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  Canada’s Express Entry cut-off scores see yet another drop in CRS scores The new Express Entry round issued 3,559 invitations to CEC candidates on June 11. The cut-off score of 437  is a decrease of three points from the previous CEC draw on May 28, which had a minimum score of 440 and was the

  Canada has just held a new Express Entry draw, inviting 341 candidates with provincial nominations. This is the seventh draw targeting Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) recipients from the federal Express Entry system since special coronavirus measures went into place on March 18. Canada has been alternating between holding Express Entry draws targeting PNP and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates. PNP candidates in

  On 9th June, 2020 British Columbia, in its latest tech pilot draw, invited the highest number of candidates in the BC PNP, who’ve a minimum score of 82 points. You can apply under the Express Entry BC and the skill immigration categories. Moreover, the provincial score requirement for each category was 82. If you

  In response to the evolving COVID-19 situation, the Government of Canada has implemented policies and regulations related to travel and immigration to Canada for new permanent residents. Immigrating to Canada during a pandemic can be a challenge for new permanent residents and many may be wondering how the government is addressing the situation. Immigration,

  Latest update: 1:14 p.m. EST, June 8, 2020. Family reunification: Canada is relaxing some travel restrictions for immediate family members* of Canadian citizens and permanent residents seeking to enter Canada. Previously, immediate family members of citizens and PRs could only enter Canada if they could demonstrate that their travel was essential, but this requirement will

  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced today it has put in place a temporary policy measure to exempt temporary foreign workers in certain sectors from having to give their biometrics before arriving to Canada if the biometrics collection site closest to them is closed due to a coronavirus-related disruption. Temporary foreign workers (TFWs) are

  Canada’s recent launch of its Agri-Food Immigration Pilot is long overdue. For decades, the country has struggled to find enough workers to support one of its most important industries. The agri-food industry results in $110 billion in domestic sales each year, plus an additional $65 billion in export sales. The industry supports 1 in every 8 jobs in

Canada’s economy added 289,600 jobs in May, most of them full-time, as parts of the economy reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some economists had predicted a loss of around half a million more jobs in May — in addition to the three million or so jobs lost in Canada through March and April — and

  Both in Manitoba and abroad, Skilled Workers and International student graduates were given invitations to apply for a provincial nomination. On 4th June, 2020, as per the 91st Manitoba EOI, a total of 124 immigration applicants were given the invitation to apply, in order to get a provincial nomination from Manitoba and to grab a

  Ontario PNP draw invites 699 Express Entry candidates Express Entry candidates with CRS scores as low as 358 were invited to apply for a provincial nomination from Ontario Ontario invited Express Entry candidates with work experience in one of nine occupations to apply for a provincial nomination on June 3. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee