Immigration – Canada

Quebec, British Columbia and Ontario had the highest job vacancy rates among Canada’s provinces Canada’s private sector job vacancy rate reached another record in the first three months of 2019 with the highest number of unfilled jobs reported in Quebec, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says in a new update. The federation reports a

Results: Rounds of invitations Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system – May 15, 2019 Program specified: Federal Skilled Trades Number of invitations issued: 500 Rank required to be invited to apply: 500th or above Date and time of round: May 15, 2019, at 11:23:38 UTC CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 332

Results: Rounds of invitations Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system – May 29, 2019 No program specified Number of invitations issued: 3,350 Rank required to be invited to apply: 3,350th or above Date and time of round: May 29, 2019, at 12:09:37 UTC CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 470 Tie-breaking rule: May

Skills Immigration &  Express Entry BC and Entrepreneur Immigration Invitations Issued On June 13, 2019, the BC PNP issued invitations to apply to Entrepreneur Immigration – Base Category and to Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot registrants. Please refer to the Invitations to Apply page for a full breakdown of minimum scores and total invitations issued. For more information on

Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system – June 12, 2019 Number of invitations issued: 3,350 Rank required to be invited to apply: 3,350th or above Date and time of round: June 12, 2019 at 11:59:22 UTC CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 465 Tie-breaking rule: June 6,

CRS cut-off score drops two points to 460 in July 10 draw Results: Rounds of invitations Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system – July 10, 2019 No program specified Number of invitations issued: 3,600 Rank required to be invited to apply: 3,600th or above Date and time of round: July 10,

The August 15 draw issued invitations to candidates from 10 occupations including accountants, public relations managers, and registered nurses Ontario, home to both Canada’s capital city, Ottawa, and the country’s largest city, Toronto, issued 997 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates on August 15. Express Entry candidates who received an

Minimum CRS score drops to 457— lowest since May 1 An Express Entry draw took place on Tuesday, August 20, where a total of 3,600 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence were issued to candidates with ranking scores of 457 and above. The Express Entry system is Canada’s main source of skilled foreign workers. Eligible candidates

August 15 invitation round saw a higher CRS cutoff but nearly quadrupled the number of invitations Immigration candidates with a profile in Canada’s Express Entry system were the focus of new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence from the province of Alberta. Alberta issued 121 Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to

Results of the latest two Alberta Express Entry draws have been released Two provincial nomination draws have created an opportunity for Express Entry candidates seeking to immigrate to the province of Alberta—Canada’s west-most Prairie Province, home to Calgary, Edmonton, and Banff National Park. On July 17, Alberta issued a total of 251 Notifications of Interest