In 2022, Canada admitted a record of 551,405 international students from 184 countries and as the end of 2022; there were 807,750 international students with valid study permits in Canada.
Record breaking admission in all classes in 2021
The Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024 had targets of over 451,000 new permanent residents by the end of 2024 and nearly 432,000 for 2022.
This a primer for new Canadian PRs containing answers to a few of the most common questions about healthcare in Canada.
Although all-program Express Entry draws could resume in two weeks, it may not be the end of PNP draws forever. Before the pandemic, IRCC occasionally held PNP-only draws. IRCC sees the PNP as paramount to supporting the economic development regions across Canada
IRCC updates timeline for online citizenship application access.
The following table outlines how average hourly wages have changed for salaried employees in each province between December 2022 and February 2023.
Some in-demand occupation categories experienced increases in offered wages even higher than the national average, including:
In the face of a severe shortage of registered nurses, British Columbia and Ontario are working to remove obstacles for internationally educated nurses.
British Columbia invited immigration candidates in four targeted draws under its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
126 skilled workers and international graduates with a minimum score of 85 points through the BC PNP Tech stream.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has held its first Express Entry round of invitations in over a month.
Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has invited candidates in the most recent Express Entry draw.
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has announced a new temporary measure aimed at alleviating Canada's historic labour shortages. Fraser says this will allow over 500,000 international students already in Canada to potentially work more hours.
IRCC has also launched a new website to allow the public to track the immigration backlog.
The family class is a significant category for newcomers to Canada, facilitating the reunion of Canadian citizens or permanent residents with their family members who can obtain permanent residence in the country.
British Columbia is the only province to hold a general or targeted draw in the last week.
British Columbia has now issued over 1,300 invitations to apply for provincial nomination since the start of the year.British Columbia invited 160 immigration candidates through Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws held on February 22.
The BCPNP has modified its points system to reflect NOC changes and the importance of human capital factors.
Four provinces have invited candidates in most recent provincial immigration draws.
Last week, Manitoba held a special Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) invitation round for citizens of Ukraine, and British Columbia as well as Alberta released new draw results.
Three of Canada’s provinces have nominated candidates through streams of the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).
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