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,…
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has received an additional nomination allocation for the year 2017. So Ontario will continue to process applications and issue nominations until nominations for additional allocation is met. The exact number of additional nominations will…
Software engineers and designers was the top nominee occupation category in Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) in 2017 and Indians obtained the highest number of nominations under this category. Indians received 1835 nominations under this category as of September 30,…
Canada is the most attractive study destination for international students, according to the ICEF-graduate Agent Barometer, an annual global education industry survey. Among the factors that make Canada the most preferred destination for students are affordability, safety and work opportunities.…
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has extended its Open Work Permit Pilot program for spouses and common-law partners sponsored by Canadian citizens or permanent residents. The pilot program under the Spouse or Common Law Partner in Canada (SCLPC) Class is being…
The number of unfilled job vacancies in Canada’s private sector reached a record high in the third quarter of 2017, according to a report released by Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The private sector of Canada is witnessing a…
British Columbia has sent 290 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for provincial nomination in the last two draws that took place on December 6th and 13th. The draw that took place on December 13th was limited to Tech Pilot stream of…
