{"id":1932,"date":"2021-04-01T06:59:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T06:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/updates\/?p=1932"},"modified":"2023-01-05T07:32:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T07:32:09","slug":"canada-immigration-opportunities-to-acquire-permanent-residence-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ieltsnpte.com\/updates\/canada-immigration-opportunities-to-acquire-permanent-residence-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"CANADA Immigration &#8211; Opportunities to Acquire Permanent Residence in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>IRCC issues 5,000 Express Entry\u00a0ITAs for CEC candidates<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>Canada has issued <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">5,000 Invitations to Apply<\/span> (ITAs) in a new <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Express Entry draw<\/span> aimed at\u00a0Canadian Experience Class (CEC)\u00a0candidates on March 18 with Required Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for the draw was just <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">449 points<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The tie breaking rule was applied for this draw where the applications submitted before February 19, 2021 at 11:59 EST with <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">CRS score of 449 points<\/span> and above received the invitation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IRCC plans to welcome about <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">110,000 immigrants<\/span> per year through Express Entry in new 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan. By now, IRCC has held four draws in January and invited <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">10,000<\/span> candidates. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IYIpLU2uhNA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>IRCC holds Express Entry\u00a0Draw for PNP Candidates<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held another Express Entry draw for the candidates from\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)<\/span>\u00a0issuing <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">183 invitations<\/span> on March 17.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score required to be eligible to be invited in this draw was <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">682 points<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>As per the tie breaking rule, the candidates who have score of <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">682 points<\/span> and have submitted their profile before March 4, 2021 at 16:56:20 UTC would have received the invitation in this draw.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QG83GMTfKsE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>British Columbia holds a\u00a0Tech Pilot draw<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">British Columbia held a draw for Provincial Nominee Program inviting <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">95 candidates<\/span> under <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Tech Pilot<\/span> to apply for the provincial nomination on March 23. The draw invited the candidates under the Express Entry BC and Skilled Immigration categories.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">EEBC stream is for the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Express Entry<\/span> candidates who have valid profile created. This stream is a pathway for the EE candidates to attain the PR in the province. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Skilled Immigration category is for skilled and semi-skilled workers whose occupations are in high demand in the province.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The minimum provincial score of <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">80 points<\/span> is required for the candidates of Skilled Worker and International Graduate.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">BC PNP Tech Pilot<\/span> is a fast-track immigration pathway for in-demand IT workers and international students. It operates through B.C.\u2019s existing provincial immigration streams.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Announcement : Entrepreneur Immigration (EI) Regional Pilot extended till March 31, 2024.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tech Pilot offers an accelerated immigration pathway for those who have tech skills and are seeking to become Canadian PR.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Candidates need to be registered in one of B.C.\u2019s existing provincial immigration streams<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">12 months Valid job offer in one of the Tech Pilot\u2019s 29 eligible occupations. <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Candidates invited under EEBC \u2013 Skilled Worker and International Graduate categories will obtain additional points of <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">600<\/span> under the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). Later, an Invitation to Apply (ITA) will be issued if they are successfully nominated through the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Express Entry draw<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP)<\/span> categories are managed under BC\u2019s Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS).\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Education, <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">work experience and <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">language proficiency.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gjfUkxqDDNw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #99cc00;\">Manitoba Invites 355 in New PNP Draw<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Manitoba<\/span>\u00a0has held a <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)<\/span> draw under Expression of Interest (EOI) system on March 25, 2021.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The number of candidates and the EOI score are as follows:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Skilled Workers in Manitoba<\/span>\u2014 285 invitations with a minimum <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">EOI score of 423<\/span>;<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Skilled Workers Overseas\u2014\u00a09 invitations with a minimum <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">EOI score of 711<\/span>; and<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>International Education Stream\u2014\u00a041 invitations with <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">no EOI score<\/span> requirement.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Of the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">335 Letters of Advice to Apply issued<\/span> in this draw, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">49<\/span> were issued to candidates who declared a valid <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Express Entry ID<\/span>,\u00a0 job seeker validation code and \u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">verifiable experience<\/span> in an occupation on <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Manitoba\u2019s\u00a0In-demand Occupations\u00a0list<\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J4X5O4J65iI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>Saskatchewan Invites 418 PNP\u00a0Candidates on March 24<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Saskatchewan\u00a0<\/span>issued invitations to 235 candidates for provincial nomination under <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Occupation-in-Demand<\/span> category, while <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">183 candidate<\/span>s were invited under <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Express Entry<\/span> category.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The minimum score required for invitation was 70 points also needed <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Educational Credential Assessments<\/span> done. The following\u00a0National Occupation Classification (<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">NOC<\/span>) Codes\u00a0were included in this draw for both the category.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">0014, 0016, 0121, 0131, 0132, 0212, 0421, 0423, 0711, 0712, 0714, 0731, 0821, 0911, 0912, 1122, 1211, 1214, 1222, 1224, 1225, 1242, 1243, 1252, 2121, 2131, 2148, 2151, 2211, 2212, 2222, 2232, 2241, 2242, 2243, 2252, 2253, 2263, 2282, 3211, 3212, 3215, 3217, 3234, 3237, 4033, 4151, 4152, 4153, 4161, 4162, 4164, 4165, 4166, 4169, 4212, 4215, 4216, 6222, 6316, 7202, 7205, 7231, 7237, 7242, 7251, 7294, 7311, 7321, 7333, 8222, 8255, 9212, 9213, 9226, 9231, 9232, 9241<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gyaUmWcYSdA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>PEI PNP invites 150\u00a0Candidates in new draw<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Prince Edward Island<\/span> Provincial Nominee Program (<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">PEI PNP<\/span>)\u00a0issued a total of <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">150<\/span> invitations on March 18. Most of the invitations, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">140<\/span>, went to <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Express Entry<\/span> and Labour Impact candidates. The remaining 10 invitations went to Business Impact candidates who had a minimum point threshold of <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">70<\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Provincial Nominee Programs<\/span> (PNPs)\u00a0allow Canada\u2019s provinces and territories to select immigration candidates who meet their labour market needs. They sometimes align with Canada\u2019s federal <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Express Entry system<\/span>. Canada is aiming to admit <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">80,800<\/span> new immigrants through the PNPs this year.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>PEI Express Entry Category<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">PEI PNP\u2019s Express Entry<\/span> category is an enhanced PNP that works within the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Federal Express<\/span> Entry system.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In order to be considered for a provincial nomination from <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">PEI<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Express Entry<\/span> candidates need to create an <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">EOI<\/span> profile with the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">PEI PNP<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Iei32AUJfc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Express Entry<\/span> manages the applications for three economic-class immigration categories: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Federal Skilled Worker<\/span> Program, <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Federal Skilled <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Trades Program<\/span>, and<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Canadian Experience Class<\/span>.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eligible candidates are given a <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)<\/span> score for their <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Age<\/span>, <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">work <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">experience<\/span>, <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">education<\/span>, and <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">language proficiency in <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">English<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">French<\/span>.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Express Entry<\/span> candidates who receive a provincial nomination are given an additional <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">600 points<\/span> toward their <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">CRS score<\/span> and are effectively guaranteed an <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Invitation to Apply<\/span> (ITA) for <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">permanent residence<\/span> in a subsequent <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Express Entry<\/span> draw.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">EOI<\/span> applications are given <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">points<\/span> based on the province\u2019s unique point grid and <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">then invited to apply through monthly draws.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lzxM3im8Lxs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IRCC issues 5,000 Express Entry\u00a0ITAs for CEC candidates Canada has issued 5,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in a new Express Entry draw aimed at\u00a0Canadian Experience Class (CEC)\u00a0candidates on March 18 with Required Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for the draw was just 449 points. 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