The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island held a Provincial Nominee Program draw on June 17 and invited 113 immigration candidates to apply for provincial nomination. Among the invited, 101 were Express Entry and Labour Impact category candidates. The remaining 12 invitations were issued to Business Impact candidates. The minimum required PNP score required for Business Impact candidates was 60.

In the Express Entry draw held on June 23, Canada invited 1002 immigration candidates to apply for permanent residence. All the invited candidates are those who have earlier been nominated by Canadian provinces for permanent residence and received an additional 600 Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) score points. Because of this reason, the cut-off score for the draw was comparatively high at 742.

In the latest Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program draw held on June 22, the province invited 184 Express Entry stream candidates with an minimum Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) score of 300. In the previous Alberta Express Entry stream draw held on June 5 too, the CRS cut-off score was 300. So far this year, Alberta has issued a total of 2284 invitations to Express Entry candidates.

In the Express Entry draw held on June 24 that specifically targeted Canadian Experience Class(CEC) candidates, the Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) score further dropped to 357.

Immigrants constituted a major part of Canada’s nursing and healthcare support workforce, revealed a report published by Statistics Canada. The study analysed data from 2015/2016 and found that immigrants made up 22 percent of the total workforce in these occupations.

Options are many for those who wish to build a better life abroad. But in the past few years, Canada has emerged as one of the most popular destinations for immigration for people across the world. This is mainly because Canada gives several opportunities for growth for immigrants and allows them to enjoy a better quality life.

Canada is one of the very few countries that have a welcoming policy towards immigrants. The country has six times as many skilled immigrants as the percentage of the population. Canada has kept is borders open for immigrants and this move has helped the Canadian economy and society in more than one way.

The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 5956 Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates to apply for permanent residence in the Express Entry draw held on May 31. This is the third largest Express Entry draw of 2021.

In yet another Express Entry draw held in a gap of just one day, Canada invited 4,147 Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates with a minimum score of 401 to apply for permanent residence.

In the Express Entry draw held on May 12, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 557 candidates to apply for permanent residence. The draw exclusively targeted candidates who have received provincial nomination. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut-off threshold was 752 points.