Canada Immigration News
In this section, you’ll find the most up-to-date Canada immigration news, including bi-weekly Express Entry Rounds of Invitations and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted immigration.
Canada Express Entry Draw #237: IRCC hosted the first Express Entry draw of the year 2023
Canada Express Entry Draw #237: Canada recently held its largest
Canada Express Entry Draw #237: IRCC hosted the first Express Entry draw of the year 2023
Canada Express Entry Draw #237: Canada recently held its largest all-program and first Canada Express Entry draw of 2023. It came after a gap of nearly one and a half
Provincial Nominee Program Draw Updates for British Columbia and Manitoba
Recently, British Columbia and Manitoba invited a number of interested applicants to apply for provincial nomination through its provincial nominee program draw. Except for Quebec and Nunavut, the majority of
Analysis: Express Entry Draws 2022
Since August of this year, IRCC has reported a decrease of over half a million applications. This is nearly double the amount of applications processed during the same period in
Good News: Continuous Decline in Canada’s Immigration Backlogs
As per the recent IRCC reports, Canada's immigration backlog has reduced to 2.2 million people. IRCC continues to minimise the amount of applications that do not satisfy service criteria,
Latest Express Entry Draw #236: 4750 invitations with CRS Cut-off 491
In the latest Express Entry draw #236 hosted on November 23, 2022, Canada invited 4,750 individuals with a CRS cut-off requirement of 491. The CRS score has continued to fall
IRCC announced to shift from NOC 2016 to NOC 2021 (TEER System)
On November 16, 2022, IRCC made a big statement that it was transitioning its immigration system to the NOC 2021 (TEER) system. It will influence practically every immigration program in
10th All-program Express Entry Draw: 4750 Invitations, CRS cut-off dropped to 494
Express Entry Draw 235: On November 9, 2022, IRCC hosted its 10th all-program Express Entry draw to invite 4750 eligible candidates with a CRS cut-off score of 494. Since July
Canada Announced its Latest Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025
Canada recently announced its Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025, wherein Canada is planning to invite 465,000 new immigrants in 2023, 485,000 additional immigrants in 2024, and it is expected to increase
9th All Program Canada Express Entry Draw: 4750 Invitations with a CRS Cut-off of 496
On October 26, Canada held its ninth all-program Express Entry draw since July 6. The minimum CRS score requirement for this draw is 496. This is the first time since
Express Entry Draw233: 4250 Invitations with a CRS Cut-off of 500
Express Entry Draw 233: Since July 6, this was the eighth all-program draw held on October 12, 2022. In this draw, IRCC invited a total of 4,250 applicants with a
Breaking News: International students now allowed to work off-campus for over 20 hours per week
Canada is dealing with unprecedented labour shortages as well as a historically low unemployment rate. Statistics Canada revealed earlier this morning that Canada's unemployment rate decreased to 5.2 percent in
Latest Express Entry Draw: IRCC issued 3750 ITAs with a CRS Cut-off of 504
Express Entry Latest Draw 232: Latest Express Entry Draw saw an invitation of 3,750 eligible candidates. On September 28, 2022, Canada hosted its most recent all-program Express Entry draw. This
