Immigration News, Tips, and Advice

International students applying for a Post-Graduation Work Permit will now have six months to apply once they obtain their final marks and will no longer require a valid study permit.

British Columbia invited 32 Skills Immigration and Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence through its Tech Pilot on February 5.

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program issued invitations to apply to skilled workers, graduates and entrepreneurs on January 30.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has now issued a total of 11,150 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence in the first month of 2019.

Individuals looking to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents were able to submit their expressions of interests on January 28 during a brief reopening of the Interest to Sponsor Form.

Nova Scotia has invited eligible financial auditors and accountants in the Express Entry pool to apply for a nomination for permanent residence through its Labour Market Priorities Stream.

British Columbia issued invitations to apply for a provincial nomination under the BC PNP Tech Pilot on January 23.

The Government of Canada issued 3,900 Invitations to Apply to Express Entry candidates with scores of 443 or above on January 23.

The province of British Columbia issued 316 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC candidates on January 16.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced updates to the proof of settlement funds required for skilled immigration through the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC) and Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC).