Canadian Immigration News – Dec 21, 2020

Prince Edward Island invited 174 skilled workers and 21 entrepreneurs On December 18, 2020, Prince Edward Island released the results of the December 17 draw in the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). In this invitation round, the provincial government issued 195 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination. PEI invited 174 skilled workers in the Labour Impact and Express Entry streams and 21 candidates in the Business Work Permit Entrepreneurs stream. The lowest score for business-candidates was 85 points, seven points fewer than in November 17 draw. In 2020, Prince Edward Island invited 1,955 candidates including 213 entrepreneurs. #Prince_Edward_Island, #PEIPNP, #Business_immigration, #Skilled_workers, #Entrepreneurs Manitoba held the MPNP draw #104 On December 17, 2020, Manitoba held a new invitation round in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP). In round #104, Manitoba issued 329 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA) in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream. The lowest score in this category was 375 points, 151 points fewer compared to draw #103. In the Skilled Workers Overseas stream, Manitoba issued 50 LAAs. The lowest score in the SWO category was 706 points, 63 points more than in the previous round. MPNP also invited 40 candidates in the International Education Category. This was the largest invitation round in the MPNP in 2020: in total, Manitoba issued 419 LAAs and 37 of them were issued to the Express Entry candidates. MPNP issued LAAs to 4,917 candidates in 25 draws in 2020. #Manitoba, #MPNP, #International_students, #PNP, #SWO, #SWM Prince Edward Island published the schedule for invitations rounds in 2021 On December 18, 2020, the Office of Immigration of Prince Edward Island has published a schedule for invitation rounds via the Expression of Interest system for individuals to apply for the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEIPNP). The invitations rounds are scheduled for the following dates: January 21, 2021 February 18, 2021 March 18, 2021 April 15, 2021 May 20, 2021 June 17, 2021 July 15, 2021 August 19, 2021 September 16, 2021 October 21, 2021 November 18, 2021 December 16, 2021 The Office of Immigration reserves the right to modify the schedule based on program requirements. #Prince_Edward_Island, #PEIPNP, #Business_immigration, #Skilled_workers, #Entrepreneurs Parents and Grandparents Draw to be held in early 2021 In 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has returned to the lottery method in the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). The program opened for registration on October 13. Prospective sponsors could submit an Interest to Sponsor (IOS) form until November 3, 2020. It was expected that IRCC will randomly select the sponsors in the applicant pool and invite them to submit formal applications online during November or early December. Unfortunately, this never happened and currently, IRCC intends to handle a lottery in early 2021, most likely in January or February. IRCC also noted that candidates to be assessed for their income in 2020, 2019, and 2018. The quota for this year is 10,000 applications. In October, IRCC voiced plans to invite 30,000 parents and grandparents in the next year. However, according to the 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan, released on October 30, the Federal government has allocated only 23,500 spots for the Parents and Grandparents Program. #IRCC, #Family_immigration, #parents_sponsorship, #PGP, #Parental_sponsorship #Parents_and_Grandparents_sponsorship