News Updates

Important announcements affecting study in Canada and applications for study permits

May-4-2020 - Currently (as of May 3rd, 2020) the VFS office in Dubai remains closed for the purpose of biometrics collection for Canada. You can monitor developments here: https://visa.vfsglobal.com/are/en/can.As of May 3rd, 2020 only those students who had a study permit issued on or before March 18, 2020 are entitled to travel to Canada. We expect that to change. You can monitor developments here:... read more

CRS score drops again in latest Express Entry draw

May-1-2020 - Today's program-specific draw is the eighth since the start of the coronavirus crisis. The Government of Canada has issued 3,311 Invitations to Apply to Express Entry candidates through a program-specific draw held May 1. The Invitations to Apply, or ITAs, were issued to Express Entry candidates under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for these candidates was 452. This is the lowest CRS requirement so far in 2020, three points under the... read more

Ontario invites 26 entrepreneurs in new immigration draw

Apr-27-2020 - The invitations were issued to candidates with scores of at least 132 through the Entrepreneur Stream The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has issued 26 entrepreneurs invitations to apply under its Entrepreneur Stream. The OINP Entrepreneur Stream is designed to attract entrepreneurs and business owners abroad to come to Canada and either start a new business or buy an existing Ontario business. The invitations were issued for candidates with scores between 132 and 200. Only candidates... read more

Nova Scotia invites French-speaking Express Entry candidates

Apr-27-2020 - Details from the first draw held this year through the Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities Stream have been releasedNova Scotia has invited Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence through its Labour Market Priorities Stream on April 27, 2020.This latest draw targeted Express Entry candidates who had selected French as their first official language and have a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) score of 8 or higher in French in all language... read more

Manitoba issues 132 invitations in latest Expression of Interest draw

Apr-24-2020 - Express Entry candidates among those issued Letters of Advice to Apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence. Invitations to apply for a provincial nomination have been issued to 132 candidates in Manitoba’s Expression of Interest pool, including seven Express Entry candidates.The April 23 draw issued invitations to candidates in Manitoba’s Skilled Workers in Manitoba, Skilled Workers Overseas and International Education streams.The province has issued 1,808 Letters of Advice to... read more

Alberta holds two draws in April with CRS requirements in the 300s

Apr-22-2020 - Two Alberta draws have taken place so far in April, inviting a total of 320 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence.The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) recently released the details of the provincial nominee program draws from April 1, and April 14.The first Alberta Express Entry Stream draw this month invited 120 candidates to apply for a provincial nomination.Candidates did not need to have a job offer in order to be invited, however, they... read more

B.C. invites 271 immigration candidates in latest draw

Apr-17-2020 - British Columbia issued 271 invitations for immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence on April 16.This British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) invitation round was affected by coronavirus measures that have impacted B.C. businesses, according totheir webpage.The 271 candidates were selected from both the Skilled Immigration and Express Entry BC stream. The provincial score requirement varied depending on which subcategory candidates belonged... read more

Canada still processing visa, eTA, study, and immigration applications

Apr-14-2020 - IRCC will do its best to process study permit applications in time for the fall 2020 registration cycle. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says it will continue to process visa and electronic travel authorization (eTA) applications for those who are exempt from travel restrictions, with a particular focus on temporary foreign worker applications related to essential medical services and food supply chain services.In an announcement made on April 10, 2020, IRCC also stated... read more

Canada continues to issue Express Entry invitations through regular draws, invites 606 candidates

Apr-9-2020 - Invited candidates had provincial nominations and needed a CRS score of 698. The Government of Canada has invited 606 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a draw held April 9. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score for this invitation round decreased by 22 points from the previous Provincial Nominee Program draw held March 18.Canada continues to hold regular draws which removes the uncertainty about the likelihood that Express Entry draws would take... read more

Minimum CRS score drops to 464 in second Express Entry draw in one day

Apr-9-2020 - 3,294 Canadian Experience Class candidates invited to apply for permanent residence on April 9. A second Express Entry draw took place on Thursday, April 9, where a total of 3,294 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence were issued to Canadian Experience Class candidates with ranking scores of 464 and above. This rare second draw within the same day saw the lowest minimum CRS score requirement since October 2019.Today’s draw was the fourth consecutive program-specific Express Entry... read more