2021 May

If you are applying for immigration through the Express Entry system with your spouse, you are going to be scored differently from single applicants. Canada’s three leading federal economic immigration programs are the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), and Canadian Experience Class (CEC). Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) uses a tool called Express Entry to manage applications

    Ontario has held its first Employer Job Offer draw almost two weeks after launching a new immigration intake system. Invited candidates had work experience in one of 23 occupations. On May 11, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) invited 81 candidates who had profiles in the new Expression of Interest (EOI) pool. These candidates may qualify for

  Alberta invited Express Entry candidates with a score 300 to apply for a provincial nomination on May 5. It was not the largest draw of the year, 250 immigration candidates were invited. This year’s record is 300. However, the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirement was the lowest since May 2020. If the invited candidates are

  British Columbia invited 379 immigration candidates in two Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws held May 11. Since February, B.C. has been conducting two separate rounds of invitations every two weeks. More specifically, there has been a general draw and a second draw targeting retail and wholesale trade managers as well as restaurant and foodservice managers. Candidates

  Canada invited 557 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on May 12. Express Entry candidates needed a score of at least 752 in order to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA). They also needed to have previously received a nomination from a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Any time someone gets a provincial nomination through an Express Entry-linked