This week in Canadian immigration news, in a move never seen before, IRCC issued over 27,000 ITA’s; international students can now completed 100% of their program online and still get a Canadian open work permit; the province of B.C undertook two draws in one day and Ontario invited 1,186 tech workers to apply for nomination.
In partnership with ITC News, here are the top stories in Canadian immigration news for the week of February 15, 2021.
In a move never seen before, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) made a shocking Express Entry draw on Saturday, 13th February 2021, inviting over 27,000 applicants to apply for permanent residence though the Express Entry system [read more]
As of February 12th 2021, all eligible international students can now complete 100% of their Canadian program remotely from their country of residence and still be eligible for a post graduate work permit. Prior to this, applicants could only complete 50% of a program remotely to still be entitled to a post graduate work permit [read more]
In an unusual move on the 16th February 2021, the province issued two draws, selecting in total 494 invitations [read more]
On 16th February 2021, Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) conducted its first draw of the year targeting applicants under the Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream with work experience in one of the six targeted tech occupations [read more]
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This week in Canadian immigration news, the province of Saskatchewan issued 541 invitations to apply; the latest Express Entry draw selected 654 provincial nominee applicants […]
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This week in Canadian immigration news, the province of Alberta released a new program making it easier for foreign graduates to start a business in […]
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This week, Canada’s Immigration Minister discussed the future of Canadian immigration post-COVID-19, Saskatchewan held a draw inviting more than 500 candidates to apply for permanent […]
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This week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released a new immigration mandate letter, and two Express Entry draws issued a total of 5,000 invitations to […]
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This week, Canada made it easier for international students to remain in the country, invitations were issued for the Parents and Grandparents Program, and Quebec […]
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