Australia PR Visa  Hey there! Do you dream of living in Australia, with its beautiful landscapes, cool culture, and lots of opportunities? Well, guess what? You can make that dream come true with Australia’s Permanent Residency (PR) visa! Let me show you how it works, what you need, and why it’s super cool to get that Aussie visa.  What is the Australia PR Visa?  Okay, so the Australia PR visa is like a special ticket. It lets people who aren’t from Australia live and work there for as long as they want. And here’s the best part, if you meet some rules, you can even become an ..read more

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced major changes to his cabinet this morning at 10:30 AM Eastern Time. Canada’s new immigration minister is Marc Miller, a Member of Parliament from Quebec. Miller recently served as Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, a role meant to support the self-determination of Canada’s Indigenous peoples. Canada’s most recent Immigration Minister, Sean Fraser, will now become Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities. Miller was first elected to Canada’s Parliament in 2015. Prior to entering politics, Miller was a practicing lawyer and also s ..read more

On July 16, Canada introduced a new Open Work Permit (OWP) for H-1B visa holders as part of Canada’s new Tech Talent Strategy. The OWP gives candidates in specific occupations the ability to work for almost any employer in Canada, is valid for up to three years, and holders are allowed to bring their immediate families with them to Canada. This proved to be an extremely popular option and within two days the limit of 10,000 applications was met, leading some to wonder what other options are available to H-1B holders to immigrate to Canada. There are still many ways for an H-1B visa holder to ..read more

Ontario, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island have invited candidates in the most recent rounds of the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). The PNP was established because immigration is a shared responsibility between the provincial and federal governments. This allows provincial governments to exercise greater control over the selection of economic immigrants to settle within the designated province. Provincial governments select skilled candidates who are most likely to fill gaps in the local labor force and therefore integrate more easily into the local economy. Put another way, provinc ..read more

Canada has held an Express Entry draw for the fourth consecutive day this week. In the fourth round of invitations this week, IRCC has invited 2,300 candidates with strong French speaking ability. Candidates need minimum CRS score of 439. Lowest CRS score of 2023. This is the sixth round of invites issued in two weeks and the total number of candidates invited through Express Entry during this period has gone up to 9,800. Most of the invitations were issued this week. The most recent round took place yesterday, July 6th, and invited 1,500 candidates with work experience in health care profes ..read more

IRCC has invited Express Entry candidates for the third consecutive day. Today, invitations were issued to candidates who are eligible for category-based selection in health care professions. In all, 1,500 candidates were invited. Candidates need to have minimum CRS score of 463. This is the lowest CRS score for any Express Entry round of invites issued in 2023. This is a developing story. CIC Updates will continue to update this as the IRCC releases additional Express Entry results today. Healthcare category draw expected like last week’s IRCC has confirmed that a round of invitations for 1 ..read more

Canada’s five provinces nominated candidates this week through provincial immigration programs. Immigration is a shared responsibility between the federal and provincial governments. The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) exists to allow provincial governments to select economic immigration candidates who are best suited to become economically established within the nominated province. This may be because the candidate has work experience in an occupation that is in demand in the province. Most PNPs have streams that target candidates in occupations such as health care, agriculture, and techno ..read more

IRCC has invited 700 candidates in the recent Express Entry draw. it was a perfect program draw and candidate Necessary minimal understandingDepth Ranking System (CRS) score 511. The draw has come as a surprise as Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has said it will invite 1,500 health workers through a category-based selection tomorrow, July 5. In addition, it is expected that IRCC will also invite candidates with work experience in science. Technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) occupations in the first ever category-based selection Express Entry draw for STEM occupa ..read more

Today, Canadian Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced additional measures aimed at attracting more global tech talent to Canada. These measures include the launch of what Fraser and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) are referring to as Canada’s first tech talent strategy. New 3-Year Open Work Permit for H-1B Visa Holders IRCC will improve labor mobility in North America by creating a streamlined work permit for H-1B special occupation visa holders in the US to apply to immigrate to Canada. Right now, many workers in high-tech sectors are employed by companies with opera ..read more

IRCC has conducted the 15th Express Entry Draw of 2023. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 4,300 candidates to an all-program draw. Candidates need a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 486. This was the second draw this month after the June 8 draw. In that draw 4,800 candidates were invited in the all-program draw and it was also required that the candidates have a minimum CRS cut-off score of 486. 82 occupations now eligible for category-based selection On 31 May, the IRCC announced that later in the summer it would begin holding draws for Express En ..read more