#COVID19 #IRCC #immigration #ExpressEntry #ProvincialNomineeProgram #PNP As for CIC News: The number of new immigrants dipped in April as Canada continues to lose momentum. However, we can expect a stronger finish to 2021. In April 2021, Canada welcomed 21,105 new immigrants, the lowest monthly count since the start of the year. This new Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data show that despite a strong start to the year, Canada has been losing momentum over

#ComprehensiveRankingScore #CRS #ExpressEntry #IRCC #CanadianExperienceClass #CEC As for CIC News: The downward slope continues as the CRS requirement drops again, this time to 368. Canada invited 6,000 more Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on June 10. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited candidates with scores of at least 368. The new draw targeted candidates who are eligible for permanent residence under the Canadian Experienc

#ComprehensiveRankingScore #CRS #ExpressEntry #ProvincialNomineeProgram #PNP #IRCC #immigration As for CIC News: Canada invites 940 PNP candidates with CRS scores of at least 711. Canada held a new Express Entry draw, inviting 940 candidates to apply for permanent residence on June 9. All invited candidates had previously received a nomination from a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). This is why the score cutoff was relatively high at 711, because all PNP candidates in the Ex

#COVID19 #IRCC #immigration #travel #travelrestrictions As for CIC News: IRCC has frozen some applications of CEC and PNP applicants who are in Canada but have spouses and children overseas. When Arsheveer Kaur returned to Canada in May 2020, she never imagined she would be giving birth to her son without her husband by her side. Now, more than one year, Kaur and her husband, Jugraj Singh, are still separated by administrative red tape. Amid the pandemic, Immigration, Refugee

#canadianimmigration #IRCC #ATIP As for Canadian Lawyer Mag: Initiative aims to improve readily accessible information, response times Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced a management action plan to streamline and modernize access to information and privacy systems, processes and digital infrastructure, in order to adapt to recent increases in requests and to advance openness and transparency. The access to information and privacy (ATIP) manageme

#canadaimmigration #canadaimmigrationnews #IRCC As for CIC News: The Information Commissioner of Canada published results of an investigation into systemic issues in IRCC's handling of access to information requests. Canada’s information commissioner is calling on the immigration department to improve communication with clients. As it is, the only way to see the status of your application or understand why your application for permanent residence was denied is to file an acce

#COVID19 #travelrestrictions #IRCC #ExpressEntry #ProvincialNomineeProgram #PNP #canadaimmigration As for CIC News: The following is CIC News' monthly summary of PNP activity across Canada. In recent weeks, Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) have seen significant activity. Provinces across the country have been actively issuing invitations to apply for nomination to a wide range of foreign workers, graduates, and entrepreneurs. Canadian provinces and territories, exce

#ComprehensiveRankingScore #CRS #ExpressEntry #immigration #ProvincialNomineeProgram #PNP #IRCC As for CIC News: CRS score drops to 380 which is the second lowest in 2021 as IRCC continues to draw on candidates living in Canada amid the coronavirus pandemic. Canada held a new Express Entry draw on May 31, inviting 5,956 candidates to apply for permanent residence. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited candidates with scores of at least 380. The new draw