Canada’s 3 Provinces Released Latest PNP Nomination Results
Recently, Canada’s three provinces have released the provincial nomination results in which the provinces nominated the potential candidates under the PNP. The nominating provinces include British Columbia, Alberta, and Prince Edward Island. The draws occurred between September 30 and October 5, and the number of ITAs and the minimum required score varied significantly. Understanding Provincial […]
Canada’s STEM Workforce Requirement under Express Entry
Canada’s immigration department, i.e., Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), has prioritized five occupation-focused categories and one non-occupation-focused category for 2023 category-based selections under Express Entry. One of those occupation-focused categories is the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) occupations. The category-based Express Entry draws were introduced by the IRCC this year in May. The […]
TFWP Compliance Rates Stand at 94% Among Employers
The employer inspections for the 2022-2023 fiscal year have been conducted by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), and the results of this have been revealed recently. A total of 21,00 employers were surveyed in the study, which finds that the TFWP compliance rate stands at 94%. Among those, only 6% of the employers were […]
Significant Changes In Canada’s Immigration Department
Last week, Canada’s immigration department implemented significant changes as a part of a new plan to enhance its operations. Earlier in 2023, a previous Deputy Minister, Neil Yeates, reported on how Canada’s immigration department can become effective & efficient. IRCC further commissioned this report to evaluate whether the department’s current structure enables it to accomplish […]
Six Canadian Provinces Increase Hourly Workers’ Wages
In Canada, the hourly workers’ wages have been increased. This has been done in six provinces. Below is a list that represents how many hourly minimum wages are in impacted provinces/ regions. Well, Saskatchewan has already announced that they will be raising hourly workers’ wages again in October 2024, i.e., from $14.00 to $15.00 per […]
Express Entry Removes Upfront Medical Examination Requirement
Starting from October 1st, candidates of Express Entry are not required to undergo an upfront medical examination prior to submitting their permanent residence application via the Express Entry System. For candidates applying for permanent residence, there is an immigrant medical exam (IME) requirement managed by a panel physician. When applying for permanent residence, if candidates […]
Vacancies in Agriculture & Agri-Food Labor Force
Agriculture and Agri-Food is among the five occupation-based categories prioritized by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for Express Entry Category based selections in 2023. The department of IRCC announced the category-based selection draws in May this year under Express Entry in an effort to support employment sectors with some of the most severe […]
IRCC held the category-based draw for agricultural occupations
IRCC held the category-based Express draw for agriculture and agri-food occupations. 600 invitations were issued in this draw. A minimum CRS score of 354 was mandated for candidates. The IRCC asserts that giving preference to applicants with expertise in the agriculture and agri-food industry, including such as agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors, and retail and […]
Express Entry French category-based draw issued 500 ITAs
Express Entry French category-based draw issued 500 ITAs to candidates on September 27. The Express Entry category-based draw invited candidates with exceptional French language abilities. 500 candidates received ITAs, while the lowest score under the Comprehensive Ranking System was 472. The previous draw took place on September 26, in which IRCC invited 3,000 candidates, and the minimum score […]