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Two first successful cases in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot

Oct 7, 2020
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Two first successful cases in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot

According to CBC, with reference to the Sault Ste. Marie's economic development team, two individuals in the community received permanent residence in Canada through the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). A woman from India and a man from Ghana successfully passed the whole route of RNIP. They both graduated from Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology and have been working as nurses in long term care homes. This program is intended to close gaps in the labour

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Ontario held a new OINP Tech Draw

Jul 30, 2020
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Ontario held a new OINP Tech Draw

On July 29, 2020, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) distributed 1,288 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates under the Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream. This is the fifth OINP tech draw since the launch of this sub-stream. In those tech draws, OINP invites only candidates in six following technical occupations: NOC 2173 Software engineers and designers, NOC 2174 Computer programmer and interactive media developers, NOC 2147 C

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Thunder Bay held a new round of recommendations in the RNIP

Jul 7, 2020
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Thunder Bay held a new round of recommendations in the RNIP

On July 6, 2020, Thunder Bay, ON, issued new community recommendations in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). The city approved applications of 9 candidates – one candidate in the NOC A skills level, six candidates in the NOC B skills level, and two candidates in the NOC C skills level. Candidates who received a community recommendation can submit their applications for permanent residence in Canada to Immigration Canada (IRCC). Thunder Bay can still recommend 9

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OINP invited 758 new skilled trades candidates

Jun 18, 2020
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OINP invited 758 new skilled trades candidates

On June 17, 2020, Ontario invited 758 candidates in the Skilled Trades Stream of the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP). All invitees have their profiles created in the Express Entry system between June 17, 2019, and June 17, 2020. The CRS score range of the invited candidates was 400-436. This was the second draw in the OINP Skilled Trades Stream in 2020. On April 29, Ontario issued 190 Notifications of Interest in this stream. Last year, OINP issued 1,399 NOIs in Sk

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Ontario invited 699 candidates in the Human Capital Priorities Stream

Jun 4, 2020
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Ontario invited 699 candidates in the Human Capital Priorities Stream

On June 3, 2020, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) held two draws in the Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream. OINP issued 532 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates who possess one year or more of foreign work experience in one of the in-demand occupations. The score range of those candidates was 471-500 points. In the second draw, Ontario invited 167 candidates who possess one year or more of Canadian work experience in one of

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Ontario updates list of essential workplaces: professional legal services still included

Apr 3, 2020
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Ontario updates list of essential workplaces: professional legal services still included

Following advice from Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, on April 3, 2020, Ontario updated the list of essential businesses that can remain open. The restrictions are part of the efforts undertaken by the province in order to reduce the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The list has been brought down from 74 workplaces to 44. Item 34(vii) continues to list "professional and social services that support the legal and justice system". This means that lawyers' of

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Lawyers and paralegals included under Ontario's list of "essential services"

Mar 24, 2020
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Lawyers and paralegals included under Ontario's list of "essential services"

On March 23, 2020, Ontario Premier, Doug Ford, ordered the temporary closure of non-essential businesses, as the province attempts to manage the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). When the list of "essential" workplaces in Ontario was later made public by the government, we learned that immigration practitioners appear to be exempted from the temporary shutdown. In particular, the list includes the following: 61. Professional and social services that support the legal

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OINP releases 2019 year-end statistics

Mar 24, 2020
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OINP releases 2019 year-end statistics

On March 23, 2020, OINP released statistics regarding its 2019 nominations and quota allocation. While the full nomination allocation was reached in November of 2019, the federal government granted the province an additional 700 nominations, which were allocated by the year end. The total number of nominations for 2019 was 7,391, including 41 nominations exclusively allocated to candidates in NOC level C occupations. As per the table posted by OINP, the breakdown of all of th

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Ontario to close all non-essential businesses starting March 24

Mar 23, 2020
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Ontario to close all non-essential businesses starting March 24

On March 23, 2020, Ontario Premier, Doug Ford, ordered the temporary closure of non-essential businesses, as the province attempts to manage the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The province also anticipates that schools will not reopen by the previously announced date of April 6. The list of businesses that will be allowed to remain open include grocery stores, pharmacies, takeout and delivery restaurants, as well as essential manufacturing industries and supply cha

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Ontario held the invitation round in the OINP tech draw

Jan 16, 2020
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Ontario held the invitation round in the OINP tech draw

On January 15, 2020, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued 954 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates under the Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream. This is the third OINP tech draw. In this round, all invited candidates have work experience in six technical occupations approved for Ontario’s tech draws - NOC 2173 Software engineers and designers, NOC 2174 Computer programmer and interactive media developers, NOC 2147 Compute

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Canada invited 9707 prospective immigrants in December

Jan 15, 2020
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Canada invited 9707 prospective immigrants in December

In December 2019, Canada invited 6,400 candidates to apply for permanent residence in the Express Entry-based federal immigration programs. Another 3,307 candidates have been invited under different Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) to apply for the provincial nomination. Ontario issued 683 invitations to apply; Quebec sent invitations to 305 persons; Alberta invited 132 candidates; Saskatchewan issued invitations to 657 foreign nationals; British Columbia issued ITA to 854 r

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Ontario invited French-speaking candidates in the OINP

Jan 10, 2020
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Ontario invited French-speaking candidates in the OINP

On January 9, 2020, the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) held the first round of invitations in the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream (FSSW) of the Human Capital Category. In this round, OINP issued 242 Invitations to Apply for the Francophone candidates. The Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) range of candidates who received the Notification of Interest from the OINP was between 433 and 472 points. The Express Entry profiles of the candidates were created betwee

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Ontario requested 13,300 nominations for the OINP

Dec 18, 2019
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Ontario requested 13,300 nominations for the OINP

Economic Development Minister of Ontario Vic Fedeli, who is responsible for immigration to Ontario, made a request to the new Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino to increase the provincial quota for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) to 13,300 nominations by 2021. If approved, this will increase the provincial number of nominations by 50% compared to the initial quota in 2019. In a formal letter to Mendicino, Fideli stated that the expansion of the OINP wou

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Where did the August Express Entry immigrants settle?

Oct 24, 2019
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Where did the August Express Entry immigrants settle?

11,480 newcomers came to Canada in August 2019 through the Express Entry. Most of them settled in Ontario - 7,240 immigrants moved there. The second most popular destination for those who immigrated in August is British Columbia, which admitted 2,165 people. In third place is Alberta where 905 immigrants settled. Another 330 newcomers moved to Saskatchewan. Nova Scotia has become a home to 315 newcomers. Manitoba received 300 new PRs. Another 135 immigrants chose New Brunswic

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Ontario invited new candidates in the Entrepreneur Stream

Sep 24, 2019
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Ontario invited new candidates in the Entrepreneur Stream

On September 20, 2019, Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) issued 15 Invitations to Apply to the eligible candidates under the Entrepreneur Stream. The minimum score of this round was 127. This is 15 points higher than in the previous round, which was held on April 5, when OINP invited 22 entrepreneurs. The OINP noted that those whose Expressions of Interest were scored by September 12, 2019, were eligible for this draw. In total, Ontario invited 50 candidates under th

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Refugee status claims in Canada remain higher than in the last year

Sep 18, 2019
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Refugee status claims in Canada remain higher than in the last year

According to the updated statistics by CBSA, in August there was a slight reduction in the number of people who were intercepted at the Canada-USA border trying to cross unofficially to claim asylum. In total, 1,762 people were stopped by the RCMP as they illegally crossed the Canadian border at informal border points. In July, this figure was slightly higher - 1,874 cases. At the same time, the statistics also show that the total number of asylum claims submitted in Canada i

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Ontario is finalizing updates of the Entrepreneur Stream

Sep 6, 2019
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Ontario is finalizing updates of the Entrepreneur Stream

Following the recent regulatory amendments in the Ontario Immigration Act (2015), on September 3, 2019, the official page of the Entrepreneur Stream under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) published a minor update. Due to Entrepreneur Stream changes, the online Expression of Interest system is currently unavailable, as updates are being made to the system. In the interim, the EOI process will take place outside of the OINP e-Filing Portal. #Ontario, #OINP, #Entrep

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Ontario needs a regional immigration strategy

Sep 3, 2019
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Ontario needs a regional immigration strategy

The remote communities in Ontario could benefit from the influx of immigrants that are disproportionately settling in the Greater Toronto Area. The study by the Conference Board of Canada said the number of newcomers settling in Ontario last year starkly illustrates the disparity between the GTA and the rest of the province, noting the current settlement levels have potential to strain the resources of the provincial capital while preventing other regions from reaping rich ec

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Ontario opened the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream

Aug 28, 2019
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Ontario opened the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream

On August 27, 2019, the Government of Ontario announced the opening of the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). Applicants may apply now using the OINP e-Filing Portal. On April 26, 2019, Ontario paused the intake to the Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream and Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker Stream. The International Student Stream will remain paused to intake. In 2018, OINP issued 934 invitations in the Fo

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Ontario invited 997 candidates in the Human Capital Priorities stream

Aug 16, 2019
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Ontario invited 997 candidates in the Human Capital Priorities stream

On August 15, 2019, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued 997 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates under the Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream. In this round all invited candidates have work experience in 10 priority occupations: 0114 Other administrative services managers 0601 Corporate sales managers 1122 Professional occupations in business management consulting 0124 Advertising, marketing and public relations

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