Author Archives: Muhammad Daniyal

BREAKING: Canada holds first healthcare Express Entry draw since July

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) have issued invitations to apply (ITAs) in the most recent Express Entry draw. The department issued 3,000 ITAs in a healthcare category-based selection draw. Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 463 to be considered. Today’s draw is the third of the week and follows a […]

IRCC invites CEC candidates for second consecutive week

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) have issued invitations to apply (ITAs) in the most recent Express Entry draw. The department issued 400 ITAs in a Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draw. Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 539 to be considered. Today’s draw follows a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw on […]

International students in Canada can work 24 hours a week off-campus

International students in Canada can now work up to 24 hours per week off-campus while their classes are in session. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Marc Miller confirmed that the new regulations have taken effect as of November 15. Prior to this change, the limit was 20 hours per week. In April […]

How IRCC determines whether visitors get a single or multiple entry visa to Canada

Multiple-entry visas to Canada are no longer the standard for visitors to the country. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has recently updated their instructions to immigration officers on the issuance of multiple vs. single-entry visas to Canada, with tighter restrictions on who may be given a multiple-entry visa. IRCC officers make the final decision […]

Quebec announces its Immigration Levels Plan for 2025

Jean-François Roberge, the Quebec minister of immigration, announced the details of the Quebec Immigration Plan for 2025. According to the latest announcement, the province plans to stay on course with its annual plans for permanent immigration, set at 50,000. For 2025, the province aims to admit between 48,500 and 51,500 immigrants. The economic category presents […]

November 2024: State of the Express Entry pool

After a slowdown in Express Entry draws throughout September, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) increased the frequency of federal immigration selections throughout the month of October. In addition to this, IRCC also held the second Express Entry trade occupations draw of 2024, the first selection for this group since July of this year. This […]

British Columbia and PEI invite candidates in latest round of provincial nominations

Two Canadian provinces have issued invitations to apply for nomination through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). The PNP was first launched in Manitoba in 1998 to help spread the economic benefits of immigration throughout parts of Canada where newcomers are less likely to consider when they immigrate. As of now, all the provinces and territories […]

British Columbia, Manitoba, PEI, and Quebec issue invitations to apply

Four provinces have recently issued invitations to apply under provincial-led programs that can lead to Canadian permanent residence. British Columbia On October 22, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) issued about 125 invitations for category-based draws under the Skilled Worker and International Graduate Streams: Draw Type Number of Invitations Minimum Score Childcare 41 83 […]

Canada invites 1,800 Express Entry candidates in category-based draw for trade occupations

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued invitations to apply (ITAs) in the most recent Express Entry draw. The department issued 1,800 ITAs in a category-based selection draw for candidates in trade occupations. Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 433 to be considered. This is the first trade-occupation category-based draw […]

IRCC issues 648 ITAs in latest PNP-only Express Entry draw

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued invitations to apply (ITAs) in the most recent Express Entry draw. The department issued 648 ITAs in a draw that considered only Express Entry candidates from the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 791 to be considered. Today’s draw […]

Need Help?