IRCC announced the second consecutive program-specific draw after a month-long hiatus. In an interesting turn of events, the #297 Express Entry draw only invited candidates who were eligible for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). The latest draw had the highest CRS cut-off for CEC-specific selections. The CEC pathway is one of…
IRCC finally announced the latest #296 Express Entry draw after a month-long pause. It was a program-specific draw exclusively for provincial nominees. Type of Draw: Provincial Nominee Program Date of Draw: 30th May, 2024 Day of Draw: Thursday Time of Draw: 14:59:31 UTC ITAs issued: 2985 CRS score cut-off: 676 Applicants…
Canada is one of the best study destinations around the world. As a testament to this well-known fact, we can look at how many students go to Canada every year from India or other countries. In recent years, numbers have climbed up quite a bit and from the data published by IRCC ,…
Immigrating to a foreign country requires you to possess some amount of wealth beforehand. When you land in Canada, there will be a plethora of actions that will require you to spend money, such as reaching your new house or your relatives or friends, arranging a new place to live, going…
Marc Miller, the Immigration Minister of Canada, recently announced that there will be two new immigration pilot programs available in 2024 fall. These pilots are: the Rural Community Immigration Pilot and Francophone Community Immigration Pilot. Both programs aim to increase the population of skilled workers in their respective areas. Download Free…
The 287th Express Entry draw was a category-based selection that invited applicants with French Language proficiency. The IRCC invited 2500 Express Entry profiles with a CRS score of 336 points or higher. Type of Draw: Category-based draw: French Language Proficiency Date of Draw: 29.02.2024 Day of Draw: Thursday Time of Draw:…
The latest 286th Express Entry Draw was a general draw that issued 1470 ITAs to the Express Entry profiles with a CRS score of 534 points or more. Draw Number: 286 Date of Draw: 28.02.2024 Day of Draw: Wednesday Time of Draw: 14:57:26 UTC ITAs issued: 1470 CRS score cut-off: 534…
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) already announced that starting 1st Jan, 2024, it will begin implementing changes for foreign students. The big updates for the same are mentioned below. IRCC: Updates for Foreign Students Starting, 1st Jan IRCC began implementing changes for foreign students. The earliest one was the increase…
Canada is on the way to create about 250,000 new childcare spaces across the country. It is expected that Canada will achieve this accomplishment by March of 2026. The creation of more childcare spaces which are also affordable in nature will drastically help parents in raising their children amidst the ongoing…
The international student community of Canada is anxiously awaiting for a decision on whether IRCC will continue the temporary policy it put in place back in October of 2022. The policy helped foreign students to work off – campus, full-time. But the temporary measure is about to reach its expiry on…
Quebec has taken initiatives in battling workforce shortages by re-opening certain economic pilot programs. These pilot programs will help in addressing labor shortages in essential industries of Quebec. These measures became effective on 23rd November, 2023 and will remain so till 31st December, 2024. Let’s see which immigration pilot programs re-opened…
Express Entry draws have been more unpredictable than ever. This has been mostly observed since after the pandemic. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the draws would be held at a frequency of every 2 weeks or so. However, lately, mostly since the introduction of Category-based Express Entry draws , they have become…
