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BREAKING: IRCC announces tighter cap for study permits and changes to PGWP eligibility

“The international student cap is here to stay” according to Canada’s Immigration Minister, Marc Miller. Specifically, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will issue just 437,000 study permits in 2025. According to the department, this number is based on a 10% reduction from the 2024 target of 485,000 new study permits issued, and then stabilizing […]

IRCC Invites 2,000 Candidates in Latest Express Entry Draw

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued invitations to apply (ITAs) in the latest Express Entry draw. The department invited 2,000 candidates in a category-based selection draw for candidates with French language proficiency. To be considered, candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 394. This is the third draw this week and follows a program-specific draw for 3,200 […]

Secure Job Opportunities in Canada While in the Express Entry Pool

Canada’s economic immigration programs are crucial to the nation’s labour market expansion, contributing nearly 100% of the recent increases in the workforce. Given immigration’s pivotal role in Canada’s economy, employment initiatives are often tied to immigration programs to assist employers in filling vacancies that cannot be sourced domestically. A prime example of this is employers […]

IRCC issues ITAs to Express Entry candidates in second draw this week

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued invitations to candidates in the second Express Entry draw of the week. The department issued 1,500 invitations to apply (ITAs) in a category-based selection draw for French language proficiency. Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 388. Get a Free Express Entry Assessment Yesterday’s […]

Canada: Ontario’s cap implementation plan allocates nearly all study permit applications to public colleges and universities

Here are the highlights: The Province of Ontario hosted just over half of all international students in Canada last year Under Canada’s new cap on international study permits, Ontario has been allocated 235,000 study permit applications for 2024 The province has announced that 96% of those study permit applications will be allocated to the public […]

Engineer regulator drops Canadian experience qualification in Ontario

Internationally trained engineers no longer require Canadian work experience to be licensed in Ontario. Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton says the province’s regulator for professional engineers has dropped the requirement, which he calls a “game changer” for qualified immigrant engineers that will help fill roughly 7,000 vacant positions. Professional Engineers Ontario says up to 60 […]

Canadian Immigration Services at Risk as 155,000 Federal Government Employees Go on Strike

IRCC services disruption: The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), a union representing over 155,000 federal government employees, has announced a strike effective today that will impact most government departments, including Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Some Government of Canada services will be limited while the strike is ongoing. Areas of disruption Most significantly, […]

Express Entry: Canada holds largest all-program draw ever

IRCC held the seventh Express Entry draw of 2023. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 7,000 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 490. The number of ITAs in this draw beats the previous record of 5,500 candidates invited in the last all-program draw on January 18. In an all-program draw candidates are considered […]

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