IRCC announces new selection categories for Express Entry candidates

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 14:35:28 +0000

Canada’s Immigration Minister, Sean Fraser, has announced the launch of category-based selection draws for Express Entry candidates. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will be focusing on Express Entry candidates who have a strong French language proficiency or work experience in the following fields: healthcare science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions trades, such as […]

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Strike impacting Canada’s immigration system has ended

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 11:33:33 +0000

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Federal Government have reached a tentative agreement following a strike that impacted over 155,000 public servants, including those at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Note: This is a developing story. CIC News will continue to update it as more information becomes available. The strike began […]

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IRCC holds first Express Entry draw of April

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 17:17:31 +0000

IRCC has held another Express Entry draw. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued a total of 3,500 invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates in an all-program draw. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut-off score was 486. In an all-program draw, candidates are considered from the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) the Federal Skilled Worker […]

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BREAKING: IRCC invites 5,500 Express Entry candidates in second draw of 2023

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 20:08:07 +0000

Canada held the second Express Entry draw of the year today. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 5,500 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 507. No program was specified, meaning eligible candidates were invited from the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Federal […]

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Why October is set to be a major month for Canadian immigration

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2022 09:11:13 +0000

The coming month is likely to be a busy one for Canada’s immigration sector. There are several end-of-year developments expected in the coming weeks that will lay a foundation for immigration targets and trends for the next year and beyond. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will announce the process for the PGP 2022 in […]

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Canada holds fourth all-program Express Entry draw since July

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 18:16:08 +0000

Canada has held its fourth all-program Express Entry draw since July 6. IRCC issued 2,250 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence. The Comprehensive Ranking System score (CRS) cut-off was 525. Express Entry is one of Canada’s most popular immigration pathways for skilled newcomers. There was no program specified for this draw which means that […]

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IRCC reveals how many FSWP and CEC candidates were invited in recent all-program draws

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:15:13 +0000

Canada’s federal immigration department has released preliminary data on how many Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates were invited in the two most recent Express Entry draws. On July 6, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held its first all-program draw in 18 months. A total of 1,500 candidates were […]

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Express Entry: Canada invites skilled immigrants overseas for first time since 2020

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:00:43 +0000

Canada has invited Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) candidates for the first time since December 2020.  Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates were also included in today’s Express Entry draw. This marks the first time since September 2021 that CEC candidates have been included in an Express Entry draw.  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited […]

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BREAKING: Express Entry: Canada invites skilled immigrants overseas for first time since 2020

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:00:43 +0000

Canada has invited Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) candidates for the first time since December 2020.  Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates were also included in today’s Express Entry draw. This marks the first time since September 2021 that CEC candidates have been included in an Express Entry draw.  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited […]

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Express Entry: Canada to invite federal skilled workers and CEC candidates today

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:00:43 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will hold its first all-program Express Entry draw since 2020 today. Note: This is a developing story that will be updated throughout the day. Please check back to learn about today’s Express Entry draw results. Two weeks ago, Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser told CIC News that IRCC was on […]

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