Effective from 3rd February 2021- New requirements for travel to Canada

The Government of Canada announced new rules on international travel, in addition to the multi-layered approach on COVID-19 already in place. The government and Canada’s airlines have agreed to suspend all flights to and from Mexico and Caribbean countries until April 30, 2021.  On February 3, 2021 proof of a negative pre-departure test, Transport Canada […]

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Express Entry: Canada invited 4,626 candidates in its 2nd draw this week

Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issues 4,626 permanent residence invitations to apply to applicants of the Canadian Experience Class. The Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) cut-off requirement was 454. Today’s CRS cut-off score was seven points lower than the previous CEC-specific draw held on January 1, which had a CRS cut-off score of 461. As per the […]

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Canada becoming more popular than the U.S.A as a study destination

The decreasing popularity of the U.S. means that Canada is becoming a popular study abroad destination. This is according to several surveys conducted, to better understand opinions of students on international education. Students are not significantly more interested in to move to Canada for studies rather than United States and USA sees a dramatic decrease in popularity that drove the country to lose […]

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Canadian Government reveals New Immigration Priorities

The mandate letter is the most important policy document for Canada’s immigration department. The mandate letter specifies key issues which includes the Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan, which new immigration programs are  to be created by IRCC, improve the IRCC’s application processing times, and some other. The mandate letter came shortly after Canada announced a historic new […]

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Manitoba invited 272 applicants in first PNP draw of the year

Manitoba has issued invitations to international student graduates and skilled workers both in the province and abroad on 14th January 2021. Manitoba invited 272 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on January 14, 2021. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) invited skilled workers and international graduates to apply to one of the following three immigration […]

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Ontario issued new Skilled Trades and French-Speaking Skilled Worker invitations

484 Express Entry candidates were issued Notifications of Interest under the French-Speaking Skilled Worker and Skilled Trades streams. The province of Ontario has issued 484 invitations to Express Entry candidates through two provincial immigration streams in the first draw of the year. On January 13, the OINP issued Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates in the […]

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