Canadian Immigration News

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is creating two new Canadian permanent residence programs — the Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker Pilots— which will provide facilitated access to permanent residence for foreign caregivers and eligible family members.

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program's Tech Pilot invited 28 Skills Immigration and Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence on February 19.

The Government of Canada issued invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to 3,350 candidates on February 20.

British Columbia issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence on February 12 to candidates in a number of Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC categories.

International students applying for a Post-Graduation Work Permit will now have six months to apply once they obtain their final marks and will no longer require a valid study permit.

British Columbia invited 32 Skills Immigration and Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence through its Tech Pilot on February 5.

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program issued invitations to apply to skilled workers, graduates and entrepreneurs on January 30.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has now issued a total of 11,150 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence in the first month of 2019.

Individuals looking to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents were able to submit their expressions of interests on January 28 during a brief reopening of the Interest to Sponsor Form.

Nova Scotia has invited eligible financial auditors and accountants in the Express Entry pool to apply for a nomination for permanent residence through its Labour Market Priorities Stream.