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CIC News Express Entry: Canada invites 2,000 immigration candidates Canada has invited 2,000 candidates to apply for permanent residency in the latest Express Entry draw held on August 3, 2022. Express Entry is one of Canada’s most prominent immigration pathways for skilled newcomers. Invitations were issued to candidates who had Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores…
CIC News Express Entry: Canada invites 1,047 in new PNP draw Canada invited 1,047 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian immigration on March 2. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) only invited Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in the new invitation round. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut off was 761. The minimum score was relatively high because…
CIC News Express Entry: New record number of PNP candidates invited Canada invited 1,082 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian immigration on February 16. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) only invited Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates in the new invitation round. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut off was 710. PNP candidates get an automatic…
CIC News Express Entry: Canada invites 1,070 PNP candidates, a new record Canada invited 1,070 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian immigration on February 2. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) only invited Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirement was 674. PNP candidates get an automatic 600 points added to…
CIC News Canadian immigration minister talks backlogs, international students and PGP in TV interview Canada’s minister of immigration, Sean Fraser, sat down to talk about Canadian immigration with Prime Asia TV business head, Deepinder Singh. The interview covered a number of topics relating to challenges brought on by the pandemic and possible solutions for the…
CIC News Future Canadian immigrants fear having to leave jobs as IRCC deals with backlog Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s pause on Express Entry invitations to Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates since September is forcing some to quit their jobs and even leave Canada. These candidates have at least one year of Canadian work experience…
CIC News Minister Fraser: IRCC still developing its Express Entry strategy for 2022 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is still in the process of evaluating its Express Entry strategy for 2022, according to Immigration Minister Sean Fraser. Express Entry is the main way Canada welcomes economic class immigrants. Candidates that meet the eligibility criteria…
CIC News Express Entry: The case for resuming invitations to FSWP and CEC candidates Last week an internal IRCC briefing memo was made public, creating speculation and confusion on how Canada’s immigration department will manage Express Entry in 2022 and beyond. Signed on November 24, 2021, the IRCC briefing provides background information on why Immigration,…
CIC News Express Entry: Canada breaks PNP draw record again Canada held a new Express Entry draw on January 19, inviting 1,036 immigration candidates to apply for permanent residence. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) only invited Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. For this reason, the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score cutoff was 745. PNP candidates get…
CIC News Nearly 80% of Express Entry candidates fall under FSWP The number of Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates in the Express Entry pool has swelled due to a lack of draws targeting these candidates. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) provided CIC News the following breakdown of candidates…