Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream issues new invitations to Express Entry candidates

Posted on February 4, 2018February 4, 2018 by Gravity

Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream has issued 380 new invitations to apply for provincial nomination to immigration candidates in the federal Express Entry pool. This is the second announcement this week of new Notifications of Interests, or NOIs, issued through the Human Capital Priorities Stream, which allows Ontario to search the federal Express Entry pool for eligible immigration candidates. Express Entry candidates who receive an NOI can apply for a provincial nomination by Ontario. If successful, they get an additional 600 points toward...

Quebec Offers A Fast Immigration Pathway To Canada For Global Students

Posted on January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 by Gravity

The Government in Québec has the policy to encourage overseas workers of Quebec and global students who complete the program of post-secondary academics in the province, to remain permanently in it by using the Québec Experience Program (PEQ). PEQ is a simple and fast-track process which leads to getting the permanent residence status for these two categories. The program permits international students and temporary foreign workers to submit an application for seeking permanent residence status from within Québec when they complete approved studies or tenure of qualif...

New Express Entry draw continues record low start to 2018

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Gravity

The Government of Canada has invited 2,750 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence in a draw that took place January 24. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut-off score for this draw was 444, a reduction of two points from the previous Express Entry draw on January 10, which had a CRS cut-off score of 446. As with the the five previous draws, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) employed a tie-break rule. In this case, the time and date of the tie-break was January 17, 2018 at 12:33:00 UTC. This means that all candidate...

Ontario Welcomes More Immigrants To Canada 2018

Posted on January 21, 2018January 21, 2018 by Gravity

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program has announced an increase in the allocation for the province for the year 2018 by 600. With this, the nominations now stand at 6,600. The Federal Government has taken this measure, in view of the recognition of the success of the OINP and also has given importance to the economy of Ontario. The Program is now accepting applications for the following streams: Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream International Student Stream In-Demand Skills Stream Ontario’s Expres...

Saskatchewan Province Invites 251 Global Entrepreneurs

Posted on January 21, 2018January 21, 2018 by Gravity

The initial draw, for the Entrepreneur Stream of Provincial Nominee Program, by the Government of Saskatchewan, for 2018, was held on January 17th. 251 foreign entrepreneurs invited to apply for the provincial nomination in it. The eligibility norm for an invitation for Candidates in the 'Expression of Interest' pool of Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program was 80 points. The highlight of this stream is that it permits victorious applicants to start a business, attain it, or become a business partner in Saskatchewan, and also run it actively while residing in the prov...

British Columbia Registers Increased Immigrants In Canada Express Entry

Posted on January 21, 2018January 21, 2018 by Gravity

Immigration in British Columbia witnessed an increase of 586 percent when the numbers of new immigrants who gained PR by using the Canada Express Entry system since 2015 observed. 1,585 applicants succeeded in the first year, and in 2017, 10,880 candidates qualified for immigration in British Columbia by using Express Entry. Prince George attracted the permanent residents. In 2015 the numbers were 290, but they fell to 255 in 2016. In the first eleven months of 2017, the city registered a 25 percent increase and reached 320. During the last decade, the ris...

Canada Immigration New Rules and Target for 2018

Posted on January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 by Gravity

Canada is a very popular immigration destination with immigration hopefuls around the world. That is why there are so many people who apply for immigration to Canada each year. Age According to the latest rules for Canada immigration as set by the IRCC for 2018, any person between the ages of 18 to 65 years can apply for immigration to Canada. Earlier, this criteria used to be 21 to 65 years but in light of growing trends for immigration into Canada, these rules were changed to include more people. The highest points will be received by people between the ages of 25 a...

Quebec Immigration Overview

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Gravity

Quebec administers its own immigration programs with selection criteria that are distinct and more predictable from those of federal and other provincial immigration programs. Quebec Immigration OverviewForeign nationals wishing to settle permanently in Quebec must undergo a two-step immigration process. - They must be selected by the Ministère de l’immigration et des communautés culturelles (MICC), Quebec’s immigration authority. Selected applicants will receive a Quebec Certificat de Sélection (CSQ). - An approved CSQ holder must file an application with Canadian federal immigrati...

Canada Provincial Nominee Immigration Programs Overview

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Gravity

Each Canadian province and the three territories have their own Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), in order to serve their individual immigration needs. Many of them also run their own categories under the Canada Express Entry System. As a result, the provinces have an increasing role in the selection of economic immigrants. Applying for admission to Canada as a permanent resident under a provincial program follows a two-stage process. Applicants who receive a PNP nomination can then apply for permanent residence. In some instances, candidates who do not qual...

IRCC starts 2018 with record low cut-off score for a first draw of the year

Posted on January 11, 2018January 17, 2018 by Gravity

Canada immigration had its latest Express Entry Draw for the year 2018; however, they have followed the same trend of score compared to its previous draw in the year 2017. In December 2017, the last draw took place with the required CRS score of 446 inviting 2,750 candidates. This year the first draw commenced on 10th January 2018 inviting 2750 candidates with the same score of 446, is quite surprising. As Canadian immigration is following the Tie-Break rule starting from 18th November 2017, considering this, the candidates with a high score are made to wait in the pool c...