The Government of Alberta published the changes to the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program’s (AAIP) immigration streams, which now reflect the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 and are based on the training, education, experience and responsibilities (TEER).
As of November 16, AAIP language requirements for the worker stream have increased the minimum language requirements in sixteen occupations while decreasing in three.
The provincial government updated the ineligible and eligible occupation lists with new NOC codes. In addition, general Express Entry stream occupation eligibility has changed for nineteen occupations.
#AAIP, #NOC_2021, #TEER, #NOC_change, #Alberta, #PR
https://www.alberta.ca/aaip-updates.aspx
November 22, 2022
The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech immigration stream has expanded to include 35 occupations under the newly created National Occupational Classification (NOC).
Before the launch of NOC 2021 on November 16, only 29 targeted occupations were available under this program.
BC PNP Tech is a program that helps those in the technology field speed up the immigration process to British Columbia.
In 2021, the BC PNP issued 1,697 nominations through the Tech program, representing 27.3 percent of all provincial nominations that year.
This year, the province issued 2,508 nominations under this program.
#BCPNP_Tech, #BCPNP, #tech, #NOC_2021, #NOC_change
https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/Invitations-to-Apply
November 22, 2022
After the implementation of the NOC 2021, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) cancelled all applications with an unpaid application fee that were not submitted in the portal as of 4 pm on November 15, 2022.
The AAIP requires all new applicants to confirm their application status in the AAIP portal.
Alberta Express Entry Stream candidates who want to remain eligible for selection and nomination by the AAIP must update their NOC information in their Express Entry profile.
Accelerated Tech Pathway candidates who received an AAIP nomination on or after October 15 will receive an email by November 22, 2022, inviting them to create a new application.
#AAIP, #NOC_2021, #NOC_change, #Accelerated_Tech_Pathway
https://www.alberta.ca/aaip-updates.aspx
November 22, 2022
Although Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) increased hiring significantly, the processing of applications continues to be slow.
Canada has received an unprecedented number of temporary and permanent resident applications in only the first eight months of 2022.
Such a situation is nearly as many applications as Canada received in all of 2019, increasing the operational capacity of IRCC by 45 percent from pre-pandemic levels.
The country's immigration system has been overloaded for the past two years.
The number of permanent and temporary residence applications is expected to be even higher this year, surpassing last year's 3.2 million applications.
#IRCC, #processing_delays, #immigration_backlog, #PR_applications, #IRCC_hiring
November 16, 2022
