On June 29, 2022, the Government of Ontario held new draws in the Employer Job Offer Streams: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW), International Student Stream (EJO IS), and In-Demand Skills Stream (EJO IDS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).   The province issued 2 invitations to apply (ITAs) to […]

The Alberta government has stated that it will be increasing its investment in the film and television industries. According to Doug Schweitzer, Alberta’s Minister of Jobs, Economy, and Innovation, “the film business in Alberta has increased by two orders of magnitude, and it is now one of the fastest-growing industries […]

Canada to face Increasing Job Vacancies on June 24, 2022, Statistics Canada published a new report reflecting the Canadian labor market. According to the study, employers in Canada were actively looking to fill roughly 1 million job openings at the beginning of April, which is up 2.4 percent from the […]

British Columbia Invited over 130 Candidates under Various Streams of the BC PNP On July 5, 2022, British Columbia held new invitation rounds under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). In the BC PNP Tech, the province invited 100 candidates in the 29 eligible Tech occupations. The lowest […]

In the first six months of 2022, Canada issued the lowest number of Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in the history of its flagship Express Entry selection system as the Government of Canada attempted to clear the backlog affecting its entire immigration program. The first half of 2022 will be remembered […]

On June 21, 2022, Express Entry draws will resume on July 6 while participating at Collision in Toronto, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada IRCC announced that the Government of Canada will resume all-program Express Entry draws on Wednesday, July 6. When Express Entry draws resumes, IRCC […]

On June 16, 2022, Prince Edward Island conducted a new invitation round in the Prince-Edward-Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). In the sixth round of the year, the province issued 127 invitations to apply to skilled workers in the Labour Impact and Express Entry streams.  PEI also invited 9 candidates […]

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is still receiving proposals for new Investor streams, which aim to provide immediate economic benefit to Canada. However, according to the last issue of Lexbase, these plans all fall short of addressing the risks that are always involved with investor initiatives. Based on Canada’s […]

The immigration court has ruled that visa officers do not have the discretion to alter the eligibility criteria of the Post-Graduate Work Permit Program (PGWP) on humanitarian or compassionate grounds. On June 14, 2022, reviewing the application of an applicant failing to fulfill the requirements of the PGWP, the Federal […]

On June 8, 2022, the Government of Canada updated instructions regarding determining membership in the spouse or common-law partner in the Canada class. The revised instructions for circumstances when there is a relationship breakdown and the primary applicant (sponsored spouse) wishes to proceed with their permanent residence application.  The conversion […]