Canadian Immigration News

A new landmark has been reached in the short history of the Express Entry immigration selection system, with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) issuing Invitations to Apply(ITAs) for Canadian permanent residence to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores as low as 450.The seventeenth draw from the Express Entry pool took place on September 18, 2015, with 1,545 candidates in the pool receiving ITAs.

A new landmark has been reached in the short history of the Express Entry immigration selection system, with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) issuing Invitations to Apply(ITAs) for Canadian permanent residence to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores as low as 450.The seventeenth draw from the Express Entry pool took place on September 18, 2015, with 1,545 candidates in the pool receiving ITAs.

The province of Nova Scotia today announced that it has been granted 300 additional spaces for its Express Entry streams, known as Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry and Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry.

The province of Nova Scotia today announced that it has been granted 300 additional spaces for its Express Entry streams, known as Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry and Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry.

The sixteenth draw for Canadian immigration through the Express Entry selection systemhas been performed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) on September 8, 2015. A total of 1,517Invitations to Apply(ITAs) for Canadian permanent residence were issued to candidates with 459 or more Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points.

The province of British Columbia (B.C.) has placed a temporary halt on accepting new applications to the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) Skills Immigration stream and Express Entry stream.

Effective August 27, 2015, the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) will not be accepting new applications until January 27, 2016. The AINP is Alberta’s Provincial Nominee Program for Canadian immigration.

The fifteenth draw for Canadian immigration through the Express Entry selection system has been performed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) on August 21, 2015. A total of 1,523 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Canadian permanent residence were issued to candidates with 456 or more Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points.

The mayor of Fort St. John, Lori Ackerman, has said that a pilot project to bring more international skilled workers to the Northern B.C. town is in the process of being established. At this time, however, few additional details about the program are known.

The mayor of Fort St. John, Lori Ackerman, has said that a pilot project to bring more international skilled workers to the Northern B.C. town is in the process of being established. At this time, however, few additional details about the program are known.