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Express Entry: Does my work experience impact my CRS score?

October 17, 2023 admin canada immigration, canada permanent residence, canada skilled worker immigration, category-based selection draw, CRS, crs score, Express Entry, noc 2021, PNP, provincial nominee program

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 12:00:26 +0000

As a Canadian immigration applicant through one of the three programs contained within the Express Entry system, it is important to know what does and does not impact your Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. The National Occupation Classification 2021 (NOC 2021) code that corresponds with a candidate’s work experience will not impact their CRS score […]

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Canadian Significant Benefit Work Permits: How can I get one?

October 11, 2023 admin canadian work permit, entrepreneur immigration, LMIA, lmia-exempt, noc, noc 2021, Work

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 13:26:23 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) officials must consider the possible impacts on Canadian workers before granting foreign workers a permit. Therefore, a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is often mandatory. However, if a ‘significant benefit’ exemption is recognised, the need for an LMIA can be bypassed—specifically if the advantages gained from granting a work […]

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Bus and truck drivers eligible for Express Entry

February 9, 2023 admin aip, Bus drivers, Express Entry, IRCC, jobs, national occupation classification, noc, noc 2021, PNP, rnip, targeted express entry draws, truck drivers

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 13:00:39 +0000

On November 16, 2022, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) transitioned from its National Occupation Classification (NOC) 2016 system to an updated NOC 2021 version. As part of this transition to NOC 2021, IRCC made 16 occupations newly eligible for Express Entry. Included among those additions are transport truck drivers and bus drivers, two occupations […]

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Some foreign workers in Canada can have their LMIA processed in 10 business days

February 6, 2023 admin IRCC, jobs, labour market impact assessment, LMIA, lmia canada, national occupation classification, noc, noc 2021, tfwp

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:30:55 +0000

To help Canadian employers fill labour and skills gaps in their organizations when there are no qualified and available Canadians or permanent residents (PR), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) operates the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). As a condition of the work permits provided to foreign workers through this program, employers hiring foreign talent […]

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The top immigration developments of 2022

December 30, 2022 admin 2022, Express Entry, general, immigration, immigration developments, immigration levels plan, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, lmia based work permit, new brunswick critical worker pilot, noc, noc 2021, noc changes, open work permit, teer

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2022 19:00:13 +0000

Canada’s immigration system saw many key developments in 2022, as the country dealt with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has continued to assess Canada’s economic and societal needs through immigration—yielding new and important developments changes this year, that may have great influence on the country’s immigration system in […]

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2022: Express Entry year in review

December 26, 2022 admin bill c-19, Canada, canadian experience class program, comprehensive ranking score, crs cut-off scores, crs score, crs trends 2022, Express Entry, federal skilled workers program, fswp, immigration, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, Invitation to Apply, IRCC, ita, noc 2016, noc 2021

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 13:00:51 +0000

The past year has been a unique one for Canada’s Express Entry application management system. The resumption of all-program draws, after an 18-month pause that began in December 2020, has allowed Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to work towards, pre-pandemic targets of Express Entry invitations. Over the year, the department has been working towards […]

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IRCC confirms IT glitch affecting Express Entry candidates

December 14, 2022 admin canada immigration, Express Entry, express entry draw, immigration, IRCC, it glitch, noc 2021

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:00:36 +0000

In an email to CIC News, an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) spokesperson has confirmed that there have been IT issues in the Express Entry system following the implementation of National Occupation Classification (NOC) 2021. This includes Express Entry candidates who are in the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP). While IRCC says the department is […]

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Canada to target occupations in Express Entry draws starting in 2023

December 14, 2022 admin Express Entry, immigration, IRCC, jobs, labour market, national occupational classification, noc, noc 2021, PNP

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:00:40 +0000

Starting in 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will use new authorities to hold Express Entry draws that invite candidates based on specific attributes rather than their overall CRS score. The expected changes to Express Entry were made possible by Bill C-19 which received Royal Assent, or passed in both houses of parliament, on […]

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Express Entry changing to targeted draws in Q1 2023

December 14, 2022 admin Express Entry, immigration, IRCC, jobs, labour market, national occupational classification, noc, noc 2021, PNP

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:00:40 +0000

Starting in 2023, IRCC will use new authorities to hold Express Entry draws that invite candidates based on specific attributes rather than their overall CRS score. The expected changes to Express Entry were made possible by Bill C-19 which received Royal Assent, or passed in both houses of parliament, on June 23. Under the Bill, […]

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British Columbia holds latest Provincial Nomination draws as PNPs slow

December 3, 2022 admin bcpnp, british columbia provincial nominee program, entry-level worker, immigration, international graduate, noc, noc 2021, PNP, pnp draws, semi-skilled worker, skilled worker

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2022 12:00:02 +0000

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) held both a general and targeted draw on November 28th . Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration The province issued 253 invitations to apply (ITAs) for general candidates, and at least 75 ITAs to targeted professions . All provinces (with the exception of Quebec and Nunavut) […]

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