2020 April

  1# Manitoba Invitation Round Mar 26, 2020 invited 226 candidates, including 29 Express Entry candidates, to apply to the MPNP under three MPNP Streams. 2# Canada Express Entry Draw on Mar 23, 2020 Issued total ITA’s 3,232 CRS score 467. 3# Canada Express Entry Draw on Mar 18, 2020 Issued total ITA’s 668 CRS

  Canada’s immigration department is increasing processing fees at the end of the month for foreign nationals who wish to become permanent residents. The fees that foreign nationals pay include operational, processing and service delivery costs related to all permanent residence immigration programs. The new regulations come into effect on April 30, at 9 a.m. EDT.

  Results: Rounds of invitations Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system – April 9, 2020   Provincial nominee Program   See full text of Ministerial Instruction   Number of invitations issued: 606 Rank required to be invited to apply: 606th or above Date and time of round:

  EOI Draw #87 MPNP under the Expression of Interest System   Draw #87 – April 9, 2020   SKILLED WORKERS IN MANITOBA   Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 123 Ranking score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 500   INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION STREAM   Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 14  

  Foreign workers in these 10 occupations can now be hired faster Canada has expedited the process for employers to hire foreign workers in agriculture, food processing, and trucking occupations Temporary Foreign WorkersEmployers hiring foreign workers in 10 agriculture, food processing, and trucking occupations can now skip past a time-consuming step in the work permit