In the first Express Entry draw of 2023, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada(IRCC) invited 5500 immigration candidates to apply for permanent residence in Canada. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of the invited candidates was 507. As it…
Permanent skilled visas must target younger and skilled talent, suggested a report submitted by the Grattan Institute to the Australian federal government, as part of the review of the federal migration program. The report titled ‘Australia’s migration opportunity: how rethinking…
The Australian businesses are urging the federal government of Australia to increase the annual cap for permanent migrants to the country. In a submission to the government’s review of the immigration system, the Business Council of Australia (BCA) called for…
The Canadian province of Ontario reached its nomination allocation for 2022, by nominating 9750 candidates for permanent residence in Canada. It means, 750 more candidates were invited, as compared to 9000 candidates in 2021. However, the number is still low,…
An internal memo from the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada(IRCC) recommended implementing clear guidelines for the establishment of pilot immigration programs. The memo was issued on July 18, 2022 following an internal audit conducted last March by the Internal Audit…
In the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program(MPNP) draw held on December 30, the province invited 280 candidates to apply for provincial nomination. The invitations were issued through three of the immigration streams under the MPNP, which are the Skilled Workers in…
Australia’s migration levels could become very high in the coming years, predicted Peter McDonald, a professor at the University of Melbourne. Sky News Australia reported Mr McDonald as saying that “We are replacing people who weren’t in the country over…
The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada(IRCC) has succeeded in breaking the record in terms of the number of new permanent residents admitted to the country in 2022. A total of 431645 new permanent residents were admitted to Canada in the…
The net inward migration to Australia is set to rebound to pre-pandemic levels, says the findings of the Centre for Population. Australia had imposed strict border restrictions during the COVID period and in the past few years, the country lost…
