New, Faster TR to PR Pathway?

In a recent interview, Canadian Immigration Minister, Sean Frazer revealed that he is in the midst of developing a completely new pathway to permanent residency.

This pathway will see more temporary residents becoming permanent residents at a much faster rate.

Frazer reveals that the policy is intended to address the needs of international students and foreign workers in becoming permanent residents. By extension, this move will address some of the current labour shortages in Canada.

The immigration minister gives this policy focus as Canada’s unemployment rate hits an all-time low.

According to Statistics Canada, only 5.1% of the labour force is unemployed, and the ratio of unemployed people to job vacancies is just 1.2. In March of this year, Canadian employers struggled to fill more than one million job vacancies, a Canadian record high.

Retaining international students and temporary foreign workers is paramount to addressing this issue.

Though the details of the policy are yet to be revealed, the aim is to create a policy that’s less responsive and more proactive in the face of an emergency.

With that, the immigration minister says he is on the wire to develop a policy framework following a motion in the House of Commons last month. So we can expect a presentation within the next 120 days.

Express Entry All Programs Draw Resumes Inviting Candidates from Overseas

To the excitement of all candidates eagerly waiting to be selected from the Express Entry system, Canada resumed all programs draw from the Express Entry system on July 6. This draw saw 1500 candidates being invited to apply for permanent residence in Canada, with the CRS cut-off being 557.

We got another acceptance letter!...

We have a happy client from Guyana who will soon be in Canada furthering her education.

This client used our school admission service and successfully secured admission to the University of Regina. In case you didn't know our school admission service helps those wishing to study and work in Canada secure admissions into schools and programs that are:

• Affordable and of high standards and quality
• Designated Learning Institutions for the purpose of a study permit and work permit
• Lucrative and highly employable programs in and outside Canada
• In provinces that would increase your chances of securing a good job and?becoming a permanent resident in Canada

Let's celebrate with this mature student who is finally on her way to achieving her dreams!

Immigration Program Draws

Now, for some updates on recent draws...

Saskatchewan

On July 6, Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program commonly known as the SINP invited a total of 682 applicants for permanent residency in the province.

The SINP also invited 5 Ukrainians under the Express Entry category with a cut-off score of 61.

This draw also invited 41 NOC codes under the Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand stream!

Britsh Columbia

The province's PNP invited more than 130 applicants for permanent residency on July 5, 2022, in a general and targeted draw.

???? Similar to previous draws, invitations went to the following categories with a minimum cut-off score (overall) of 60:

? Skilled Worker (includes EEBC option)

? International Graduate

? International Graduate (includes EEBC option)

? Entry Level and Semi-Skilled

? Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)

? Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level, and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)

Among these categories, the province targeted occupations such as "Tech", "Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 4214)", "Healthcare" and other priority occupations (NOCs 3114, 3213)

Manitoba

Manitoba is back at it once more!! The province held a new immigration draw on June 30, and we have the details!????????

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) invited 348 candidates to apply on June 30. The invitations were divided across three immigration streams:

???? Skilled Workers in Manitoba — 186 invitations with a minimum score of 773;

???? Skilled Workers Overseas — 83 invitations with a minimum score of 711; and

???? International Education Stream — 79 invitations with no score requirement.

Out of all who were invited to apply, 59 had profiles in the Express Entry system.

About Kay Wilson

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