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Ontario invited candidates under two Employer Job Offer Streams
On February 9, 2022, the Government of Ontario held new draws in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW) and In-Demand Skills Stream (EJO IDS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The province issued 166 invitations to apply (ITAs) to the eligible candidates through the EJO FW Stream with a minimum score of 41. In addition, in the targeted draw of the EJO FW Stream, the province issued another 476 ITAs to foreign workers of the skilled trades occupations with a minimum score of 24 and above. Under the EJO IDS, the province invited 107 candidates with a minimum score of 15. In total, OINP issued invitations to 4,195 candidates in 2022.
#OINP, #Ontario, #Employer_Job_Offer, #foreign_workers, #EJO_IDS, #EJO_FW
British Columbia invited 198 candidates under the SI and EEBC of the BCPNP
On February 8, 2022, British Columbia held two rounds in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In the general draw, BC issued 188 invitations. The lowest scores in the categories were:
- Skills Immigration – Skilled Worker 110 (+5 points)
- Skills Immigration – International Graduate 96 (+3 points)
- Skills Immigration – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled 77 (-1 point)
- Express Entry British Columbia – Skilled Worker 120 (-6 points)
- Express Entry British Columbia – International Graduate 106 (+9 points)
The second draw of the day targeted only candidates in NOC 0621 – Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers and NOC 0631 – Restaurant and Food Service Managers. The province issued 10 invitations for such candidates. The lowest score of those candidates was 120 points, 6 points more compared to the previous NOC-specific draw. In total, British Columbia issued 1,046 ITAs under the BCPNP in 2022.
#British_Columbia, #BCPNP, #EEBC, #Skills_Immigration, #PNP
Canada is the top country among G7 countries for population growth
On February 9, 2022, Statistics Canada published the results of the census conducted in the spring of 2021. According to the report, Canada leads the G7 countries for population growth. The report also states that immigration is the main source of Canadian population growth since four-fifth of the growth was due to immigrants. In addition, despite the pandemic, the Canadian population grows at almost twice the rate of every other G7 country from 2016 to 2021 and ranks seventh in the G20.
#Statistics_Canada, #Population_growth, #G7, #immigration
The Federal Court of Appeal denied the application of an immigrant who intended to immigrate under the Humanitarian and Compassionate reasons
On February 7, 2022, the Federal Court of Appeal denied the request of an applicant who was rejected by the Federal Court of Canada. The applicant disagreed with the 2013 amendments to section 25 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and found it unacceptable with the fairness obligation. The Federal Court of Appeal concluded that Canadian immigration legislation allows some applicants to immigrate and settle in Canada under humanitarian and compassionate considerations, however, this should be considered as a privilege rather than a right.
#Federal_Court, #Federal_Court_of_Appeal, #humanitarian_and_compassionate_reasons