In the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws held on July 20, British Columbia granted 383 invitations to immigration aspirants. B.C. has been holding two different draws every two months under the PNP programme since February. A general draw and a second draw for retail and wholesale trade managers, as well as restaurant and food service managers, are held by the province. This second draw, according to information supplied by the government, is owing to a large number of people with these two vocations registered in the BC PNP Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS). The government ho ..read more

Through Ontario’s Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker (FSSW) route, selected candidates may be eligible to come to Canada. Candidates needed an Express Entry profile with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of between 461 and 467. The FSSW is a streamlined Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) stream that is compatible with the Express Entry system. Candidates who received a Notification Of Interest (NOI) in this draw had until July 21, 2020 to construct an Express Entry profile. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) will contact invited candidates, and they will have 45 days ..read more

Beginning August 9, 2021, fully vaccinated travellers from the United States will be able to come to Canada. The exemption will apply to citizens and permanent residents of the United States who are currently residing in the country. They must have had their vaccinations completed at least two weeks before to arriving in Canada. All visitors to Canada will not be required to take COVID tests upon arrival and again a week later. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) may, however, conduct spot checks at border crossings (POEs). On March 21, 2020, Canada imposed the first restrictions on Ameri ..read more

The 30,000 cap on Canada’s new immigration stream for English-speaking essential workers in non-healthcare positions has been surpassed. On July 16, more than two months after the programme began, the quota was met. Before the programmes close on November 5, the second of the six temporary residence to permanent residence (TR to PR) paths has filled up. The first, which lasted 25 hours, was the international grads stream. The application process for healthcare professionals is still open. As of July 16, just roughly 2,600 people had applied for the 20,000 places available. There are no limits ..read more

According to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, the Canada-US border could open to fully vaccinated travellers in mid-August, and to all other countries in early September. The prime minister met with provincial leaders and the minister of intergovernmental relations on July 15 to discuss a variety of issues. The immunisation rates in Canada and the border were two of them. According to a statement from Trudeau’s office, if current vaccination rates and public health circumstances persist, Canada will be able to welcome fully vaccinated travellers from all nations by early September. Citi ..read more

After adding the In-Demand Skills stream to the new Expression of Interest (EOI) system less than three weeks ago, Ontario has urged immigration applicants to submit for a provincial nomination. The province has yet to release the exact number of invitations and the EOI score cutoff. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program also invited candidates who had registered for the Regional Immigration Pilot (OINP). The following vocations were among the invitees in this stream, listed by sector and in order of their National Occupational Classification (NOC) code. Health and agricultural occupation ..read more

In the Arrima expression of interest pool, Quebec has implemented a new scoring system to rate the profiles of immigration prospects. There are a total of 1,320 points available, with 580 points for human capital variables and 740 points for characteristics connected to Quebec’s labour market needs. French language proficiency, bilingual ability, age, work experience, and education are among the human capital characteristics. Work experience in a field where there is a scarcity, education in Quebec, work experience in the rest of Canada, and job chances both inside and outside the Greater Mont ..read more

Cruise ships will be able to enter Canada beginning November 1, 2021, as long as they follow the Canadian government’s public health requirements. Omar Alghabra, Canada’s transport minister, made the news today. Canada declared on February 4, 2021 that cruise ships and Arctic pleasure craft would be prohibited from entering the nation until February 28, 2022. The restriction was enacted to protect Canadians from COVID-19. Given the improvement in Canada’s coronavirus situation, the government is removing the ban earlier than expected to help the country’s hard-hit tourism industry. The adminis ..read more

For essential workers and international student graduates in Canada, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino has proposed a new open work permit option. Temporary residents who apply for the recently created pathway to permanent residency will be eligible for an open work permit beginning July 26 as they await a verdict on their application. This implies that people who apply for the new programmes won’t have to worry about their temporary status running out. They can apply for this new work permit if their present employment or study permit expires before Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ca ..read more

  Canada’s international economy relies on trucks, and trucking in Canada needs a large number of drivers. Approximately 20,000 trucking jobs are now available across the country. The demand for labour is so great in Saskatchewan, for example, that the province has established a separate immigration route for long-haul truck drivers. Following the coronavirus outbreak, Canada declared international truckers to be essential employees. Many of the principal COVID19-related travel restrictions have been lifted as a result of their status. Trucking businesses are interested in hiring personne ..read more