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CIC News Canada extends CUAET measures for Ukrainians Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has extended the deadline for Ukrainians to receive facilitated processing of their temporary residence applications. Ukrainian nationals who are currently in Canada under the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) measures and arrived in the country on or before March 31,…
CIC News These are the profiles receiving ITAs in the latest Express Entry French proficiency draw In the first category-based selection draw of 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has extended invitations to apply (ITAs) to 6,500 candidates with French language proficiency within the Express Entry pool—the second largest French proficiency draw ever. This…
CIC News PNPs grapple with slashed provincial immigration targets Provincial immigration ministers from both Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador have expressed their desire to welcome more immigrants than their 2025 allocation, in the face of greatly reduced provincial immigration targets. This news comes alongside the postponed re-opening of the Northwest Territories Provincial Nominee Program (NTNP),…
CIC News January 2025: State of the Express Entry pool After a slower December of Express Entry draws, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has already begun issuing Invitations to Apply (ITAs) through Express Entry this year, as the department looks to meet its landings target for 2025. Established patterns in Express Entry draw types—particularly…
CIC News ANALYSIS: How many Express Entry ITAs can we expect to see in December? Previous years of Express Entry draws can help us make reasonable estimates of how many Invitations to Apply (ITAs) we might expect to see issued for the remainder of 2024. Should the number of ITAs issued in the remainder of…
CIC News Ontario closes entrepreneur stream, British Columbia nominates more PNP candidates On November 4, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) formally closed its entrepreneur immigration stream following a pause in application intake since December of 2023. In addition, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) held candidate selections for entrepreneurs and skilled workers looking…
CIC News Three provinces invite candidates in latest PNP results This week British Columbia, Manitoba and Quebec issued nominations to immigration candidates through their Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), or, in the case of Quebec, unique provincial immigration programs. Candidates were invited through a combination of economic, humanitarian and human capital streams. Read on for a…
CIC News Immigration Minister declares intention to have more in-Canada immigration draws On Thursday March 21st, Immigration Minister Marc Miller declared his intention to pursue more “domestic draws” for temporary residents already in Canada who are candidates for permanent residence (PR). “Draws” reference PR selection rounds through pathways like Express Entry managed programs, wherein candidates…
CIC News Immigrate to Canada as a tech worker from the U.S. In March 2022, the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. reported an “employment-based green card backlog” of 1.4 million skilled immigrants in the U.S. (2021). Accordingly, many foreign nationals in the U.S. are being confronted with the perils of extensive processing times, all the…
CIC News The importance of making sure to submit a complete electronic application under Express Entry Express Entry has long been a top immigration pathway for foreign nationals looking to come to Canada. The popularity of this immigration pathway makes it crucial that people who receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) know exactly what to…