Posts by Ella Bergquist

July 18, 2019 PEI PNP Draw Business Impact: Work Permit Stream 17 invitations Minimum point threshold for Business Invitations: 112   Labour Impact & Express Entry 118 invitations Total invites in this draw: 135 Total invitations to date: 2368 Prince Edward Island held their sixth draw provincial nominee draw of 2019, offering 135 invitations between […]

Tucked between the shores of Lake Nipissing and Trout Lake, the picturesque North Bay offers new immigrants an exciting blend of opportunity, a diverse community and excellent amenities. It was selected as one of the cities for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program launched in the spring of 2019. Learn more about what makes […]

A city of lakes, Greater Sudbury is the largest municipality in Ontario and the second largest in Canada. Greater Sudbury has a diverse population with people from Italy, Finland, Poland, China, Greek and Ukraine calling the area their home. Greater Sudbury was selected to be a part of the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot program. […]

July 12, 2019 OINP First Tech Draw Express Entry-aligned Human Capital Priorities Stream Date/time NOIs issued   Number of NOIs issued CRS Score Range July 12, 2019 10:00 a.m. EST 1623  439 – 459 This was Ontario’s first Tech Draw. Tech draws are a new Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) opportunity that falls under the Human Capital Priorities Stream. The […]

This past week the US House of Representatives passed the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act or HR1044 bill. The act seeks to lift the seven percent country cap on Green Cards. Lifting the per-country cap on Green Cards would mainly benefit high-tech professionals on H-1B work visas from countries like India. Some Indians wait decades […]

July 12, 2019 OINP First Tech Draw Express Entry-aligned Human Capital Priorities Stream Date/time NOIs issued   Number of NOIs issued CRS Score Range July 12, 2019 10:00 a.m. EST 1623  439 – 459 This was Ontario’s first Tech Draw. Tech draws are a new Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) opportunity that falls under the Human Capital Priorities Stream. The […]

The capital of Canada, Ottawa, recently launched a campaign in India to inform and warn prospective immigrants of using immigration consultants in India. Ottawa is located in Ontario but close to Montreal and the US border. The majority of Canadian laws and regulations are made in Ottawa which makes this warning very serious. The immigration […]

The latest round of invitation for Express Entry Draw took place on July 10, 2019 which was the 121st Express Entry Draw. The draw offered 3,600 ITA to those with a cut off CRS score of 460. Recently, there has been an increase of ITA and also lower CRS for the 3rd week in a row! This […]

July 5, 2019 MPNP Draw #69 MPNP under the Expression of Interest System Draw #69 – July 5, 2019 SKILLED WORKERS IN MANITOBA Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 85 Ranking score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 565 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION STREAM Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 21 SKILLED WORKERS OVERSEAS Number of Letters of […]

SINP July 4, 2019 Draw Date of Invitations to Apply: July 4, 2019 Category: Entrepreneur Score of Lowest Rank Candidate to Apply: 120 Total Candidates Invited to Apply: 45     Previous Saskatchewan Provincial Nominee Program Draws 2019 Successful applicants will receive a Saskatchewan Provincial Nomination Certificate, which will speed-up the Canada Immigration (Permanent Resident) Visa application process. Learn more […]

BCPNP July 2, 2019 Tech Pilot Draw The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program offered 42 ITAs to individuals to apply for provincial nomination under the BCPNP. The 42 invitations were issued across 4 streams in the BCPNP. Name of Stream: Minimum Score Skilled Worker: 90 International Graduate: 90 EEBC Skilled Worker: 90 International Graduate: 90 Total Number of […]

The latest round of invitation for Express Entry Draw took place on June 26, 2019 which was the 120th Express Entry Draw. Canada offered 3,350 invitations to those with a CRS cut off score of 462. This was the #120 Express Entry Draw and the second draw of June. The last draw offered 3,350 invites to those […]

BCPNP June 25, 2019 Tech Pilot Draw The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program offered 57 ITAs to individuals to apply for provincial nomination under the BCPNP. The 57 invitations were issued across 4 streams in the BCPNP. Name of Stream: Minimum Score Skilled Worker: 90 International Graduate: 90 EEBC Skilled Worker: 90 International Graduate: 90 Total Number of […]

What is the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot? The pilot is a program that aims to fill the current gap in the labor market of rural and northern communities. These communities are experiencing a labor shortage due to youth migration, lower birth rates, and an aging population. Canada.ca reported that between 2001 and 2016, there […]

If you are visiting Canada on a visitor visa it is very difficult to turn that visitor visa into permanent residency. In most cases, you would not be able to meet the requirements for permanent residency while in Canada on a visit. In cases where you are able to successfully turn a visitor visa into […]