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October 11, 2023
October 11, 2023

3,725 Candidates invited for PR in Latest Express Entry Draw

Author By EUIC Admin Categories Express Entry, News

On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, the latest Express Entry Draw sent 3,725 invitations to apply for permanent residency in no program specified round of invitations.

See below latest Express Entry CRS Score Distribution

CRS score range Total Number of candidates
as of October 10		 Total Number of candidates
as of September 26		 Net Change
601-1200 1,210 544 666
501-600 2,237 2,923 -686
451-500 59,674 58,645 1,029
491-500 4,508 3,727 781
481-490 9,121 8,544 577
471-480 18,794 19,143 -349
461-470 15,016 15,048 -32
451-460 12,235 12,183 52
401-450 54,162 54,225 -63
441-450 11,163 11,205 -42
431-440 11,580 11,590 -10
421-430 9,844 9,810 34
411-420 10,484 10,478 6
401-410 11,091 11,142 -51
351-400 60,078 60,843 -765
301-350 30,996 31,532 -536
0-300 5,235 5,288 -53
Total 107,400 108,805 -1,405

The CRS cutoff score dropped by 4 points to 500 in this round. We are hopeful that the CRS score continues to drop in future rounds. However, profiles with CRS scores less than 500 can gain more experience and qualification thereby increasing their chances.

See below CRS Score Pattern in 2023

Immigration Program Total
Invitations		 Average
CRS Score		 Lowest
CRS Score		 Highest
CRS Score
Trades Targeted Draw 1,500 388 388 388
Targeted Draw for French Speakers 8,100 416 375 472
STEM Targeted Draw 500 486 486 486
Healthcare Targeted Draw 2,000 469 463 476
No Program Specified 70,625 496 481 531
Provincial Nominee Program 2,848 740 691 791
Federal Skilled Worker 3,300 489 489 489
Canadian Experience Class N/A N/A N/A N/A

There is also an option of PNP for eligible applicants whose occupation do not appear on the list of targeted categories.

Need help creating an express entry or provincial nomination profile, preparing your application after receiving an invitation to apply or even just reviewing an application you prepared yourself? Send us an email on info@eseumohimmigration.com

October 10, 2023
October 10, 2023

IRCC sends PR invitations for Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship

Author By EUIC Admin Categories News

Dear Future Neighbour,

Commencing today, October 10, 2023 till the next two weeks, IRCC will be sending out invitations for Permanent Residency (PR) to sponsors who submitted their interest to apply for the Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship in the year 2020.

IRCC plans to send a total of 24,200 invitations this year with the hope of receiving 15,000 completed applications.

See below PGP income requirement for 2023

Family Size 2022 2021 2020
2 people $43,082 $32,898 $32,270
3 people $52,965 $40,444 $39,672
4 people $64,306 $49,106 $48,167
5 people $72,935 $55,694 $54,630
6 people $82,259 $62,814 $61,613
7 people $91,582 $69,934 $68,598
For each additional person $9,324 $7,120 $6,985

It is important to note that sponsors are responsible for the upkeep of their parents/grandparents once they become permanent residents of Canada.

We advise that you check the email used to apply in 2020 so that you do not miss the invite. However, if you do not have access to the email used or cannot find your confirmation number, IRCC will be posting a link on their official website on Monday, October 23, 2023. On receiving the invitation to apply, sponsors are expected to submit two applications which includes Sponsorship and Permanent Residence application.

You need help with the application process or have further questions on this? Please send us an email on info@eseumohimmigration.com

October 9, 2023
October 9, 2023

IEC invites 2,850 Candidates in Working Holiday Visa Rounds

Author By EUIC Admin Categories Business Visa, News

A total of 2,850 candidates were invited by International Experience Canada (IEC) to apply for work permits as at October 6, 2023.

Under the 3 categories of IEC, 15,719 spots are still available. Since the beginning of the year 2023, IEC has sent a total of  124,447 work permit invitations across all 3 categories; Young professional category, International Co-op (internship) category and Working Holiday Visa Category.

See below the breakdown of IEC invitations so far in the 3 categories:

Young Professional Invitations

Country Invitations Sent in Week Ending Oct 6 Total Invitations in 2023 Candidates In Pool Available Spots IEC 2023 Quota Chances of receiving an invite next week
Australia 8 201 4 unlimited unlimited Excellent
Austria 0 14 0 7 10 Excellent
Chile 19 559 9 68 130 Excellent
Costa Rica 7 228 4 6 98 Excellent
Croatia 0 15 0 14 20 Excellent
Czech Republic 5 301 2 2 145 Excellent
Estonia 2 19 0 1 10 Excellent
France 68 3,690 34 414 2,550 Excellent
France via Volontariat international en entreprise (VIE) 5 554 73 102 600 Excellent
Germany 19 595 8 58 350 Excellent
Greece 3 167 1 31 120 Excellent
Ireland 3 152 2 124 150 Excellent
Italy 6 209 2 54 130 Excellent
Latvia 1 11 0 5 8 Excellent
Lithuania 0 25 2 3 13 Excellent
Luxembourg 0 3 0 8 10 Excellent
Netherlands 3 181 1 18 120 Excellent
Norway 1 12 1 8 15 Excellent
Poland 2 93 0 72 110 Excellent
Portugal 1 45 0 186 200 Excellent
Slovakia 2 63 0 0 25 Excellent
Slovenia 0 15 1 7 15 Excellent
Spain 9 201 3 58 150 Excellent
Spain via ICEX Vives 0 10 0 43 50 Excellent
Sweden 0 43 2 84 100 Excellent
Switzerland 1 289 1 2 200 Excellent
Taiwan 2 174 1 10 73 Excellent
Total 167 7,869 151 1,385 5,402

 

Working Holiday Visa Invitations

Country Invitations Sent in Week Ending
Oct 6		 Total Invitations in 2023 Candidates In Pool Available Spots IEC 2023 Quota Chances of receiving an invite next week
Andorra 0 26 1 14 25 Excellent
Australia 186 10,391 117 unlimited unlimited Excellent
Austria 2 279 43 0 168 Very Low
Belgium 31 1,499 118 14 950 Very Low
Chile 938 5,652 6,952 836 4,118 Very Low
Costa Rica 9 2,069 1,104 1 1,150 Very Low
Croatia 4 182 0 165 275 Excellent
Czech Republic 26 1,235 17 263 1,000 Excellent
Denmark 6 456 3 28 350 Excellent
Estonia 5 149 0 23 110 Excellent
France 0 16,885 15,700 89 12,700 Very Low
Germany 100 5,876 65 678 4,490 Excellent
Greece 17 445 6 89 378 Excellent
Hong Kong 7 481 193 3 200 Very Low
Ireland 152 8,353 81 5,757 10,500 Excellent
Italy 95 3,134 51 235 1,855 Excellent
Japan 15 8,349 594 9 6,500 Very Low
Korea Republic 140 13,328 120 895 8,500 Excellent
Latvia 0 79 38 0 40 Very Low
Lithuania 3 401 90 1 185 Very Low
Luxembourg 3 56 0 39 80 Excellent
Netherlands 25 1,336 12 28 880 Excellent
New Zealand 47 3,018 23 512 2,500 Excellent
Norway 7 184 4 27 130 Excellent
Poland 19 1,059 10 73 635 Excellent
Portugal 31 1,375 16 870 1,750 Excellent
San Marino 0 4 0 22 25 Excellent
Slovakia 5 560 41 3 323 Very Low
Slovenia 5 71 0 49 80 Excellent
Spain 72 2,783 45 381 1,845 Excellent
Sweden 6 557 5 296 580 Excellent
Taiwan 339 6,608 1,290 309 3,425 Very Low
United Kingdom 323 15,261 224 1,916 10,000 Excellent
Total 2,618 112,141 26,963 13,625 75,747

 

International Co-op (Internship) Invitations

Country Invitations Sent This Week Total Invitations in 2023 Candidates in pool Available spots IEC 2023 Quota Chances of receiving an invite next week
Australia 0 1 0 Unlimited Unlimited Excellent
Austria 0 2 0 0 2 Excellent
Chile 0 7 0 1 2 Excellent
Costa Rica -2 0 0 5 2 Excellent
Croatia 0 0 0 5 5 Excellent
Czech Republic 0 1 0 4 5 Excellent
Estonia 0 0 0 5 5 Excellent
France 62 4,150 28 428 3,150 Excellent
Germany 1 123 1 99 160 Excellent
Greece 0 1 0 2 2 Excellent
Ireland 0 18 0 38 50 Excellent
Italy 3 30 2 4 15 Excellent
Latvia 0 0 0 2 2 Excellent
Lithuania 0 0 0 2 2 Excellent
Luxembourg 0 3 0 9 10 Excellent
Norway 0 0 0 5 5 Excellent
Poland 0 2 0 3 5 Excellent
Portugal 0 3 0 49 50 Excellent
Slovakia 0 0 0 2 2 Excellent
Slovenia 0 0 0 5 5 Excellent
Spain 0 5 0 3 5 Excellent
Sweden 0 16 0 19 20 Excellent
Switzerland 1 56 0 17 50 Excellent
Taiwan 0 19 0 2 2 Excellent
Total 65 4,437 31 709 3,556

According to an update from IRCC, IEC processing timeframe is now 7 weeks.

Need help creating a work permit profile, preparing your application after receiving an invitation to apply or even just reviewing an application you prepared yourself? Send us an email on eseumohimmigration@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 5, 2023
October 5, 2023

British Columbia invites over 186 Candidates to apply for Provincial nomination

Author By EUIC Admin Categories Express Entry, News, Provincial nomination 1

Hello Future Neighbour,

The BC PNP latest draw invited over 186 candidates to apply for Permanent Residency (PR) in general and targeted draws on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. The cutoff score increased in all categories. Invitations were sent to Early Child Educators, Tech occupations and Healthcare-related occupations.

Please see below latest BC PNP Draw

Draw type Stream Invitations Cutoff Score
General (including 35 tech occupations) Skilled Worker 110 111
Skilled Worker – EEBC option 111
International Graduate 113
International Graduate – EEBC option 113
Entry Level and Semi-Skilled 91
Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202) Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) 51 60
Targeted for 39 Healthcare occupations 25 60
Targeted draw for Veterinarians (31103) and Animal health technologists (32104) <5 60

The BC PNP Draw is announced on Tuesdays or Wednesdays every week in different targeted rounds of invitation.

If you have received an invitation to apply and need help with preparing your application, or reviewing an application you already prepared; do not hesitate to send us an email on info@eseumohimmigration@gmail.com

October 5, 2023
October 5, 2023

Upfront Medical Exam not needed for New Express Entry Applicants

Author By EUIC Admin Categories Express Entry, News

IRCC no longer needs an Immigration Medical Exam (IME) from Express Entry Applicants that have received invitations to apply. This change took effect on Sunday, October 1, 2023.

Previously, applicants were expected to attach a copy of their upfront medical exam in their profile builder while submitting their application as part of the requirements to be medically allowed into Canada. The upfront medical exam usually lasted for a duration of 12 months and if applicants do not get into Canada during this period, it is considered invalid.

This update is also extended to the family members of Express Entry Applicants.

Need help creating an express entry profile, preparing your application after receiving an invitation to apply or even just reviewing an application you prepared yourself? Send us an email on eseumohimmigration@gmail.com

 

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October 3, 2023
October 3, 2023

Minimum Wage increased in 6 Provinces in Canada

Author By EUIC Admin Categories News

Dear Future Neighbour,

As previously announced, the increase in minimum wage of six provinces in Canada took effect on Sunday, October 1, 2023, these provinces include Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edwards Island.

This is a rather exciting news as it positively affects several workers in various fields of employment as well as students. Students below the age of 18 who work during summer vacation for at least 28 hours per week will be getting an increase of $1 per hour, that is $14.60 to $15.60.

See below Minimum Wage according to Provinces and Estimated Increase for Next Year

Location Minimum Wage
as of
October 1, 2023		 Next
Raise
Date		 Next
Raise
Estimate
Ontario $16.55 October 1, 2024 $17.65
Manitoba $15.30 October 1, 2024 $16.00
Nova Scotia $15.00 October 1, 2024 $15.50
Saskatchewan $14.00 October 1, 2024 $15.00
Newfoundland & Labrador $15.00 October 1, 2024 $15.50
Prince Edward Island $15.00 October 1, 2024 $15.50
Canada (Federally regulated private sectors) $16.65 April 1, 2024 $17.75
New Brunswick $14.75 April 1, 2024 (Expected) $15.50
Alberta $15.00 To Be Decided (TBD) TBD
British Columbia $16.75 June 1, 2024 $17.75
Quebec $15.25 May 1, 2024 $16.25
Nunavut $16.00 April 1, 2024 TBD
Northwest Territories $16.05 September 1, 2024 $17.00
Yukon $16.77 April 1, 2024 $17.50

Employers are expected to fall in line with this changes to better the lives of their employees in order to help them meet up with basic needs.

Need help creating a work permit profile, a provincial nomination or an express entry profile, preparing your application after receiving an invitation to apply or even just reviewing an application you prepared yourself? Send us an email on eseumohimmigration@gmail.com

 

October 3, 2023
October 3, 2023

IEC invites 2,281 Candidates for Open Work Permit in New Working Holiday Visa Draws

Author By EUIC Admin Categories Business Visa, News, Temporary Visa

In the latest rounds of invitation sent out by International Experience Canada (IEC), a total of 2,281 candidates from 33 eligible countries were invited to apply for open work permits under the working holiday visa draw in the past two weeks.

See below Country-Wise Working Holiday Visa Invitations

Country Invitations
Sent in Last 2 Weeks		 Total Invitations
in 2023		 Candidates
In Pool		 Available
Spots		 IEC 2023
Quota		 Chances of receiving an invite ths week
Andorra 0 26 0 14 25 Excellent
Australia 177 10,205 122 unlimited unlimited Excellent
Austria 0 277 42 0 168 Very Low
Belgium 11 1,468 118 28 950 Very Low
Chile 24 4,714 7,705 1,471 4,118 Very Low
Costa Rica 6 2,060 1,041 6 1,150 Very Low
Croatia 1 178 3 168 275 Excellent
Czech Republic 38 1,209 20 277 1,000 Excellent
Denmark 12 450 4 31 350 Excellent
Estonia 3 144 5 25 110 Excellent
France 0 16,885 15,245 88 12,700 Very Low
Germany 126 5,776 59 727 4,490 Excellent
Greece 13 428 13 99 378 Excellent
Hong Kong 1 474 192 7 200 Very Low
Ireland 117 8,201 87 5,834 10,500 Excellent
Italy 97 3,039 71 268 1,855 Excellent
Japan 96 8,334 500 22 6,500 Very Low
Korea Republic 251 13,188 92 929 8,500 Excellent
Latvia 0 79 37 0 40 Very Low
Lithuania 0 398 90 2 185 Very Low
Luxembourg 3 53 1 40 80 Excellent
Netherlands 42 1,311 20 44 880 Excellent
New Zealand 93 2,971 37 532 2,500 Excellent
Norway 14 177 6 31 130 Excellent
Poland 36 1,040 10 80 635 Excellent
Portugal 62 1,344 17 882 1,750 Excellent
San Marino 0 4 0 22 25 Excellent
Slovakia 0 555 39 5 323 Low
Slovenia 6 66 1 51 80 Excellent
Spain 121 2,711 53 403 1,845 Excellent
Sweden 22 551 2 296 580 Excellent
Taiwan 318 6,269 1,480 462 3,425 Very Low
United Kingdom 591 14,938 238 1,989 10,000 Excellent
Total 2,281 109,523 27,350 14,833 75,747

 

See below Country-Wise International Co-op (Internships) invitations

Country Invitations
Issued In
Last two weeks		 Total
Invitations
in 2023		 Candidates
in pool		 Available
spots		 IEC
2023
Quota		 Chances of receiving an invite this week
Australia 0 1 0 Unlimited Unlimited Excellent
Austria 0 2 0 0 2 Excellent
Chile 0 7 0 1 2 Excellent
Costa Rica 0 2 0 2 2 Excellent
Croatia 0 0 0 5 5 Excellent
Czech Republic 0 1 0 4 5 Excellent
Estonia 0 0 0 5 5 Excellent
France 55 4,088 45 464 3,150 Excellent
Germany 2 122 1 100 160 Excellent
Greece 0 1 0 2 2 Excellent
Ireland 0 18 0 38 50 Excellent
Italy 0 27 0 7 15 Excellent
Latvia 0 0 0 2 2 Excellent
Lithuania 0 0 0 2 2 Excellent
Luxembourg 0 3 0 9 10 Excellent
Norway 0 0 0 5 5 Excellent
Poland 0 2 0 3 5 Excellent
Portugal 0 3 0 49 50 Excellent
Slovakia 0 0 0 2 2 Excellent
Slovenia 0 0 0 5 5 Excellent
Spain 0 5 0 3 5 Excellent
Sweden 0 16 0 19 20 Excellent
Switzerland 2 55 0 16 50 Excellent
Taiwan 0 19 0 2 2 Excellent
Total 59 4,372 46 745 3,556

 

See below Country-Wise Young Professionals Invitations

Country Invitations
Issued In
Last two weeks		 Total
Invitations
in 2023		 Candidates
In Pool		 Available
Spots		 IEC 2023
Quota		 Chances
of
receiving
an invite
this week
Australia 7 193 4 unlimited unlimited Excellent
Austria 0 14 0 7 10 Excellent
Chile 23 540 10 73 130 Excellent
Costa Rica 3 221 5 9 98 Excellent
Croatia 2 15 1 15 20 Excellent
Czech Republic 5 296 2 2 145 Excellent
Estonia 1 17 2 2 10 Excellent
France 77 3,622 56 449 2,550 Excellent
France via Volontariat international en entreprise (VIE) 15 549 68 107 600 Excellent
Germany 17 576 11 68 350 Excellent
Greece 3 164 3 34 120 Excellent
Ireland 2 149 0 124 150 Excellent
Italy 5 203 3 57 130 Excellent
Latvia 0 10 1 6 8 Excellent
Lithuania 0 25 0 2 13 Excellent
Luxembourg 0 3 0 8 10 Excellent
Netherlands 8 178 2 19 120 Excellent
Norway 0 11 1 9 15 Excellent
Poland 1 91 2 74 110 Excellent
Portugal 0 44 1 186 200 Excellent
Slovakia 2 61 2 2 25 Excellent
Slovenia 0 15 0 7 15 Excellent
Spain 4 192 5 61 150 Excellent
Spain via ICEX Vives 0 10 0 43 50 Excellent
Sweden 2 43 0 84 100 Excellent
Switzerland 1 288 0 3 200 Excellent
Taiwan 1 172 2 10 73 Excellent
Total 179 7,702 181 1,461 5,402

Young professionals from the 33 eligible countries still have a chance of getting into Canada under the working holiday visa open work permit as a total of 14,833 spots are still available for 2023 rounds.

Need help creating a work permit profile, a provincial nominaton or an express entry profile, preparing your application after receiving an invitation to apply or even just reviewing an application you prepared yourself? Send us an email on info@eseumohimmigration.com

September 29, 2023
September 29, 2023

Manitoba invites 1,072 Candidates to apply for provincial nomination in latest MPNP Draw

Author By EUIC Admin Categories Express Entry, News

Dear Future Neighbour,

On Thursday, September 28, 2023, Manitoba sent 1,072 invitations for PR to profiles under the Skilled Workers Overseas category.

Only profiles with a CRS score of 605 and above were selected in this round of invitation.

504 candidates from the total number invited had an Express Entry profile and a job seeker validation code.

Need help creating an express entry profile, preparing your application after receiving an invitation to apply or even just reviewing an application you prepared yourself? Send us an email on eseumohimmigration@gmail.com

 

September 29, 2023
September 29, 2023

Canada’s New Temporary Residents increase in 2023

Author By EUIC Admin Categories News, Study Visa, Temporary Visa

In a report gathered by Statistics Canada on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, there has been an increase of almost 700,000 in the total number of  temporary residents already in Canada on study permits, work permits, and asylum claimants as at the second quarter of the year 2023 in comparison with the second quarter of 2022.

See below details of Temporary Resident Type per quarter

Temporary Resident Type Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 Q3 2022 Q2 2022
Total, asylum claimant 256,958 238,186 217,925 192,914 177,281
Work permit holders only 1,001,479 853,221 766,690 698,522 599,810
Study permit holders only  582,201 559,428 575,431 537,581 477,491
Work and study permit holders 273,850 240,653 227,937 213,758 189,862
Other (mainly refers to family members living with permit holders) 84,191 73,830 68,900 63,972 56,534
Total Temporary Residents 2,198,679 1,965,318 1,856,883 1,706,747 1,500,978

The probability of this Canadian Temporary Resident holders to get Canadian Permanent Residency is low as the ratio of Permanent Residency Spots to the number of Temporary Residents do not match.

This increase in number of temporary residents across Canada is based on the fact that there has been less conversion of  TRs to PRs which has led TR holders to either enrol for study permit or apply for LMIA work permits to prolong their stay. The introduction of PGWP extension by the Canadian government also help graduates extend their stay for 18months after graduation.

There has however been more emphasis on issuing PR to specific skilled workers, francophones and educated individuals with experience of 3 years and above.

You need help with admission into one of Canada’s Universities, creating an express entry or provincial nominaton profile, preparing an application after invitation or reviewing an application already prepared? Send us an email on info@eseumohimmigration.com

September 29, 2023
September 29, 2023

IRCC invites 600 Candidates in the first Agriculture and Agri-Food Express Entry Draw

Author By EUIC Admin Categories Express Entry, News

A rumbling sound of excitement as IRCC announces the very first Express Entry draw for profiles with experience in Agriculture and Agri-food occupations on Thursday, September 28, 2023. A total of 600 invitations were issued in this draw.

To qualify for this draw, candidates must have at least six months of experience in any of the occupations listed below:

  • 82031 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services
  • 82030 – Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
  • 63201 – Butchers – retail and wholesale

See below Occupation and Eligible Skilled Workers:

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