Canadian Immigration News – Sep 22, 2021

Ontario issued 995 invitations in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker and International Student Streams

On September 21, 2021, the Government of Ontario held a new draw in the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream (EJO FW) and International Student Stream (EJO IS) of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The province issued 442 invitations to apply (ITAs) to the eligible candidates through the EJO FW Stream with a minimum score of 37, and 553 ITAs to international students through the EJO IS Stream with a score of 61 and above. In total, OINP issued invitations to 11,881 candidates under all streams of the OINP in 2021.

#OINP, #Ontario, #Employer_Job_Offer, #foreign_workers

British Columbia invited 74 candidates under the BCPNP Tech

On September 21, 2021, British Columbia held a new draw in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Tech Program (BC PNP Tech). In this draw, the province invited 74 candidates in four categories: Skills Immigration – Skilled Worker, Skills Immigration – International Graduate, Express Entry British Columbia – Skilled Worker, and Express Entry British Columbia – International Graduate. The lowest score in all categories was traditionally 80 points. In 2021, British Columbia invited 1,388 candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in the BCPNP Tech. In total, BCPNP issued 8,665 ITAs to date.

#British_Columbia, #BCPNP, #Tech_Pilot, #PNP, #BCPNP_Tech

2021 Election results and immigration to Canada

On September 21, 2021, the results of the 44th Parliamentary election were revealed. The Liberal Party of Canada, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, was re-elected and won a Minority Government with 32% of the vote and 158 seats. After the re-election of Liberals, the Liberal immigration program which has been underway since 2015 is expected to continue. This means the Government will continue to welcome more immigrants to support Canada’s economic recovery after the pandemic, as well as to reunite families, help refugees and welcome more foreign workers and international students. One of the long-expected changes is the removal of the citizenship fee.

#Elections_2021, #Liberal_Party, #Trudeau, #citizenship