Provincial Nominee Programs
Each province and territory in Canada has its own “streams” (immigration programs that target certain groups) and requirements. For example, in a program stream, provinces and territories may target: students business people skilled workers semi-skilled workers Choose a province or territory To be nominated by a province or territory, you must follow certain instructions and […]
Canada’s oath of citizenship
Excerpts from IRCC- News Release ” June 21, 2021—Ottawa—Canada’s Oath of Citizenship is more than words. It is a public declaration of belonging to our country and to our communities. That’s why the government has been hard at work over the past few years updating the Oath to include Indigenous peoples, through Bill C-8. This […]
Who Can Enter Canada Now
Canada is allowing only essential travellers to enter Canada. Essential travel is defined as travel that is non-optional and non-discretionary. The following are among the list of people allowed to travel to Canada now: 1. Canadian citizens 2. Permanent residents 3. Immediate family of Canadian citizens and permanent residents (spouses, common-law partners, dependent children, […]
Express Entry #166
In this Express Entry draw, Canada issued the first highest total on November 5. A total of 4,500 invitations went to Express Entry candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirement of 478. Most French-speaking candidates are eligible for more CRS points in this draw. Recently, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that French-speaking candidates now get 25 additional points […]
Express Entry #164
The latest Express Entry Draw was on September 30th, 2020. In this draw, 4200 candidates were issued with invitations to apply to the Canada Permanent Residence Program. The CRS score of the lowest ranking candidates was 471. There was no specified program from which these candidates were selected. The programs in the Express Entry are […]
Express Entry #154
The Express Entry draw on June 25th, 2020, saw the lowest-ranked CRS score of 431 was selected. Candidates from this category received an invitation up to 3,508th person in the pool. Between the month of March to June, we have seen many more invitations issued to the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) category. This may be […]
Surge in Nigerians Immigrating to Canada
Canada Appeals as an immigration destination of Choice as the country welcomed 313,580 new immigrants in 2019. Nigeria has become the fourth-leading source country of new immigrants to Canada, behind India, China, and the Philippines. As compared to the previous years a total of 12,600 Nigerians gained permanent residence in 2019. The vast majority of […]
Employment Letter for Express Entry
Applicant applying to a Canadian permanent residence program through the Express Entry immigration system (FSW, CEC, or FST programs), the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program, or one of the Provincial Nominee Programs, are required to provide employment letters to prove the previous and/or current work experience. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) requires specific information on these letters which must be on the […]