On April 14, 2022, British Columbia clarified guidelines regarding the selection of candidates and issuance of Invitations to Apply (ITAs).
The province uses the information applicants provide in registrations to rank, select, and invite candidates and issues ITAs based on those criteria to meet BC’s economic and labour market needs.
Education, language skills, occupation, work experience, etc. are some of the main attributes that the province considers when inviting candidates.
In addition, the province issues targeted invitations to support its priorities, such as supporting specific business sectors and encouraging regional immigration.
#BCPNP, #skilled_immigration, #ITA
https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/About-The-BC-PNP
April 18, 2022
On April 12, 2022, the Government of Manitoba announced that the province is planning to spend $5 Million “to strengthen immigration programming to help attract newcomers to Manitoba.”
According to Manitoba’s BUDGET 2022: RECOVER TOGETHER, the province has developed a solid path to recovery from COVID-19 with strategic and significant investments in key priority areas.
Currently, the province accepts immigrants under 4 immigration streams of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP):
the Skilled Worker in Manitoba, Skilled Worker Overseas, International Education, and Business Investor Streams. In 2022, Manitoba has already invited 1,950 candidates.
#Manitoba, #Budget_2022, #MPNP
April 18, 2022
On April 14, 2022, the Government of Canada updated the number of Ukrainian newcomers arriving in Canada under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET).
According to the latest update, between January 1 and April 10, 2022, 4,347 Ukrainians arrived in Canada by land, and an additional 12,250 arrived by air. Between March 17 and April 12, 2022,
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) received 140,877 applications under the CUAET. The applications of 46,417 Ukrainian nationals have been approved so far.
#Ukrainian_immigrants, #Ukrainian_refugees, #refugees, #CUAET, #Ukraine, #IRCC
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/canada-extends-helping-hand-ukrainian-012737157.html
April 15, 2022
In 2021, the number of international students who immigrated to Canada under the temporary resident to permanent resident (TR2PR) pathway almost tripled when compared to the previous year.
According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), there were 22,670 foreign students who got their PR through the TR2PR program.
To note, this figure almost tripled the 7,750 new permanent residents who had previously had study permits in 2020. In addition, it nearly doubled the 11,565 approvals of 2019 – the last pre-pandemic year.
#TR2PR, #IRCC, #PR, #international_students
April 14, 2022
