Express Entry: What are your options if your PGWP is expiring?

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:00:39 +0000

On December 7, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) made several announcements regarding Canada’s international student program. Among them, the department has confirmed that it will not be offering any additional extensions to Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders. IRCC has offered PGWP work permit extensions three times over recent years. It introduced the measure following […]

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Canadian workers expected to receive pay increase in 2024

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023 13:00:44 +0000

According to a survey conducted by financial management consulting firm Normandin Beaudry, workers across this country are expected to see a wage increase of 3.6%, on average, in 2024. Surveying more than 700 companies across Canada, the Ontario-based firm noted several findings of value for employed Canadians, some of which allude to a positive future […]

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Express Entry: Canada has first ever draw for transport occupations

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:45:47 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has held its second Express Entry draw this week. On September 20, IRCC invited 1,000 candidates in transport occupations to apply for permanent residence. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score required to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) was 435. On September 19, IRCC also issued 3,200 invitations […]

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Canada holds first Express Entry draw in over one month

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:45:47 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has held its first Express Entry round of invitations in over a month. It issued 3,200 invitations to candidates in an all-program  draw. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score required to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) was 531. Get a Free Express Entry Assessment Note: This is […]

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BREAKING: Canada holds first Express Entry draw in over one month

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:45:47 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has held its first Express Entry round of invitations in over a month. It issued 3,200 invitations to candidates in an all-program  draw. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score required to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) was 531. Get a Free Express Entry Assessment Note: This is […]

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IRCC invites more candidates in latest Express Entry draw

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:40:55 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has invited more candidates in the latest Express Entry draw of 2023. On August 15 the immigration department issued 4,300 invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates in an all-program Express Entry draw. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) was 496. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Note: […]

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Report: Immigrants who studied in Canada earned more

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2023 13:00:55 +0000

Statistics Canada released a study in 2022 which examined the relationship between pre-immigration study in Canada and post immigration earnings. Discover your options to study in Canada One of the main findings of the study was that during the first two years after immigration, economic principal applicants with Canadian study experience earned considerably more than […]

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New Express Entry draw invites 3,600 candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:14:52 +0000

A new Express Entry draw took place Monday, August 12, in which a total of 3,600 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence were issued to candidates with scores of 466 and above. The cut-off score of 466 in today’s draw is seven points above the minimum score of 459 in the previous invitation round […]

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Minimum score drops again in latest draw from Canada’s Express Entry pool

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 15:41:16 +0000

The Government of Canada invited 3,350 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a draw held May 1.  The cut-off score in today’s draw was 450, which is one point lower than the minimum score in the previous draw on April 17, which was 451. This is the fourth time that the […]

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Express Entry nears 2017’s invitation record after setting new October high


Last month saw the Government of Canada more than double the number of invitations to apply for permanent residence that it issued to Express Entry candidates in October 2017, leaving it less than 12,000 invitations away from last year’s record-setting annual total. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 11,700 Invitations To Apply (ITAs) over […]

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