Canada Immigration

British Columbia has received an additional 1,254 nomination spots under the Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP), increasing its 2025 allocation to 5,254—up from 4,000. The province will now begin processing some of the 2,240 International Post-Graduate (IPG) applications that had been waitlisted since late 2024 due to quota limits.

British Columbia is the only province to hold a general or targeted draw in the last week.

On November 5 and 6, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) held selections for both entrepreneurial and skilled immigration streams.

British Columbia has officially integrated the Entrepreneur Regional Pilot Program into its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) as a permanent fixture, now named the Entrepreneur Immigration (EI) Regional Stream. This change provides aspiring business owners an additional pathway to establish themselves in the province.

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).

Four provinces issue ITAs in most recent draws.

Four Canadian provinces have invited candidates in the most recently published Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw results.

Western Canada invites hundreds of candidates to apply for provincial nomination.

This move comes as part of Canada’s attempt to mitigate driver shortages in the busing and transport trucking industries across the country.

As the only Canadian test designed specifically for academic purposes, CAEL is accepted by over 180 Canadian universities and colleges. CAEL is also accepted for the Student Direct Stream (SDS), which allows you to fast-track your studies in Canada, all using one test score.

Learn how a foreign national coming to Canada to conduct international business activities is considered a business visitor, presuming that they will not enter the Canadian labour market.

Canada is experiencing shifts both in its workplaces and its immigration system, with policies and backlogs affecting employees and newcomers alike.

Yes, if you applied for a permit extension/change before your original permit expired, you can continue working under the same conditions as your original permit while your new application is being processed.

In some situations, international students in this country may need – or be required by their Canadian Designated Learning Institution (DLI) – to defer their program’s start date to the following semester.

Although most Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders will be ineligible to apply for a permit extension, this article will detail if you may be eligible for an extension and the options available if you are not eligible.

International students and their spouses or partners may be eligible to work during their studies.

Yes, but only with a work permit.

If you are sponsoring your spouse or partner in Canada, they can apply for an open work permit when they apply for permanent residence.