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Alberta invited 396 candidates and updated the AINP inventory
On August 17, 2021, Alberta published the update of the inventory of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). Currently, there are around 1,200 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications and 225 Expressions of Interest in the Alberta Express Entry pool. In addition, on August 10, 2021, Alberta held a new round in the Alberta Express Entry Stream and issued 396 Notifications of Interest (NOI). The lowest score in this round was 300 points, the same as in the previous draw. In 2021, AINP already invited 3,157 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in the Alberta Express Entry.
#Alberta, #AINP, #PNP, #ITA, #Nomination_certificate, #Express_Entry
British Columbia Issued new invitations
On August 17, 2021, British Columbia conducted two draws in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In the general draw, the province issued 363 invitations.
- Skills Immigration – Skilled Worker 91
- Skills Immigration – International Graduate 78 (-1 point)
- Skills Immigration – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled 73 (-1 point)
- Express Entry British Columbia – Skilled Worker 88 (-1 point)
- Express Entry British Columbia – International Graduate 76 (-1 point)
The second round of the day targeted only candidates in NOC 0621 – Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers and NOC 0631 – Restaurant and Food Service Managers. BCPNP invited 64 such candidates. Both NOCs have a high number of registrants within the BC PNP Skills Immigration Registration System. The lowest score of those candidates was 106 points, one point less compared to the previous draw for these NOCs. In total, British Columbia issued 7,519 ITAs under the BCPNP in 2021.
#British_Columbia, #BCPNP, #EEBC, #Skills_Immigration, #PNP
The federal court fined IRCC for unresponsive bureaucracy
Canada’s Federal court fined Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) as the latter kept the application of a Saudi Arabian family for over 57 months. The family submitted their application in January 2016 and made 34 requests to IRCC for an update on the file between May 2017 and April 2021. In February 2020, the family brought their case to a federal court to urge IRCC to expedite the processing of their application. The court agreed that the 57-months wait in the queue was unreasonable and ordered IRCC to render a decision in 30 days and to pay the family $1,500 in costs.
#IRCC, #Federal_court
Canada evacuated more than 800 Afghans
On August 16, 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed the number of refugees Canada has helped to flee Afghanistan. According to Prime Minister, the Government of Canada has evacuated 807 Afghans under the program announced last month to resettle the families of Afghan interpreters and other support staff who worked with the Canadian Armed Forces and the diplomatic mission in Afghanistan. More than 500 Afghan people, as well as 34 Canadian diplomats and Canadian Armed Forces personnel, have already arrived in Canada.
#Afghanistan, #Afghans, #refugees