Express Entry

Candidates in the Express Entry pool may find themselves selected by provinces . specialized immigration streams in Ontario, Alberta and Nova Scotia started selecting qualified skilled workers from Express Entry selection pool.

Canada’s provinces employ a variety of approaches to selecting the Express Entry candidates they invite to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence, and the past week saw examples of three of them in action in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Ontario.

IRCC’s backlog grew again in June, with 842,800 applications delayed beyond standard processing times. This marks a 5 percent increase compared to May. As of June 30, the department was processing 2.19 million applications in total, but only 61.5 percent were handled within service standards.

April 2 2015 – Government of British Columbia announces a 90-day hold on major part of its new applications of Canadian Immigration under Provincial Nominee Program. This program will re-open as of July 1st 2015 and all new applications, as of March 31 2015, will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Open work permits also available to family members living in Canada

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program invited 142 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in a provincial draw that took place on April 9.

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

As of June 6, 2017, candidates in the Express Entry pool who have a sibling in Canada may obtain additional points under the (CRS). Another change involves additional points being awarded to candidates with proven French ability. These improvements to Express Entry are the latest to come from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), with a more dynamic Express Entry system now the main driver of economic immigration to Canada.

A new immigration policy for Atlantic Canada will be established very soon. Nova scotia ,New Brunswick ,Prince Edward Island , Newfoundland and Labrador are planning to find solutions to simplify their immigration policies to attract more immigrants to their provinces.

The population in advanced countries is growing at low rates and aging at the same time. Combination of an aging population combined with low population growth rates can have important social and economic policy implications. This may have important effects on economic growth, heath care, pension system and the standard of living in advanced countries.

A new draw held August 27 through British Columbia’s Tech Pilot issued 63 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to eligible Skills Immigration and Express Entry candidates.

An Authorisation to Return to Canada (ARC) is required for certain types of removal orders. It is definitely required for a Deportation Order and Canadian immigration law places a priority on compliance. Should an individual be deported from Canada, he or she is subjected to a permanent bar on returning to Canada as a consequence of non-compliance. Accordingly, the issuance of an ARC is based on justification on a case-by-case basis, rather than a routine means of overcoming the bar.

According to the report given to the previous CIC’s Minister Mr. Jason Kenny, Annually %0.14 or less than 500 child births in Canada belongs to children whom their parents are not Canadian citizen or permanent residence.

The province of Ontario led Canada’s provinces and territories in net employment gains in 2018 During 2018 Canada’s unemployment rate reach its lowest point since 1976.

British Columbia is opening a new immigration pilot program to attract foreign entrepreneurs to smaller communities around the province.

British Columbia has invited 314 Express Entry and Skills Immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in a new invitation round held June 30.

Candidates from five BC PNP immigration subcategories were issued invitations in the latest draw

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program invited candidates from five immigration sub-categories.

B.C. invited 358 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence on November 10.

A B.C. man who withdrew immigration sponsorship from his pregnant wife immediately after they separated has lost his bid to keep their son in Canada when she is deported.