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  VO Visas || How Canadian employers can hire immigrants permanently An article for Canadian employers who want to hire a foreign worker through the Express Entry system. Canada’s  Express Entry  system is the main immigration pathway for foreign workers, but it is only open to “skilled” occupations. In this article, we will help you understand what is considered to be a “skilled” occupation, what makes a “valid job offer,” and how to help your new employees to become permanent residents. Before  hiring immigrants , is important to know the  National Occupational Classification  (NOC) code and NOC skill level of the job you are hiring for. For now, NOC skill levels are divided into 0, A, B, C, and D. Occupations are classified into these skill levels based on how much education, experience, and job-specific training is required for the worker to carry out the necessary duties. Once you know this, it will help you figure out your employee’s immigration options. Express Entry only recogn

  VO Visas || PEI releases 2022 PNP draw schedule Prince Edward Island is the only Canadian province to make its PNP schedule public PEI has released its  Provincial Nominee Program  (PNP) draw schedule for the rest of the year. The  Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program  (PEI PNP) is the only PNP to release its draw schedule ahead of time. The province usually follows this schedule,  except in 2020  when the pandemic halted operations around the world. We can expect 12 PEI PNP draws in 2022. These draws invite immigration candidates who may be eligible for a provincial nomination under one of three categories:  Express Entry ,  Labour Impact  and  Business Impact . Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration In 2021, PEI invited a total of 1,804 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. Of these invitations, 1,697 were from the Labour Impact and Express Entry streams and 157 were from the Business Impact stream. About the PEI PNP Express Entry Cat

  VO Visas || Canada added 55,000 jobs in December A greater proportion of core-aged newcomers were employed than before the pandemic, according to Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey. Canada’s employment rose 55,000 in December, while unemployment was little changed. Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey captured economic conditions during the week of December 5 to 11. The reference week was just before the Omicron variant became widespread in Canada, causing a surge in cases. Public health measures were similar to November during the reference week. Coronavirus-related closures happened shortly after. More people were working full-time in December just before public health measures ramped up. Most of the employment growth was in Ontario. Nationwide, gains were driven by the construction and education industries. Unemployment was down slightly to 5.9% compared to November, when it was at 6%. In February 2020, before the pandemic, Canada’s unemployment rate was 5.6%. Discover

  VO Visas || Express Entry Canada holds first draw of 2022 In the first Express Entry draw of the year, IRCC invited only PNP candidates to apply for permanent residence. Canada is starting the new year inviting 392 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence. In the January 5 draw,   Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada  (IRCC) only invited  Provincial Nominee Program  (PNP) candidates. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score cutoff was 808. PNP candidates get an automatic 600 points added to their score when they receive their nomination, which is why the score seems high compared to other invitation rounds. IRCC has only been holding PNP draws since September. According to an internal briefing memo, IRCC has been focusing on PNP candidates as immigration officers are processing a backlog in applications. The immigration department wants to cut Express Entry backlogs in at least half before inviting candidates from other programs. Get a Free Express Entry

  Vo Visas || BC PNP Tech Draw 102 immigration invitations issued The BC PNP holds its first draw of 2022. British Columbia invited 102 tech workers to apply for a provincial nomination on January 4. 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. Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration Candidates invited through BC’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). Candidates who received invitations in this draw were from the  Skilled Worker   and  International Graduate  subcategories and ne

  VO Visas || Manitoba PNP invites 393 in new draw Manitoba has now invited 11,179 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in 2021. Manitoba held its last draw of the year on December 30. The  Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program  (MPNP) invited a total of 393 immigration candidates across three  Provincial Nominee Programs  (PNPs). Here are the number of invitations issued for each program, plus the minimum score cutoff according to the province’s Expression of Interest (EOI) system: Skilled Workers in Manitoba  — 332 invitations with a minimum score of 375; Skilled Workers Overseas  — 35 invitations with a minimum score of 726; and International Education Stream  — 26 invitations with no score requirement. Among these invitations, 73 were issued 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 prog

  VO Visas || A review of Canadian immigration in 2021 The coronavirus pandemic continued to influence the direction of Canada's immigration system in 2021. The onset of the coronavirus pandemic changed the course of Canada’s immigration system in 2020 and while things have stabilized, the pandemic caused IRCC to make major adjustments in 2021. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)  entered 2021 facing difficult circumstances. Immigration application backlogs were growing, many newcomers such as Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) holders waited in limbo overseas, COVID case levels were high at home and around the world, vaccination rates remained low, travel restrictions and Canada’s public health measures posed difficulties for newcomers looking to enter the country, and despite all this, the federal government mandated IRCC with landing  401,000 new permanent residents  this year. Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration IRCC decided early in the