Quebec Plans Significant Cuts in its Immigration Plan
Quebec plans significant cuts in its Immigration Plan
Immigration News
Express Entry Draw: Healthcare and Social Service Occupations Invited
On June 4 2025 IRCC conducted a targeted Express Entry Draw and sent Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to healthcare and social service sector workers. This is a targeted draw means only selected profiles are invited by IRCC. IRCC continues to invite skilled professions for permanent residency. Important highlights of this draw Category: Healthcare and Social … Read more
OINP PNP Draw Multiple Candidates Invited for PR: June 3 2025 Draw.
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) conducted multiple targeted draws and issued multiple Invitations to Apply (ITA) on June 3 2025. These draws are part of the Ontario government plan to support the regional economical development and meet the labor market need of Ontario. This is a big relief to temporary permit holders in Canada who … Read more
Steinbach RCIP Program: Opportunity for Canadian PR.
Are you an International Graduate in Canada or temporary foreign worker in Canada on work permit and exploring your pathways to become permanent resident of Canada and stay in Canada permanently. You can target RCIP program for you and your family permanent residency. Permanent status gives you piece of mind plus it opens multiple resources … Read more
Express Entry News: June 2,2025 PNP Draw
Canada continues to welcome skilled workforce via Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) under the flagship Express Entry System. On June 2,2025 IRCC held PNP draw offering new opportunities to candidates nominated by Canadian provinces and territories. June 2,2025 PNP Draw This draw invited 277 candidates who had got provincial nomination. Provincial Nominations automatically receive an additional … Read more
How to become Canadian Citizen in 2025
After becoming permanent resident of Canada the next step in the Canadian journey is becoming Canadian citizen. Let’s talk about who can become apply, the eligibility requirements, fees, processing time and the steps involved in the process. Who Can Apply for Citizenship? There are some minimum criteria you must meet to become citizen of Canada. … Read more
Important Update from Saskatchewan Canada. SINP closed for many sectors
Government of Canada has slashed the PNP numbers of the provinces by 50% thus SINP has announced major changes to its SINP program. Let’s talk about what sectors will be affected by this overhaul of SINP. Effective Immediately SINP has closed applications for majority of workers outside of Canada in some specific sectors. These are … Read more
Relief for closed work permit holders in Canada
Temporary foreign workers in Canada on closed work permits means those workers who can work only for employer listed on their work permits have got an extended relief from IRCC. They can switch employers or change their jobs before getting new work permit from IRCC. This is not a new policy but a old covid … Read more
Salary increase in BC and Ontario
Starting from June 01, 2025 BC will witness general minimum wage increase from $17.40/hour to $17.85/hour this will reflect the 2.6% inflation based-adjustment. BC has legislation in place to keep up the minimum wage increases with the previous year’s average inflation rate. Affected Workforce This particular wage increase will apply to: Agricultural and hand harvesters … Read more
Ontario’s NEW OINP Reform
Ontario is making changes in OINP to make it more flexible, advanced, transparent and better aligned with current Ontario labor market needs. These changes are the part of much bigger plan known as Working for workers seven act, 2025 planned for this year. In this article we have only covered the OINP part. Important OINP … Read more
Current PGWP Processing Delays: A Big Concern for International Students
Post Graduation Work Permit is a vital path for international students in Canada to transition from academics to the workforce. International students study Bachelors/Masters/Diploma/Certificate courses in Canada. However the recent data from IRCC shows massive delay in processing times and it’s creating stress, anxiety, uncertainty among international students in Canada. Latest PGWP Processing Time (May … Read more
Mark Carney’s Immigration Vision: What It Means for International Students and Temporary Residents in Canada
As we all know Canada has a new government with new Prime Minister Mr. Marc Carney and his government has set new Immigration roadmap for the upcoming years. Let’s look out how things will unfold in Canadian immigration. Capping Temporary Immigration under 5% by 2027 The new government has planned to slash the share of … Read more
RCIP Program: Your may be potential pathway to Permanent Residency in 2025
If you are an international student in Canada or on your Post Graduation Work Permit and seeking for permanent residency in 2025 and next couple of years you should think about this program. This is a federal program and can take you to your destination of permanent residency. It is called Rural Community and Immigration … Read more
Canada extends the Judicial Review Timeline to new 75 Days: A big relief to Immigrants
Canada extends the Judicial Review Timeline
Canada Express Entry Draw
On May 12, 2025 IRCC conducted the Express Entry draw focusing on Provincial Nominee Program(PNP) candidates. A total of 511 Invitations to Apply(ITAs) were issued to candidates who had minimum Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) score of 706. Highlights of this EE PNP Draw Analysis of this draw You may not believe it that this draw is … Read more
Bad State of OINP-Canada
In 2025 as of May 11,2025 only 4 invitations to apply(ITAs) has been issued by OINP to candidates meanwhile thousands of candidates inside Canada are waiting from several months for invitation and are at the brink of their work permit means they may become out of status anytime in Canada. This is a sharp decline … Read more
Big hike in study permit processing time
As of May 2025, international students in Canada are grappling with unprecedented delays in study permit extension processing times. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reports a staggering 223-day processing period for study permit extensions, a significant increase from previous months . This prolonged timeline is causing considerable distress among students, affecting their academic progression, … Read more
Skyrocketing Work Permit Processing Time
Date: May 7, 2025 Applying for a work permit from inside Canada — whether it’s your initial application or an extension — has become a test of patience. As of today, the official processing time is 233 days. That’s over 7 months just to get a decision. For thousands of workers, students transitioning to work … Read more