Joy Stephen's Canada Immigration Podcast

Canada Immigration Provincial pick for Alberta EE stream: Agriculture Priority by Alberta  on 07 February 2025

Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial Pick from the province of Alberta. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
|  Alberta selected potential PNP nominees under Alberta EE stream: Agriculture Priority on 07 February 2025. 
 
Additional Infor and News release by province:
 
 Alberta selected potential provincial nominees under Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Agriculture), This is the news release by the province:   Draw date : February 7, 2025
 Minimum score of invited candidates : 64
 Number of invitations : 20
 Worker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parameters - Alberta Express Entry Stream – Priority Sectors (Agriculture) 
 | You can always access past news from the Province of Alberta by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/ab/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

Canada renews commitment to welcome people affected by the conflict in Sudan, released by on 20 February 2025
 
 

 | Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Federal News Bulletin from CIC news release. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
 | News release
 February 20, 2025—Ottawa—Canada's approach to immigration supports community needs, economic objectives and humanitarian responsibilities. A key part of these responsibilities is Canada's long-standing commitment to protecting the world's most vulnerable, including people affected by the conflict in Sudan.
 
 After violence erupted in Khartoum on April 15, 2023, Canada took on a leadership role, organizing discussions with like-minded countries to coordinate a response to the crisis. This included work to get hundreds of Canadian citizens and permanent residents and their family members out of Sudan, along with the launch of temporary and permanent immigration measures to help keep people safe and keep families together.
 
 As part of our ongoing work to help people in the region, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced that Canada will resettle more refugees affected by the conflict in Sudan over the next two years and increase the spaces available under the family-based permanent residence pathway. These measures will be delivered as part of the existing Immigration Levels Plan and could help more than 7,000 additional people impacted by the conflict in Sudan.
 
 Canada is committing to resettle up to 4,000 Sudanese government-assisted refugees by the end of 2026, and intends to support an additional 700 Sudanese refugees through private sponsorship. This includes up to 350 Sudanese nationals privately sponsored by groups of five and community sponsors for whom Canada also intends to waive the requirement for a refugee status determination document. More details will be available in the coming weeks.
 
 The Minister also announced that the number of applications accepted into processing for the family-based permanent residence pathway will increase from 3,250 to over 5,000, which will allow Canada to welcome approximately 10,000 people under this pathway. The pathway will remain the same as when it launched in February 2024, but will no longer require the Canadian anchor to reside in a province or territory other than Quebec. We will begin accepting new applications under this pathway as of February 25, 2025.
 | You can always access past news from the Canadian Federal Government by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/fed/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions

Canada Immigration Weekly PNP selection Summary for week ending 21 February 2025
 
 

 | Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, and I am Joy Stephen, an authorized Canadian Immigration practitioner bringing out this weekly PNP selection summary. I am coming to you from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario
 | This week, the following Provinces picked Candidates for PNP nominations:
 
 Manitoba, Prince Edward Island



| Province | Date | Total selection (Number) | PNP Video Link | Prince Edward Island | 20 February 2025 | 87 | https://polinsys.co/pey
| Manitoba | 20 February 2025 | 41 | https://polinsys.co/mby
|  You can always access past weekly PNP selection news by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/pnpw. 

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c. 

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom. 

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

Canada Immigration Provincial pick for Business Impact: Work Permit by Prince Edward Island on 20 February 2025
 
 

 | Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of Prince Edward Island. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
| Prince Edward Island selected potential PNP nominees under Business Impact: Work Permit on 20 February 2025. 

Additional Infor and News release by province:

Prince Edward Island selected potential provincial nominees under Office of Immigration Invitations to Apply, This is the news release by the province:   Date of Draw: 02/20/2025

Labour & Express Entry Invitations :87


Invitations were extended on February 20, 2025 to individuals working in occupations and priority sectors based on economic impact in Prince Edward Island. The focus was on people working and living in Prince Edward Island for a minimum of one year. In addition international graduates from UPEI, Holland College and Collège de l'Île were prioritized in the invitations. 
| You can always access past news from the Province of Prince Edward Island by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/pe/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

Canada Immigration Provincial pick for Skilled Worker Overseas by Manitoba on 20 February 2025
 
 
 

 | Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of Manitoba. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
| Manitoba selected potential PNP nominees under  Skilled Worker Overseas on  20 February 2025. 

Manitoba selected potential provincial nominees under Skilled Worker Overseas, This is the news release by the province:   Skilled Worker Overseas
Profiles that declared being directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative.

Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 22
Ranking score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 711
Of the 41 Letters of Advice to Apply issued in this draw, 7 were issued to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry profile number and job seeker validation code.

Notes
Expressions of Interest from Skilled Worker Overseas candidates have only been considered if they were directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative.
If your score is higher than that of the lowest-ranked candidate but you have not received a Letter of Advice to Apply, this could be because
you have indicated that you have taken an approved third-party language test to demonstrate your language ability in English/French, but have not provided a valid test number in your EOI or your language test is no longer valid; or
you have indicated that you have received an Invitation to Apply to the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative, but did not provide a valid invitation number.
Please note that for each question in the EOI, help text is available, providing detailed information on the information you should enter. If one of these scenarios applies to you, you may wish to update your EOI with the correct information in order to be considered for the next draw from the EOI pool.
Candidates were issued a Letter of Advice to Apply under this International Education Stream selection if they met all International Education Stream criteria, declared their highest level of completed education to be a Master's Degree or higher, and declared a Manitoba Supporter who is a close relative, is a Canadian permanent resident or citizen, is an established resident of Manitoba and has been residing in Manitoba for at least one year. To be eligible to apply, candidates selected in this draw must be able to provide documents that demonstrate that they have completed a Master's Degree or higher post-secondary program as well as documents proving their close relative relationship to their Manitoba Supporter and their Manitoba Supporter's duration of residence in the province. If you cannot demonstrate that you meet this criteria, you may wish to consider declining your Letter of Advice to Apply.
Close relatives may support the application of more than one skilled worker at a time provided they satisfactorily demonstrate their ability to do so. To be considered a close relative, a Manitoba Supporter must be related to the applicant (or the applicant's spouse) through one of the following relationships:
sister or brother
niece or nephew (i.e., child of your sister or brother)
aunt or uncle (i.e., brother or sister of your mother or father)
first cousin (i.e., child of your aunt or uncle)
mother or father
grandmother or grandfather
Manitoba Supporters must provide a Settlement Plan Part 2 when you submit your application and demonstrate the duration of their residence in Manitoba through documentation. If your Manitoba Supporter is not related to you or your spouse through one of the relationships listed above, or you cannot prove the relationship to your Manitoba Supporter through d

Canada Immigration Provincial pick for International Education Stream by Manitoba on 20 February 2025
 
 
 

 | Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of Manitoba. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
| Manitoba selected potential PNP nominees under International Education Stream on  20 February 2025. 

Manitoba selected potential provincial nominees under International Education Stream, This is the news release by the province:   International Education Stream
Master's Degree or higher level of completed post-secondary education and close relative in Manitoba selection
Profiles that declared meeting International Education Stream eligibility requirements, declare their highest level of completed education to be a Master's Degree or higher and declare a Manitoba Supporter who is a close relative, is a Canadian permanent resident or citizen and is an established resident of Manitoba who has been residing in Manitoba for at least one year, were considered. Please see note #4 for more details.

Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 19

Expressions of Interest from Skilled Worker Overseas candidates have only been considered if they were directly invited by the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative.
If your score is higher than that of the lowest-ranked candidate but you have not received a Letter of Advice to Apply, this could be because
you have indicated that you have taken an approved third-party language test to demonstrate your language ability in English/French, but have not provided a valid test number in your EOI or your language test is no longer valid; or
you have indicated that you have received an Invitation to Apply to the MPNP under a strategic recruitment initiative, but did not provide a valid invitation number.
Please note that for each question in the EOI, help text is available, providing detailed information on the information you should enter. If one of these scenarios applies to you, you may wish to update your EOI with the correct information in order to be considered for the next draw from the EOI pool.
Candidates were issued a Letter of Advice to Apply under this International Education Stream selection if they met all International Education Stream criteria, declared their highest level of completed education to be a Master's Degree or higher, and declared a Manitoba Supporter who is a close relative, is a Canadian permanent resident or citizen, is an established resident of Manitoba and has been residing in Manitoba for at least one year. To be eligible to apply, candidates selected in this draw must be able to provide documents that demonstrate that they have completed a Master's Degree or higher post-secondary program as well as documents proving their close relative relationship to their Manitoba Supporter and their Manitoba Supporter's duration of residence in the province. If you cannot demonstrate that you meet this criteria, you may wish to consider declining your Letter of Advice to Apply.
Close relatives may support the application of more than one skilled worker at a time provided they satisfactorily demonstrate their ability to do so. To be considered a close relative, a Manitoba Supporter must be related to the applicant (or the applicant's spouse) through one of the following relationships:
sister or brother
niece or nephew (i.e., child of your sister or brother)
aunt or uncle (i.e., brother or sister of your mother or father)
first cousin (i.e., child of your aunt or uncle)
mother or father
grandmother or grandfather
Manitoba Supporters must provide a Settlement Plan Part 2 when you submit your application and demonstrate the duration of their res

Federal program changes reduce provincial immigration allocation, released by New Brunswick on 05 February 2025

Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of New Brunswick. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
|   FREDERICTON (GNB) – Program changes made by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will lead to significant reductions in permanent resident nominations this year.
 
 "The federal government's allocation provided to New Brunswick is a significant step back from previous years," said Jean-Claude D'Amours, acting minister of post-secondary education, training and labour, and minister responsible for immigration. "Unfortunately, this move has forced us to make difficult decisions and we expect it will limit our ability to manage economic growth for our province and its businesses."
 
 New Brunswick is subject to a 50 per cent reduction in permanent resident nominations, which means New Brunswick's allocation will drop to 2,750 this year, from 5,500 in 2024.
 
 The allocation will be split between the Provincial Nominee Program (1,500) and the Atlantic Immigration Program (1,250).
 
 "The changes go far beyond anything we could have anticipated, and the one-size-fits-all measure fails to recognize our province's unique status as the only officially bilingual province," said D'Amours.
 
 The provincial government has presented its concerns to the federal government and conversations are ongoing.
 
 New Brunswick immigration programs will open in the coming days. Applicants are encouraged to monitor program pages for updates and application requirements.
 
 Due to limited space, the government will focus on priority sectors, such as health, education and construction trades, while supporting other sectors with limited allocations. Workers in some occupations will be restricted from participating.
 
 "We empathize with New Brunswick businesses who may no longer be able to benefit from these programs, and we encourage them to reach out to WorkingNB to help fill job vacancies," said D'Amours.
 
 WorkingNB workforce consultants are available to help employers of all sizes meet their human resources needs. 
 | You can always access past news from the Province of New Brunswick by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/nb/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both

Canada Immigration Provincial pick for Rural Renewal Stream by Alberta  on 03 February 2025. 

Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial Pick from the province of Alberta. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
|  Alberta selected potential PNP nominees under Rural Renewal Stream on 03 February 2025. 

Additional Infor and News release by province:

Alberta selected potential provincial nominees under Rural Renewal Stream, This is the news release by the province:   Draw date : February 3 2025
Minimum score of invited candidates : 68
Number of invitations : 190
Worker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parameters : Alberta ,Rural Renewal Stream 
| You can always access past news from the Province of Alberta by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/ab/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

Canada Immigration Provincial pick for Dedicated Health Care Pathway – non-Express Entry by Alberta  on 06 February 2025

Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial Pick from the province of Alberta. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
|  Alberta selected potential PNP nominees under Dedicated Health Care Pathway – non-Express Entry on  06/02/2025. 
 
Additional Infor and News release by province:
 
 Alberta selected potential provincial nominees under Dedicated Health Care Pathway – non-Express Entry, This is the news release by the province:   Draw date - February 6, 2025
 Minimum score of invited candidates - 50
 Number of invitations - 48
 Worker stream, pathway, initiative or other focus and selection parameters - Dedicated Health Care Pathway – non-Express Entry 
 | You can always access past news from the Province of Alberta by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/ab/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

New rules to strengthen temporary resident document cancellations, and border security and integrity, released by on 12 February 2025

Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Federal News Bulletin from CIC news release. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
| Ottawa, February 12, 2025—Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated Canada's Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations to strengthen authorities to cancel temporary resident documents.

These changes give immigration and border services officers explicit authority to cancel electronic travel authorizations (eTAs) and temporary resident visas (TRVs) on a case-by-case basis, including when

a change in a person's status or circumstances makes them inadmissible or no longer eligible to hold the document (for example, the person provided false information, has a criminal history or is deceased)
an officer is not satisfied that someone will leave Canada by the end of their authorized period of stay
the document is lost, stolen, destroyed or abandoned

The changes also enable officers to cancel TRVs, eTAs, work permits and study permits issued to people when

they become a permanent resident
they are deceased, or
the document was issued based on an administrative error

The amended regulations came into force on January 31, 2025, and are published in the Canada Gazette II. These changes enhance the integrity of Canada's temporary residence programs and are expected to strengthen security at the border and within Canada.

IRCC will continue to improve processes and invest in tools to secure our borders and protect Canada's immigration system.
| You can always access past news from the Canadian Federal Government by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/fed/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can