled immigration in Canada is Educational Credential Assessment (ECA). 

 

This document is used to verify that the foreign degrees, diplomas, and certificates have a valid Canadian equivalent and the applicant is thus qualified for immigration. ECAs are not needed if the applicant already has Canadian credentials in education. 

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World Education Society (WES) who is authorized by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has introduced minor changes in mandatory submission of ECA. 

 

As of November 2020, those who have a PhD do not need to submit a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree to be assessed. The same goes for those who have a master’s degree, or a bachelor’s degree.

 

The instructions are a little different for those who went to school in a francophone country, and there may be some outliers who will have to send in additional credentials. 

 

Translations are not required for documents submitted in French. Most documents submitted in other languages will have to be translated, however there may be some exceptions depending on which documents WES requires.

 

Take this free assessment to determine your eligibility. 

 

Will It Affect Express Entry? 

Express Entry has been the most preferred choice for foreign skilled immigration since its inception in 2015. 

 

Express Entry is a database for managing applications under three immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Workers Program, the Canada Experience Class, and the Federal Skills Trades Program. 

 

All the profiles registered in the Express Entry pool are ranked against each other under the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) based on human capital factors like age, work experience, language proficiency in English or French & education. 

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People who apply for Canadian immigration through the Express Entry system may need an ECA if they had graduated from a foreign country for two important reasons: 

 

  • To qualify for the Federal Skilled Workers Program, or 
  • To earn Comprehensive Ranking System points for foreign education.

 

Additional points may be awarded to Express Entry candidates who are applying with a spouse or common-law partner if their partner also gets an ECA for their foreign credentials.

 

The validity of ECAs obtained for immigration purposes will remain active for not more than five years. 

 

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Canada Ends 2020 By Issuing Another 5,000 Express Entry ITAs For Canada PR

The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held its 170th Express Entry draws on December 23. 

The actual tally of ITAs issued in 2020 now stands at 107,350. 

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Express Entry draws allows for the flexibility of inviting any foreign skilled workers with/without a job offer or without any Canadian work experience to apply for permanent residence.  

Quick Highlights on 170th Express Entry Draw

1. Draw Size Remains At 5,000 ITAs: As in the previous Express Entry draws, IRCC issued 5,000 invitations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residence in Canada. 

Candidates who qualified for three immigration programs – the Federal Skilled Workers Program (FSWP), the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) – were eligible to be nominated in the December 9th draw. 

We are anticipating the draw sizes to remain more or less the same in 2021 since:

  • The reduced refugees intake temporarily is replaced with more number of immigrants intakes under the economic class immigration
  • Over 60% of the annual target in the new Immigration Levels Plan for 2021-2023 is aimed through economic-class programs. 

 

2. Decrease in Minimum CRS: Express Entry is not a Visa type but a profiles management system for federal immigration programs and specific provincial nominee programs. 

Every registered profile in the Express Entry pool is evaluated using a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). This ranking system factors in the core human capital like age, work experience, education, and skills in English or French. 

The profiles are scored upon a maximum of 1200 points. 

December 23 Express Entry draw maintained the same level of qualifying CRS as 468 from the previous draw. 

A recent update in CRS evaluation allows Canada to favor more bi-lingual candidates (proficiency in English and French) to qualify for Canada PR through Express Entry. 

 

3. Tie-break rule: More than one candidate may end up with the same CRS score. Here is where IRCC uses its tie-break rule to rank a particular candidate higher. 

The timestamp used in the latest draw was June 4, 2020, at 13:39:44 UTC in order to receive an invitation.

This meant that all candidates with a CRS score above 468 before the selected date and time were eligible to receive an ITA in this invitation round. 

We have noticed that IRCC is clearing the Express Entry pool by inviting candidates who failed to get invitations earlier and now had a good chance of getting invited.

 

Fill-in this free online assessment to know more about your eligibility for various other immigration programs.  

 

Express Entry Draws in 2020

Canada has now issued a total of 107,350 ITAs for permanent residence so far in 2020 as against its allocated target of 91,800 ITAs. 

Despite the negative consequence of pandemic on immigration levels, WES Canada noted a rise in interest for Canadian immigration. Economic-class programs like Express Entry have served it well with record-breaking nominations for a permanent residence this year.

Table1: ITAs for Canada PR issued between January 2020 – December 2020

 

CEC- Canadian Experience Class; PNP- Provincial Nominee Program; FSTP- Federal Skills Trades Program

After initial lockdowns in March, IRCC innovated with the regular fortnightly Express Entry to prioritize foreign skilled workers already present in the country. Thereby, program-specific draws were conducted to invite candidates under the Canadian Experience Class or Provincial Nominee Program, or Federal Skilled Trades Program to apply for permanent residence in Canada. 

However, since June 2020, when the Federal Skilled Worker Program assumed its significance, any foreign skilled worker who did not work in Canada before was eligible for Canada PR. 

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CanApprove senses a big pull for skilled immigrants- professionals, entrepreneurs/investors, students as well as their families to migrate to Canada in the coming years. We are not just any immigration consultant but a registered agent with the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC). 

 

Book an appointment with us to discuss the prospects of your Canadian immigration in 2021.    

 

Ontario Gave Away More Than 8,000 Nominations In 2020: What Next In 2021?

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) was allocated upto 7,600 nominations out of the total 61,000 provincial nominations in 2020. However, the growing labor demand in Ontario prompted the province to exceed its target, finishing with 8,050 successful nominations across all streams. 

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Ontario held its last draws of the year on December 15. The OINP held a Tech Draw and issued 668 invitations to Express Entry candidates with at least one of work experience in certain tech occupations like: 

 

  • NOC 0213 Computer and information systems managers
  • NOC 2147 Computer engineers
  • NOC 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
  • NOC 2173 Software engineers and designers
  • NOC 2174 Computer programmer and interactive media developers
  • NOC 2175 Web designers and developers

 

On the same day, Ontario also held business immigration draws under the OINP Entrepreneur Stream.

 

OINP Entrepreneur Stream in recent years has gathered enough clout to attract individuals having a minimum net worth of CAD 400,000 and looking to set-up a new business or buy an existing business in Ontario.

 

Take this free assessment online to determine your eligibility. 

Otherwise, contact our business immigration expert to know more. 

 

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In order to avoid the inherent difficulties with the first-come-first-serve system for application intakes, Ontario will switch to an Expression of Interest (EOI) system.  

 

An Expression of Interest (EOI) system for application intake allows interest candidates to pre-register with the province and get their profile assessed according to the provincial points system. Such points will be allocated based on various factors such as education and language abilities

 

The pre-registered applicants form an application database from which the province can nominate eligible candidates when it deems necessary. Once a candidate receives a successful provincial nomination, they can apply with the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to attain permanent residence in Canada. 

 

The immigration categories that are likely to have an EOI system from January 2021 include: 

  • Employer Job Offer Category (Foreign Worker; International Student, and In-Demand Skills streams);
  • Masters Graduate; and
  • Ph.D. Graduate.

 

Ontario’s most-renowned immigration category- Human Capital Priorities Stream already has an EOI system in place. This stream targets Express Entry candidates. Other provinces, like Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Manitoba, and British Columbia already have similar EOI systems in place to manage their application intake.

 

This helps in avoiding the rush to apply for a particular category when the province opens a particular immigration category for intakes.  

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According to the new Immigration Levels Plan 2021-2023, Canada may target upto 80,800 nominations each year only through provincial nominee programs. 

 

Ontario was the most popular destination for immigrants in 2019. It nominated around 13,731 immigrants to apply for Canada PR. And it is also encouraging to know the fact that just over half of these applicants went through Express Entry-linked categories while the rest 49% went through the base streams. 

 

Hence, it is safe to infer that any foreign skilled worker, an entrepreneur may stand a chance for a provincial nomination from Ontario PNP. In order to determine your eligibility based on your profile, book your free consultation session with our immigration experts today!   

Prince Edward Island Held Its Last Scheduled Draw Of The Year

Prince Edward Island (PEI) invited 195 eligible candidates in a new immigration draw held on December 17. 

All the invited candidates belonged to Express Entry, Labour Impact, and Business Impact categories, thereby, focusing on a specific group of immigrants – skilled workers, entrepreneurs, and students. 

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Most of the invitations to apply for a provincial nomination, 174 in number, went to Express Entry and Labour Impact candidates. And the rest, 21 invitations went to Business Impact candidates. 

 

Take this free assessment online to determine your eligibility for various Canada PNP. 

 

How To Get Provincial Nominations Under PEI PNP?

11 provinces/territorial governments have a unique arrangement with the federal government to invite candidates matching their specific labor demands to apply for Canada PR. 

 

After the launch of Express Entry in 2015, all nominations made through any of the Provincial Nominee Programs are classified into two types: Enhanced nominations & Base nominations. 

 

PEI PNP offers various streams (immigration programs targeted at the specific group) to attract foreign applicants like recent international graduates, skilled workers, entrepreneurs to receive provincial nominations. Further, these nominations can be submitted to IRCC to obtain permanent residence. 

 

‘Enhanced’ Nomination Stream – PEI Express Entry Category

Being an ‘enhanced’ nomination stream, PEI PNP selects eligible profiles already registered in the federal Express Entry pool. 

 

The federal pool consists of applicants qualifying for programs like – Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, and Canadian Experience Class.

 

These profiles are scored and ranked against each other based on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). The scores depend on factors like age, work experience, education, and language proficiency in English and French.

 

If any Express Entry candidates receive a provincial nomination, they are awarded an additional 600 points toward their CRS score. It will guarantee an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence in a subsequent Express Entry draw.

 

‘Base’ Nomination Stream – Labour & Business Impact

Under such streams, candidates who do not qualify for Express Entry registrations are nominated to meet the specific labor demand of the province. 

 

The Labour Impact Category is for foreign nationals having a valid job offer in the province. The focus group of immigrants who would qualify under this category includes Skilled Worker, Critical Worker, and International Graduate.

 

The Business Impact Category is for foreign entrepreneurs willing to own and operate a business in the province. The invitations for this category are issued under the Work Permit Stream. 

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Just like any other province, Prince Edward Island also requires interested applicants to create an Expression of Interest (EOI) profile prior to consideration for a provincial nomination under this stream. 

 

EOI profiles are given points based on the province’s unique points grid. The highest-scoring candidates are then invited to apply through monthly provincial draws. 

 

December 17 PEI PNP issued 21 invitations under the Business Impact Category to candidates with a minimum EOI score of 85. However, the provincial release said nothing about the breakdown nor the minimum EOI score of how many Express Entry and Labour Impact candidates were invited. 

 

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