Minimum CRS drops to 442 – Canada Immigration Newsletter by APIS

On June 25, 2018 with 442 cut-off score, The Government of Canada has issued 3,750 Express Entry candidates invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence. This draw is the record high for 2018 and this is second Express Entry invitation round in 11 days and is the second consecutive draw in which 3,750 candidates were […]

Provincial nominees increased through Express Entry

  A substantial increase in the number of applicants with a provincial nomination who applied Canada together with their families in 2017. The data show admissions of Express Entry candidates with a provincial nomination and their accompanying family members rose from 7,818 in 2016 to 13,528 in 2017, an increase of nearly 75% . The […]

Future of Express Entry with Endless Possibilities

Express Entry is attracting the high-skilled candidates it was built to attract but improvements to the skills it targets may be necessary, says the official in charge of Canada’s main economic immigration application system. Patrick McEvenue, Director of Express Entry and Digital Policy with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), said his department will be […]

Canadian Immigration News- Latest Updates

Canadian Immigration News- Latest Updates On Wednesday, May 23, The Government of Canada held a new Express Entry draw, issuing 3,500 invitations to apply for permanent residence. The Comprehensive Ranking System cut-off score for this draw was 440. Today’s draw is the tenth of 2018 and the fourth in a row to issue 3,500 ITAs, […]

Express Entry Immigrants to Canada: Who Are They?

New data shows that Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta remain the most popular destinations for new immigrants to Canada who arrive through the Express Entry selection system. In addition, around one-in-three invited candidates were citizens of India, reflecting that country’s increasingly strong relationship with Canada. The other 67 percent of candidates were citizens of many […]

Nova Scotia to Reopen Express Entry PNP Stream “In the Coming Weeks”

A popular Canadian immigration stream in Nova Scotia will reopen for the first time since 2015 “in the coming weeks,” the province has announced. The Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry stream is part of the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP), and is one of two NSNP streams aligned with the federal government’s Express Entry immigration […]

Express Entry CRS Requirement Continues to Tumble: 415 in April 19 Draw

More Invitations to Apply issued so far in 2017 than in entire year of 2016 More and more Express Entry candidates for immigration to Canada are receiving Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for permanent residence, and the number of Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points required has decreased to a new record low of 415 in the […]

Do You Know Quebec Skilled Worker Applicants May Now Update Online Applications?

Quebec’s Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion (the Ministry of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion, or MIDI) has announced that individuals who have submitted an online application for immigration to Canada through the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) may now update certain information in their application.   The MIDI clarified that applicants may: […]

Client Comments

We become happy when our clients are happy…… Here are our client comments 1. ”Date: Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 8:52 AM It is a great initiative for the interested Canadian immigration applicants. In this happy occasion I would like to share my experience with all. When I had decided to apply for Canada Immigration, […]

Trump’s travel ban having ‘profound’ impact on Canadian research, academics says

Aref Bolandnazar is pictured with his wife, Roya Arabloodariche, on the day she graduated with her PhD in electrical engineering from the University of British Columbia. (HO / Aref Bolandnazar)   VANCOUVER – When Aref Bolandnazar flew home to New York after visiting family in Iran, he didn’t think to say a tearful goodbye to […]