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VO Visas || PEI invites 188 immigration candidates in new PNP draw

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  VO Visas || PEI invites 188 immigration candidates in new PNP draw The new draw brings the number of PEI PNP invitations issued this year to 1,729 Prince Edward Island held its scheduled immigration draw on November 18. The  Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program  (PEI PNP) invited 188 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. Most of the invitations, 172, went to  Express Entry  and  Labour Impact   candidates. The remaining 16 invitations went to  Business Impact  candidates who had at least 67 points in the province’s immigration system. Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration PEI holds one  Provincial Nominee Program  (PNP) invitation round per month. The total number of invitations issued so far this year is now 1,729. PNPs allow Canada’s provinces and territories to select immigration candidates who meet their labour market needs. This is true of Prince Edward Island, which administers the  Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program

VO Visas || Manitoba PNP invites 428 immigration candidates

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  VO Visas || Manitoba PNP invites 428 immigration candidates Manitoba has now issued 9,999 invitations so far this year. Manitoba held a new immigration draw on November 18 . The  Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program  (MPNP) invited a total of 426 immigration candidates across three  Provincial Nominee Programs  (PNPs): Skilled Workers in Manitoba  — 376 invitations with a minimum EOI score of 464; Skilled Workers Overseas  — 22 invitations with a minimum EOI score of 726; and International Education Stream  — 30 invitations with no EOI score requirement. Among these invitations, 68 went to candidates in the  Express Entry  system. Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration About Express Entry Express Entry  is Canada’s application management system for  three federal high-skilled immigration programs : the  Canadian Experience Class , the  Federal Skilled Worker Program , and the  Federal Skilled Trades Program . Immigration candidates who submit a profile to the Express Ent

VO Visas || BC PNP Tech draw 87 immigration invitations issued

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 VO Visas || BC PNP Tech draw 87 immigration invitations issued British Columbia has now issued over 10,500 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination in 2021. British Columbia invited 87 tech workers to apply for a provincial nomination on November 16. The invitations were issued through the BC PNP Tech, which is a stream under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program  (BC PNP). The BC PNP is an economic immigration pathway used by the province of British Columbia to attract experienced, high-demand foreign workers. The program gives people who choose to live and work in British Columbia a path to permanent residence. Candidates invited through B.C’s Tech draws must meet the requirements of one of British Columbia’s Express Entry BC  and  Skills immigration categories, which are managed through the Skills and Immigration Registration System (SIRS). Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration Candidates who received invitations in this draw were from th

VO Visas || Quebec invites 33 candidates in latest Arrima draw

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  VO Visas || Quebec invites 33 candidates in latest Arrima draw   The Quebec Ministry of Immigration released details of an Arrima draw that took place on November. Quebec invited 33 immigration candidates to apply for permanent selection on November 11. This is the first round of invitations held this month under the Quebec Regular Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) . Candidates who received invitations to apply for permanent selection by the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) needed to have filed an expression of interest (EI) in the Arrima pool. Find Out if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration The November 11 invitations targeted candidates with a valid job offer outside the Montréal Metropolitan area and those who reside in Quebec as a diplomat, consular official, United Nations representative, or representative of any intergovernmental organization operating in the province. The latest draw is Quebec’s 12th of the year and the

VO Visas || How to immigrate to Canada from India

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 VO Visas || How to immigrate to Canada from India Economic-class, family-class immigration, study and work permit options for Indians who want to move to Canada. Most new Canadian immigrants come from India. Every year, tens of thousands of Indians move to Canada, making it home to the eighth-largest Indian diaspora in the world. If you want to be one of them, you have a number of pathways to choose from. In this article, we hope to help you review your options for economic and family class immigration, as well as your work and study options. There are more than 100 economic-class immigration programs, including the Express Entry -managed programs, Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), and others. Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration It will be good to keep in mind that although Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) posts estimated processing times on its website, actual processing times may differ, especially since the pandemic created a backlog

VO Visas || Express Entry Second-lowest CRS for a PNP draw during the pandemic

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VO Visas || Express Entry Second-lowest CRS for a PNP draw during the pandemic  Canada has now held five Express Entry draws in a row targeting candidates from the PNP class. On November 10, Canada invited 775  Express Entry  candidates to apply for permanent residence. All of the invited candidates had previously received nominations through a  Provincial Nominee Program  (PNP). Since provincial nominees automatically get a 600-point award, the score cut off was 685. Without the nomination, the lowest-scoring candidate would have had just 85 points. Lately,  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada  (IRCC) has only been drawing PNP candidates from the Express Entry pool. In the  previous draw , IRCC invited 888 candidates with scores of at least 744. Today’s draw had the second-lowest cut-off score in this category since IRCC started holding PNP-only draws in March 2020. The lowest score requirement for a PNP draw happened in March 2021. Get a Free Express Entry Assessment Why onl

VO Visas || Alberta PNP invites more Express Entry candidates with scores of 300

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  VO Visas || Alberta PNP invites more Express Entry candidates with scores of 300 For the sixth time in a row, Alberta has invited candidates who meet the minimum cutoff score to be eligible for the provincial nomination. Alberta’s October 26 draw results are now public. The western Prairie Province invited 248 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. The  Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program  (AINP) invited candidates who had scores of at least 300 in the  Express Entry  system. The latest draw is the sixth one in a row where the cutoff score was 300, which is the minimum needed to be eligible for the  Alberta Express Entry Stream . Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration Alberta has now invited 6,158 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination since it resumed invitation rounds in  January 2021 . It had taken a temporary hiatus in the latter months of 2020. The draws send invitations to Express Entry candidates to apply for a nominat