Express Entry Draw #137 February 19, 2020
Number of invitations issued: 4500, Minimum CRS Score: 470
Proposed changes to Employer-Supported Streams of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
The government has proposed regulatory changes to three employer-supported streams under the OINP. Specifically, the proposal is as follows: The In-Demand Skills Stream: add thirteen (13) new manufacturing related NOC Codes for employment positions outside of the Greater Toronto Area (“GTA”) and remove the settlement funds requirement. Introduce limits on the number of applications that…
Express Entry Round #134 – January 8, 2020
A New Year, a New Express Entry Round of Invitations! Despite this being a reasonably-sized draw (3400 invitations) the points score remains very high at 473. We are hopeful that as the year progresses, we will see greater numbers of invitations issued in each round to allow the many 1000s of qualified applicants in the…
‘Tis the Season – Ten Tips to get ready for the 2020 Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Process!
Instructions from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) on the process to sponsor Parents and Grandparents (“PGP”) for permanent residence in Canada are generally issued in late November or early December and apply to the next year’s application intake process. There is a cap on the number of people who can be sponsored through this…