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Ontario may adopt EOI system to welcome more foreign workers in Canada

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Ontario is the most popular Canadian province of choice for foreign skilled workers, especially those working in IT fields as well as International Students. 

Keeping in mind the growing immigration levels, and the resolute to strengthen Canada Immigration, Ontario has proposed to move to the Expression of Interest (EOI) system for the following existing streams:

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What is an Expression of Interest system? 

As for the previous system in Ontario, the “first come, first served” approach has faced much criticism on the grounds that it provides differential access to the less privileged. The criticism is also based on the receipt of applications. It more so often happens that program categories like Employer’s job offer: International student stream, Foreign Worker stream reach its registration limit just hours after opening.

The new EOI system is expected to overcome the present challenges. As a first step, interested applicants will now be placed in a pool. Following this, the individuals will be asked to provide personal and other labor market and human capital information. 

Based on the above information will the candidates be evaluated, scored, and ranked. OINP will review the scores and select profiles above a uniquely determined cut-off score in each EOI draw. 

This shall form the basis of Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence. 

 

The proposed changes draw much of its similarity from the federal Express Entry system. Not only that but several other provinces use the same EOI system.  

In the official press release, Ontario meant for “more strategically managing the intake, increase the OINP’s labor market responsiveness, and better respond to regional labor market needs.” through the introduction of a new EOI system. 

The proposed changes are undergoing a 45-day public consultation period that ends October 23, 2020. Only then will the proposed changes effectively take place. 

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You can also contact CanApprove to know your eligibility. 

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Analysis of Canada PNP for Permanent Residence

Did you know? 

There are almost 80 unique immigration programs across the Canadian provinces and territories to meet the demand for economic-class immigrants including international students, business entrepreneurs and foreign skilled workers. 

Such programs issue provincial nominations to eligible candidates which will effectively guarantee a permanent residence in Canada. It is by an addition of 600 points toward the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score will virtually guarantee an invitation from the Government of Canada to apply for Canadian permanent residence.

 

Popular Canada PNP by choice 

You don’t have a job offerOntario Human Capital Priorities Stream Saskatchewan International Workers CategoryNova Scotia Nominee Program
RequirementsNo need of active  Express Entry or any work experienceRequires an active Express Entry profile or at least one year of work experience in Canada It is dependent on the Express Entry pool of candidates. Some streams may require specific work experience. 
You are a tech workerOntario Tech DrawsBritish Columbia Tech Pilot
RequirementsRequires no job offer but candidates must have occupation in one of six designated technology occupations, such as computer engineers and web designers. Requires a job offer and candidates’ occupation must be in one of the  29 designated technology occupations. 
You speak FrenchOntario Express-Entry linked french speaking skilled workerQuebec provincial nominee program
You have prior experience in provinceManitoba Provincial Nominee Program

A prior experience in a province may mean having worked for any employer in the province or having studied in any of the institutions in the province or even having any familial connections in the province. 

You can also make use of our PNP finder tool to choose the most suitable program according to your profile. 

 

Become a Canadian Permanent Resident choosing the right PNP 

The federal Express Entry and various Provincial Nominee Programs are the most popular choice for any economic-class immigrant looking to obtain permanent residence. 

Data shows us that the combined admissions for Express Entry-managed programs and Canada’s PNP come close to nearly half of total newcomer intakes in Canada. You will be surprised to note but even during the ongoing travel restrictions, the authorities held regular PNP nominations as well as Express Entry draws.

Such programs are expected to play a major role in contributing to the increasing immigration levels in Canada between now and 2022. 

Furthermore, the impact of COVID-19 and the rising need for economic-class immigrants & family reunification is expected to be met in the upcoming 2021 and 2023 plan. 
Individuals who are considering immigrating to Canada may know their eligibility by filling this free online assessment. Our consultants will soon get back to you with available options.

Canada Immigration frauds

Avoid being scammed for Canada immigration. Here is how!

Scamsters promising assured immigration to Canada has turned highly sophisticated in their approach. An investigation by popular daily in Canada has revealed that more and more number of educated aspirants are falling prey to their fraudulent scheme of things. 

With a convincing website and fake testimonials promising you bright prospects for immigration to Canada, such fraudsters are going big. In a shocking investigation conducted by Montreal Gazette, such fraudsters stole the identity of a real Canadian immigration consultant, registered with the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC), to fool the visitors. They even used the identity of even the entities and businesses registered with the Canadian government to make them look legitimate. 

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Taking into consideration the increasing number of Canada immigration scams, the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada(IRCC) has initiated a public awareness program and has set aside $51 million for activities spreading awareness on immigration scams and fraudulent immigration consultants. 

 

How to spot a fraud immigration consultant? 

Here is a simple hack that you should take due note of: 

  • E-mail address from free domains: Most professional, reputed companies in today’s age own their customized web domain address and usually have their official e-mail address on the name of the company, say ceo@canapprove.com. If you are receiving official communications via free e-mail services like Gmail or Outlook then you must stay alert.    
  • Job offers that are too good believe: Receiving job offers in Canada is one of the best moments in life, however, getting a job offer without any adequate personal communication from the recruiter is a cause of concern. Things like job offer without applying or without having an interview or unrealistic salary figures are some reasons for concern. Also, job offers that fail to specify a proper job description is an ideal case for raising the red flag.
  • Missing credentials of an immigration company: A professional immigration consultant will have adequate credentials to prove its worth. Say, CanApprove boosts of Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) certification for Canadian immigration, Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA) certification for Australian immigration, and so on.
  • Another commonly used technique like The company asks to make a deposit before processing your application. Or a website claiming to be an official government site but do not have a URS that ends with “.gc.ca”
 

How to identify a true consultant claiming to provide immigration services? 

Here are a few tips to check if the immigration consultant is genuine:

  • Check if the immigration consultant is a member of the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC). 
  • You may go through their credential a declaration like a policy statement, terms, and conditions, etc. 
  • Visit their offline centers and talk to their representative in person. 
 

Steps to check if the consultant is a member of ICCRC

You can check if a consultant is a member of the Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) by accessing the members’ list on their website. All the members of ICCRC have authorized representatives as per the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada) and the Regulations and can represent a client before Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

  • Visit the ICCRC website: https://www.iccrc-crcic.ca
  • Select a language, English or French
  • ‘Click on Find a professional’
  • Select ‘Search’
  • View the result and check RCIC Status
 

Why choose CanApprove?

CanApprove has registered offices across U.A.E., India & Canada. Our president, Veronica Moye, is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (ICCRC License #R422511), a Quebec Immigration license holder (RQIC #11548), and a licensed education and legal consultant. 

An alumnus of the University of British Columbia in Canada and a Canadian citizen, she specializes in Canadian immigration laws and educational processes.

For the last 21 years, she has been successfully leading a team of experienced immigration consultants and lawyers. Not only Canada, but CanApprove is also a registered MARA Immigration consultant for Australia. 
You can fill-in this free online assessment to check your eligibility and start planning your immigration.

Canada employment August 2020

Canada’s Economic Recovery Continues to Strengthen Immigration

The August Labour Force Survey is out and Canada saw an addition of over 246,000 new jobs last month. It meant that employment in Canada saw a steady increase in employment levels despite the economic shutdown following the imposed travel restrictions. 

The unemployment rate in Canada stood at 10.2% in the month of August. It is around 7 points lower than the previous month. Employment in the month of August also favoured more women as a total of 150,000 women got placement in the month. Even men enjoyed a healthy rise of nearly 96,000 new jobs during the same month. 

Province-wise rise in employment

Ontario being the most populous province in Canada added the largest number of jobs. With 142,000 new jobs in August, the province regained 93.6% employment of its pre-pandemic levels. British Columbia reported the highest increase in jobs among the western provinces. It reached 94.1% of the pre-pandemic levels. Followed by Nova Scotia in the Atlantic region with an addition of 7,200 jobs. 

Province New jobs Employment level to its pre-pandemic Unemployment Levels
Ontario 142,000 93.6% 10.6%
Quebec 54,000 95.7% 8.7%
British Columbia 15,000 94.1% 10.7%
Nova Scotia 7,200 94% 10.3%

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Express Entry inches closer to the 70,000 landmark

The vast majority of the employment gains were in full-time positions with solid growth in services sectors. This is expected to benefit recent immigrants in Canada. This also opens up a lot of opportunities for foreign skilled workers, who wish to move to the country permanently for a better career.

Since its inception in 2015, the Express Entry system has been the preferred pathway to obtain Canada PR for several economic-class including foreign skilled, semi-skilled workers, and international graduates. A registered profile in the Express Entry pool is utilized for consideration among three federal immigration programs- the Federal Skilled Workers Program (FSWP), the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), and the Federal Skills Trade Program (FSTP). 

These profiles are evaluated based on a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS), thereby upholding the merit-based immigration system. 

A CRS score is dependent on human capital factors like age, education, work experience, and proficiency in English or French. Your spouses’ adaptability skills may secure some points towards your overall CRS score. Candidates without a job offer can also register themselves in the Express Entry system.

In addition, a dedicated stream from any Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) may make use of registered candidates to issue them a provincial nomination. Such a nomination will fetch an additional 600 CRS points and thereby, guarantee an invitation to apply (ITA) for permanent residence in the subsequent Express Entry draw. 

The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the largest nomination draw with a draw size of 4200 ITAs for Canada PR. The 162th Express Entry draw required the candidates to have a qualifying CRS score of 475 for receiving an ITAs. 

The exuberant draw size and the increasing number of ITAs issued already pushed the total tally to 69,950 mark in 2020. This is only to reveal the popularity of the Express Entry pathway for several foriegn skilled workers without a job offer or Canadian experience to seek permanent residence in Canada. 
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Canada Immigration

Weekly highlights: Canada Immigration between 28 August – 04 September 2020

Here is our yet another edition of top weekly stories on Canadian immigration, especially for those who seek to obtain permanent residence in Canada.  

 

Express Entry reached the 70k mark in 2020

Since its inception in 2015, the Express Entry system has been the preferred pathway to obtain Canada PR for several economic-class including foreign skilled, semi-skilled workers, and international graduates. A registered profile in the Express Entry pool is utilized for consideration among three federal immigration programs- the Federal Skilled Workers Program (FSWP), the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), and the Federal Skills Trade Program (FSTP). 

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These profiles are evaluated based on a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS), thereby upholding the merit-based immigration system. 

A CRS score is dependent on human capital factors like age, education, work experience, and proficiency in English or French. Your spouses’ adaptability skills may secure some points towards your overall CRS score. Candidates without a job offer can also register themselves in the Express Entry system.

In addition, a dedicated stream from any Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) may make use of registered candidates to issue them a provincial nomination. Such a nomination will fetch an additional 600 CRS points and thereby, guarantee an invitation to apply (ITA) for permanent residence in the subsequent Express Entry draw. 

The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the largest nomination draw with a draw size of 4200 ITAs for Canada PR. The 162th Express Entry draw required the candidates to have a qualifying CRS score of 475 for receiving an ITAs. 

The exuberant draw size and the increasing number of ITAs issued already pushed the total tally to 69,950 mark in 2020. This is only to reveal the popularity of the Express Entry pathway for several foriegn skilled workers without a job offer or Canadian experience to seek permanent residence in Canada. 

 

Few active Provincial Nominee Programs

Canadian provinces of Manitoba, British Columbia & Ontario were seen active during the past week. Ontario held a unique nomination draw under is Entrepreneur stream while British Columbia issued 430 provincial nominations to eligible skilled workers, international graduates, and entrepreneurs. 

Manitoba PNP crossed the landmark 3000 ITAs for Canada PR in 2020. It extended over 213 nominations to eligible foreign skilled workers and international graduates to apply for permanent residence in Canada.

 

 

 

Travel Restriction in Canada extended till September 30

Canada extended its travel restrictions on incoming foreign travelers and mandatory quarantine requirements on the exempted category until September 30. It was announced in the view of slowing down the contraction of infection and averting a threat to public health. 

The exempted category is allowed to travel to Canada but such individuals are required to observe a mandatory self-isolation period of 14 days.  

According to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the exempted category includes: 

  • Canadian citizens;
  • Permanent residents;
  • Immediate family members of Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents.
  • Newly approved Canadian permanent residence, temporary foreign workers, International Students only on case-basis.

View the full list of exempted individuals here. 

 

246,000 jobs added in August 

The results of the August Labor Force Survey released last week saw the economic recovery in Canada in full-swing. The country has added another 246,000 jobs in the month of August. Most jobs were concentrated in the services sector (+1.5%) as opposed to the goods-producing sector which is equally beneficial for immigrants. 
Canadian Immigration looks bright as always. You can fill-in this free online assessment to know your eligibility and various programs for your immigration to Canada. You can also fix an appointment with our consultant by clicking here.

Reflecting on 2020 Canada Family reunification programs

We are all familiar with how well Canada runs its immigration programs. The focussed attention that Canada has given to the economic-class immigrants including skilled workers, business entrepreneurs, international students have sustained its economy and overcome demographic shocks. 

However, the ongoing pandemic has affected the immigration numbers. Family sponsorship programs saw a decline of about 78% during the same period as compared to last year while economic-class immigration went down upto 52%. In view of this, a recent survey revealed that Canadians now want to see family reunification to be given priority on par with economic-class immigration.

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The Association of Canadian Studies who conducted this survey saw a rise of 6% in the respondents over the 2016 results who wanted the family members of people already in Canada to be given priority for immigration. There remained a steady percentage of support for economic-class immigration between 2016 and 2020. 

It is clear that COVID-19 has not impacted Canada’s need for immigration and there is a good chance of rise in immigration levels next year. This survey is also seen as the precursor for the upcoming 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan which is to be released by November 2020. Currently, family class immigration is locked at 91,000 new immigrants annually while economic-class immigration is pegged at increasing constantly every year. 

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Over 61% of Canadians believes immigration is vital for economic recovery 

The survey also released province-wise sentiments towards immigration. The Canadian regions of Alberta, Atlantic Canada, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan were reportedly more receptive to family class immigration and wanted it to be treated on par with economic class immigration. 

 

Canada’s Family Class Sponsorship programs allow permanent residents of Canada to bring/sponsor their close family members to Canada. Family relationships including spouses and common-law partners, parents and grandparents, and dependent children usually qualify under this program. 

Canada is all set to strengthen its immigration system for post-pandemic economic recovery. In a recently held virtual ministerial conference, federal and provincial immigration ministers met to discuss the importance of international students and attracting immigrants to rural Canadian communities. Talk to one of our consultants to begin planning your immigration to Canada. 

Express Entry

Canada commits high immigration levels as Express Entry issues 4200 ITAs for Canada PR

The month of September began on a positive note with the Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducting its all-program Express Entry draw for issuing permanent residence to foreign skilled workers. . 

An all-program draw takes into account the entire pool of candidates registered under the federal Express Entry system. It includes various profiles qualifying for any one of the three federal immigration programs – Federal Skilled Workers Program (FSWP), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), apart from the candidates with a provincial nomination.

Ever since the lockdown was imposed from March 18, IRCC had held specific Express Entry draws targeting candidates either with provincial nominations or canadian work experience.  The 162nd Express Entry draw is also noteworthy because it considered candidates belonging to the FSWP category. 

September 02nd draw is only the third draw since March that considered foreign skilled workers who had not previously lived or worked in Canada, i.e. FSWP category, to apply for permanent residence. 

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Increase in Overall Draw Size

IRCC issued 4,200 invitations to apply (ITAs) for Canadian permanent residence in the latest Express Entry draw. This shows an increase of humble 300 ITAs over previous Express Entry draws in 2020. 

Earlier in the month of February, IRCC had conducted the largest ever Express Entry draw with 4500 ITAs for Canada PR. 

Decrease in qualifying CRS by 1 point

Any profile to be registered in the Express Entry pool is assessed and ranked on a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) that considers core human capital factors like age, work experience, education and skills in English or French. 

Following the declining trend in the CRS cut-off score, the latest draw required candidates to have their CRS scores above 475 for selection. This is a decrease of 1 point from the previously held all-program draw. 

Often there arises a situation where candidates end up having 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 September 2, 2020, at 14:17:32  UTC. 

This meant that all candidates with a CRS score above 475 before the selected date and time were eligible to receive an ITA in this invitation round. 

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Express Entry Draws in 2020

This is just the 29th draw of 2020 and the overall tally of ITAs issued has almost touched the 70k mark. The exact count of 69,950 ITAs issued thus far in 2020 is a new record in itself since the start of Express Entry draws in 2015. 

 

Here is a list of all Express Entry draws held in 2020.


Draw Number

Date

Number of ITAs issues

Minimum CRS

165

October 15

    

164

September 30

4200

471

163

September 16

4200

472

162

September 2

4200

475

161

August 20

3300

454 (CEC-specific)

160

August 19

600

771 (PNP-specific)

159

August 6

250

415 (FSTP- specific)

158

August 5

3900

476

157

July 24

3343

445 (CEC-specific)

156

July 22

557

687 (PNP-specific)

155

July 8

3900

478

154

June 25

3508

431 (CEC-specific)

153

June 24

392

696 (PNP-specific)

152

June 11

3551

437 (CEC-specific)

151

June 10

341

743 (PNP-specific)

150

May 28

3515

440 (CEC-specific)

149

May 27

385

757 (PNP-specific)

148

May 15

3371

447 (CEC-specific)

147

May 13

529

718 (PNP-specific)

146

May 1

3311

452 (CEC-specific)

145

April 29

589

692 (PNP-specific)

144

April 16

3782

455 (CEC-specific)

143

April 15

118

808 (PNP-specific)

142

April 9

3294

464 (CEC-specific)

141

April 9

606

698 (PNP-specific)

140

March 23

3232

467 (CEC-specific)

139

March 18

668

720 (PNP-specific)

138

March 4

3900

471

137

February 19

4500

470

136

February 5

3500

472

135

January 22

3400

471

134

January 8

3400

473

The regular conduct of Express Entry draws and Provincial Nominee draws even during the ongoing pandemic displays a high level of commitment for increasing immigration levels in Canada. In such times, CanApprove is your best immigration and overseas education consultant with a genuine service record of over two decades. 


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Manitoba PNP Draw

Manitoba crosses the landmark 3000 ITAs for Canada PR in 2020 with its latest PNP draw

Affirming to the resolution of the Canada Immigration system to sustain a higher immigration level, Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) invited 213 skilled workers and international graduates to apply for provincial nominations. 

Getting a provincial nomination effectively provides a direct means of obtaining a permanent residence via Express Entry. The latest draw held August 28 issued invitations, also known as Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) under three immigration streams- Skilled Workers in Manitoba, Skilled Workers Overseas, and International Education Stream apart from Express Entry pool. 

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About Manitoba EOI system

Candidates wanting to apply under the Skilled Workers in Manitoba and Skilled Workers Overseas streams need to register an Expression of Interest with the MPNP. Such profiles are scored and ranked out of 1,000 points based on factors like English or French language proficiency, education, work experience, provincial connections. 

August 28 draw required selected candidates to have a minimum Expression of Interest (EOI) score as follows: 

Immigration Stream Qualifying EOI score LAAs issues
Skilled Workers in Manitoba 475 171
International Education Stream No EOI requirement 34
Skilled Workers Overseas 824 8

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About Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program

Skilled workers living overseas need to establish a prior connection to Manitoba to qualify for Skilled Workers Overseas Category. Such a connection could be demonstrated through close family ties or friends in the province, previous experience in Manitoba, or an invitation under one of the MPNP’s Strategic Recruitment Initiatives. 

Whereas skilled workers already in Manitoba can also receive provincial nominations for Canada PR provided they have a full-time permanent job offer from a local employer. 

Third popular category is for International students. Such candidates are recent graduates from any Manitoba institution and are seeking provincial nominations. 

23 candidates registered in the federal Express Entry pool were also included among the 213 LAAs issued for Canada PR. The federal pool consists of profiles based on a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) that considers core human capital factors like age, education, work experience, and language proficiency. 

These 23 candidates who received provincial nominations are awarded an additional 600 CRS points and scored on the basis of maximum 1200 points. Additionally, Manitoba issues Express Entry ID and provides a job seeker validation code for these candidates. This will effectively guarantee a permanent residence in Canada.

Manitoba held its 97th draw since its launch in 2014. With it, Manitoba reached a landmark issuance of 3,299 LAAs for Canada PR in 2020 alone. This is to suggest the growing popularity of PNP nominations among future immigrants to Canada.

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August Week-in-Review: Canada Immigration Highlights between 24 August – 29 August

Here is a quick overview of how well the scenes at Canadian Immigration went by in the last one week. From the new Provincial Nominee Program draws to Immigration sentiment survey, your prospect of a pathway to permanent residency is bright.   

Provincial Nomination Program draws

It seemed like Ontario’s week as the province held back-to-back nomination draws for skilled workers and entrepreneurs. Each draw conducted under Human Capital Priorities Stream and Entrepreneur Stream issued a total of 724 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for permanent residence. 

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All candidates require to be evaluated under the province’s Expression of Interest system. A total of 21 candidates qualified for entrepreneur stream had EOI scores ranging between 144 and 200 whereas 703 Express Entry candidates had a varying EOI score from 466 to 475. Foreign skilled workers with occupation in Finance, Health and Business Management secure the latest provincial nominations. 

Foreign Tech Workers are experiencing increased demands in Canada and British Columbia is fulfilling its demand through its Tech Pilot program by conducting four draws in August alone. It resulted in inviting 863 candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. In order for skilled workers and international graduates to get provincial nominations under the BC PNP Tech Pilot, they are required to have a valid job offer of at least 12 months in one of the Tech Pilot’s eligible occupations. 

The latest Tech pilot from BC PNP issued 72 nominations for those candidates with job offers and within 29 eligible occupations. The selected candidates under Express Entry and Skills Immigration streams had a minimum provincial score of 80. 

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) issued 570 invitations to foreign skilled workers qualifying for one of 50 occupations and an EOI score 68 including those without a federal Express Entry profile. In 2020 alone, the SINP has nominated 3,256 immigration candidates for Canada PR. 

Meanwhile, Prince Edward Island held its largest PNP draw ever last week. It invited 305 candidates under all streams- Express Entry, Labour Impact, and Business Impact. 

 

Interest in immigration increased during pandemic 

An interesting finding from the recent survey conducted by the World Education Services (WES) revealed that many respondents are actively seeking to immigrate to Canada amidst the pandemic. They believe that economic opportunities in Canada are more sustainable than in their home countries. 

Following this popular belief, the Immigration, Refugee and the Citizenship (IRCC) have maintained regular conduct of nomination draws to apply for Canada PR. In fact, more number of ITAs were issued through Express Entry nominations now than any other period. Even active provincial programs from Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba held the spirits of Canadian immigration high during the ongoing travel restrictions. 

 

Immigration to play a vital role in economic recovery

The survey further added that the overall stance of the federal government and Canada citizens has been quite liberal & receptive to increasing levels of immigration. Canadian economy is no different to the slowing world economy yet it is known to sustain vulnerabilities longer. The dual demographic shock: aging population & low birth rate is countered by increasing in immigration programs. Canada is known to offer a secure future to economic-class immigrants including skilled workers, business entrepreneurs and their families. 

 

 

Canada provides social benefits like universal health, education with easy immigration options. The path to Canadian citizenship after permanent residency is easily available to any economic-class immigrant. 

Any foreign skilled worker who did not live in Canada before, can readily apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry and Provincial Nominee pathway. Such candidates are subjected to evaluation based on their human capital factors such as age, work experience, education and proficiency in English or French. 

 

Fill-in this free online assessment form and explore your eligibility for Canada immigration. 

Canada Visa

Canada is accepting immigrants amid the extension of travel restrictions

The ongoing travel restrictions on incoming foreign travellers and mandatory quarantine requirements on the exempted category have been extended for another 30 days. It was announced in the view of slowing down the spread of coronavirus infection and averting a threat to public health. 

Extending it until September 30, this is Canada’s third extension of the travel ban that was originally put in place from March 18 to June 30. The exempted category are allowed to travel to Canada but such individuals are required to observe a mandatory self-isolation period of 14 days.  

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According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the exempted category includes: 

  • Canadian citizens;
  • Permanent residents;
  • Immediate family members of Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents.
  • Newly approved Canadian permanent residence, temporary foreign workers, International Students only on case-basis.

View the full list of exempted individuals here. 

 

Interest in moving to Canada increases amid pandemic

Canada continues to innovate and attract foreign talent in order to support the labour market and aid in economic recovery. In a recently held survey by the World Education Service (WES), many respondents prefer moving to Canada even in the ongoing pandemic. Many believe that Canadian economy is facing lesser impact than in their home countries. They are more likely to get better career opportunities and avail many social benefits in Canada. 

It is also pleasing to note that there is a general positive outlook toward immigration among the successive federal governments as well as the Canadian public. The upcoming Canada Immigration Levels plan 2021-2024 will also try to address the growing aspirations among foriegn skilled workers to move to Canada. 

 

Express Entry & PNP draws create a new record during travel restrictions

Canada remained active even during the travel restrictions by accepting, processing, inviting immigration candidates to take the next steps towards permanent residence. For instance, Express Entry pathway has issued an increased number of Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Canada PRs to foreign skilled workers in 2020 alone. 

IRCC held regular nomination draws even during the ongoing restrictions. In the month of August alone, four Express Entry draws were held. Candidates qualifying from every federal program like the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Federal Skilled Trades Program, and the Canadian Experience Class were invited to apply for permanent residence. 

 

Regular conduct of individual Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) by the provinces of Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba kept the Canadian immigration scene active. In fact, Prince Edward Island held its largest nomination draw ever this month. Ontario & British Columbia also held Tech-specific draws. 

To check your available options for immigration to Canada, fill-in this free online assessment and validate your eligibility. 

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