Sault Ste. Marie is the latest community to release its list of designated employers for the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP). Under the RCIP, foreign nationals can apply for Canadian permanent residency if they have a job offer from a...
International Experience Canada (IEC) applicants already in the country can now have their work permits mailed directly to them if they meet specific criteria. Prior to this change, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) would not mail work permits to...
Thunder Bay, a city in northwestern Ontario, has published its list of designated employers under the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP). The RCIP is an employer-focused pathway to permanent residency (PR). That means foreign nationals are only eligible if they...
British Columbia (B.C.) has reserved the bulk of its provincial nominations for 2025 for healthcare workers in certain occupations. On April 14, B.C. announced major changes to the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP), reducing the number of applications it...
The town of Claresholm has revealed its priority sectors and occupations for the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP). The town is located in southern Alberta, and it’s participating in the RCIP with a 25 kilometres boundary that includes the hamlet...
Manitoba has been one of the few provinces to have consistent Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws in 2025. This week Manitoba’s Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) held an immigration draw on May 1, inviting skilled workers outside Canada to apply. Assess...
For foreign nationals seeking to immigrate to Canada, correctly claiming work experience can make or break their chances of getting Canadian permanent residency. Work experience is necessary to qualify for many PR pathways, and both Canadian and foreign work experience...
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 500 ITAs to candidates in a healthcare and social services category-based draw. To be considered in this draw,...
The backlog of Express Entry PNP applications in the immigration department’s inventory has surged, even as the overall backlog has continued to decrease in line with the trend in recent months. The total number of applications in the department’s backlog...
After maintaining a steady rhythm of four draws in February and March, Express Entry activity slowed noticeably in April, with fewer invitations issued across fewer rounds. April saw the issuance of 1,246 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) across a total of...
