The Canadian province of Ontario has been allocated more PNP nominations for the year 2018. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) can nominate 6600 immigrants in 2018, which is 600 more than the allocation for the year 2017. Ontario has…
A total of 155 candidates were sent Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) in the first-ever draw of the new Express Entry-aligned pathway of Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) held on January 11. The minimum required points for candidates to…
The province of Saskatchewan, on January 10th, opened the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)’s International Skilled Worker subcategory of Express Entry to accept 400 new applications. The intake limit was reached soon and the sub-category was closed on the next…
The maximum Provincial Nominee Program allotment for Alberta for the year 2018 has been raised to 5600 nominations, it has been announced. It means, compared to last year, Alberta may send a 100 more nominations for permanent residence in Canada…
The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) has updated its In-Demand Occupations list, removing five occupations from the list. The removed occupations are: 0124 – Advertising, marketing and public relations managers 1112 – Financial and investment analysts 1123 – Professional occupations…
The Government of Canada has introduced a slight increase in the settlement funds required for skilled immigration to the country. Settlement fund is a proof that you have enough financial capacity to support yourself and your family while you settle…
In a move that will attract more international students to the UK, the UK government has extended its pilot student visa scheme to 23 more universities. The scheme was launched in 2016 on pilot basis in four UK educational institutions–…
Happy news for Canadian citizens and PR holders who want to bring their parents or grandparents to Canada! The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reopened its Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) on January 2. IRCC is expecting to receive…
In the year 2017, Canada sent a total of 86,023 invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Permanent Residence through the three categories of Express Entry. This is way high than the number of invitations sent in the previous year. In 2016,…
