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Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs: A look back at top stories from 2021

Throughout 2021, Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) have worked to address the changing labour needs resulting from the pandemic by introducing new immigration streams and targeting candidates in specific economic sectors. The PNP is an immigration program jointly administered by the federal, provincial, and territorial governments. It offers Canadian provinces and territories the opportunity to […]

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Statement from International Coordination and Response Group for the victims of Flight PS752 marking two years since the tragic downing of Flight PS752

The International Coordination and Response Group for the victims of Flight PS752 today issued the following joint statement: “Almost two years ago, in the early morning of January 8, 2020, the Iranian military fired two surface-to-air missiles and destroyed Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 near Tehran.
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Express Entry: Canada holds first draw of 2022

Canada is starting the new year inviting 392 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence. In the January 5 draw, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) only invited Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score cutoff was 808. PNP candidates get an automatic 600 points added to their score when […]

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BC PNP Tech Draw: 102 immigration invitations issued

British Columbia invited 102 tech workers to apply for a provincial nomination on January 4. The invitations were issued through the BC PNP Tech, which is a stream under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The BC PNP is an economic immigration pathway used by the province of British Columbia to attract experienced, high-demand foreign […]

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Alberta releases results of December 2021 PNP draw

Alberta invited 150 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on December 14, an uptick from the previous provincial round of invitations. The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) invited candidates who had Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores of at least 351, which is relatively high for an Alberta draw. Most minimum cutoff scores […]

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Minister Ng and Minister Bibeau welcome Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement dispute settlement panel report on dairy tariff rate quotas

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, today issued the following statement in response to the release of the dispute settlement panel’s report under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) regarding Canada’s administration of its dairy tariff rate quota (TRQ) policies.
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Canadian immigration in 2022: A preview of the year ahead

The coronavirus pandemic is set to continue to loom large over Canadian immigration in 2022. The pandemic is causing Canada to constantly update its travel restrictions. It has also created greater application backlogs, and a shift in Canada’s policies to prioritize applicants within Canada. Despite the pandemic, however, the Canadian government has remained committed to […]

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Immigrate to Canada from the UAE

If you are living in the United Arab Emirates with your eyes fixed on the northwest, here are some of the pathways you can take to get Canadian permanent residency— which may eventually lead to citizenship. In this article, we hope to show you some options for economic and family class immigration, as well as your […]

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Canada’s PNP immigration results of December 2021

Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) issued more than 3,000 invitations to apply for provincial nomination during the month of December. Nearly every Canadian province and territory, with the exception of Nunavut and Quebec which operates its own immigration programs has its own PNP. Having their own immigration programs allows provincial governments to select immigration candidates who […]

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How to immigrate to Canada in 2022

If 2022 is your year to immigrate to Canada, here are some options to become a permanent resident. In this article, we are going to discuss four pathways to Canadian immigration: Express Entry, the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), Quebec immigration, and family sponsorship. There are actually more than 100 Canadian immigration programs to choose from. […]

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Joint statement of Australia, Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States on Russian courts’ decisions to liquidate Memorial

“We deplore the decisions by two Russian courts to forcibly close International Memorial and the Memorial Human Rights Centre. For more than three decades, Memorial has fulfilled a unique role in documenting historical crimes and recovering for posterity the memory of the tens of millions of victims of political repression in the country. Memorial has also advocated tirelessly for the protection of human rights in Russia, exposing appalling abuses, including in the North Caucasus, and maintaining a growing list of individuals it considers political prisoners. The claim by Russian authorities that the Memorial Human Rights Centre’s principled and peaceful work ‘justifies extremism and terrorism’ cannot be accepted. Memorial’s work has never been more needed.
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Manitoba PNP invites 393 in new draw

Manitoba held its last draw of the year on December 30. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) invited a total of 393 immigration candidates across three Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Here are the number of invitations issued for each program, plus the minimum score cutoff according to the province’s Expression of Interest (EOI) system: Skilled Workers […]

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