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Canada extends its immigration targets for 2021. A significant role to be played by Express Entry, PNPs Canada, one of the friendliest nations across the world, has extended the plans to welcome more than 1.3 million immigrants between 2018 and 2021. The new admission targets for 2019 and 2020 have gradually been increased to 330,800 and 341,000. For 2021, the target has been fixed at 350,000. The plans became known when Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s 2017 report presented in the parliament was made public. According to Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen, “Under this plan, Canada will welcome more talented workers with the skills and expertise our economy needs, reunite more family members and accommodate more refugees looking to start new lives”. The Express Entry system, which handles the pool ...

Ontario continues its strong run in 2018 as it issues a new set of invitations to Express Entry applicants. The invitations have been issued in the Skilled Trades stream as well as the French Speaking Skilled Workers stream. ITA issued in Skilled Trades stream: The Ontario PNP draw which took place on October 19, 2018, invited 439 Express Entry applicants from the Skilled Trades stream to submit their provincial nomination for Canada PR visa. This is the largest number of invitations issued in a single express entry draw thus far in this stream in 2018. It brings the cumulative total of invites to 1445 this year. The Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)  provides access to those Express Entry candidates who are presently living in the province and working. The candidates are supposed to indicate their interest in Ontario or any...

Started in 1998, Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program has welcomed over 130,000 immigrants over the past 2 decades. The younger generation from around the world seems to be flocking in to migrate to Canada, the dreamland of the 21st century. It all began with Canada’s first Provincial Nominee Program MPNP in 1998. As Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program celebrates its 20th year anniversary, it is one of the milestones in the history of IRCC. It is noteworthy that till date Manitoba has welcomed more than 130,000 immigrants into the country and provided them a bright future. The province of Manitoba was the first one to nominate immigrants for PR on the basis of specific skills and experience to enhance their economic and social development. Since 1998, most of the provinces in Canada have walked in the footsteps of MPNP and created their own provincial nominee programs. Mil...

Since the introduction of Express Entry Program in 2015, millions of candidates have acquired PR in Canada. Out of all the draws held in the year 2018, the recent draw held on 3 October has seen an enormous hike in the number of invites sent to Express Entry candidates. The Government of Canada has invited 3900 express entry candidates for PR in its new draw. It's the largest number drawn in 2018 and the selected candidates are rejoicing at the great news! The minimum CRS score for this draw was 445. These candidates had applied under the Express Entry System and points have been awarded on the based on different criteria such as work experience, education, age and proficiency in English or French, Canada’s two official languages. Later on, the profiles of the candidates are categorized under three main federal economic immigration categories — the Federal Skilled Work...

44 new applicants got lucky in this week’s draw after Ontario issued Express Entry candidates invitations through French Speaking Skilled Worker Stream. The Ontario Provincial Nominee Program (OINP) has been inviting French speaking candidates every week this year amounting the total number of invitation to 1065 after the latest draw. The latest OINP draw was held on September 13, exactly seven days after the last draw which was on September 6. While 44 applicants were selected in the latest draw, 15 applicants were chosen in the draw before that. According to the OINP, those who were issued Notification of Interest (NOI) in the latest draw submitted their Express Entry Profiles between January 1, 2018 and September 13, 2018. However, one must keep in mind that receiving NOI does not mean you are qualified for French Speaking Skilled Worker Program. You should meet a ce...