EUIC Admin, Author at Ese Umoh Immigration – Canada Immigration Consultant

January 15, 2024

Is your study/work permit a travel document?

Dear future neighbour,

We get asked this question frequently and here is the answer, NO! Your study/work permit is not a travel document. If you plan to travel outside Canada while studying/working in Canada, you will need a valid visitor visa to exit and re-enter Canada.

If you have a valid work/study permit but your visitor visa has expired, you will need to renew it before you exit Canada, otherwise there is no guarantee that you would be allowed to re-enter Canada.

Hope this helps!

Need help obtaining a visitor visa to visit Canada, or professional help putting in a study visa application, work permit application, Expression of Interest, 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? Book a consultation or send us an email on info@eseumohimmigration.com

January 15, 2024

Manitoba invites 423 Candidates to apply for Permanent Residency

By EUIC Admin Provincial nomination

Dear Future Neighbour,

Manitoba sent out 423 invitations to apply for permanent residency in its first provincial nomination of 2024 on Thursday, January 11, 2024.

See below the full details of Manitoba PNP draw of 2024

1. Skilled Worker in Manitoba

Invitations: 166
MPNP Cutoff Score: 823

a) Close relative in Manitoba selection

Profiles claiming a Manitoba supporter who is a close family member, a Canadian permanent resident or citizen, a long-term resident of Manitoba, and has lived in Manitoba for at least a year were considered.

Invitations: 168
MPNP Cutoff Score: 607

2. International Education Stream

Profiles meeting the International Education Stream (IES) eligibility requirements.

Number of Invitations: 58

3. Skilled Worker Overseas

Profiles that specifically stated they were invited as part of a MPNP Strategic Recruitment Initiative.

Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 31
Ranking score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 639

January 11, 2024

IRCC sends out 1,510 PR invitations in first Express Entry Draw of 2024

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, Provincial nomination

Dear Future Neighbour,

IRCC announced the first Express Entry Draw of 2024 on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, a total of 1,510 invitations to apply for permanent residency was issued in an all-programs round of invitations.

Congratulations to everyone who received an invitation in the latest express entry draw.

See below Details of the latest Express Entry draw

Number of invitations issued: 1,510
Date of round: January 10, 2024
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 546
Tie-breaking rule: December 31, 2023

See below CRS score distribution in the Express Entry pool as of January 9, 2024

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	1,298
501-600	6,345
451-500	58,298
491-500	6,164
481-490	9,042
471-480	17,311
461-470	14,118
451-460	11,663
401-450	53,671
441-450	10,863
431-440	11,072
421-430	10,038
411-420	10,728
401-410	10,970
351-400	57,703
301-350	29,542
0-300	5,300
Total	212,157

The All program Express Entry draws include all Express Entry profiles under the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), and Federal Skilled Trades (FSTP). Candidates who are in the Express Entry pool for the Provincial Nominee Program are already qualified for all the “no program specified” or general draws if the criteria is met.

January 10, 2024

Canada Announces New Temporary Residency Pathway for Palestinians

By EUIC Admin News, Temporary Visa

On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, the Minister of IRCC, Marc Miller, announced the opening of a new Canada temporary residency pathway for Palestinians that have been affected by the crisis in Gaza and have relations in Canada. These relations could either be a spouse, grandparent, child, parent but must be an eligible Canadian citizen or permanent resident holder.

Palestinians that are eligible for this would also have the opportunity to apply for a free study and work permit on their arrival into Canada in order to assist them with their daily source of livelihood whilst in Canada.

In addition to this, they will also have access to a three-month health coverage under the Interim Federal Health Program to assist with urgent medical needs on arrival into Canada. Also, they will be assisted with language training for easy interaction with the job market and local community within town.

IRCC intends to follow up on this update as the plan is to stay on track with the targeted population required for the year. The duration of validity for these temporary resident visas with multiple entries will be up to three years, or the length of time that the individual’s passport is valid.

As of now, people who are in possession of a temporary residence visa that was issued in accordance with public policy will no longer be eligible for exemptions at the port of entry after January 9, 2025.

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

January 5, 2024

New: Eligibility update on Ontario-OINP International Student Stream

By EUIC Admin Provincial nomination, Study Visa

Dear Future Neighbour,

Effective from January 1, 2024, foreign students who have a one-year college graduate certificate are now eligible to apply for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP).

Prior to this update, applicants with a one-year certificate from an approved institution could only apply through the OINP’s International Student stream if the program required the completion of a degree as a condition for admission. This update increases the number of certificate programs eligible for the OINP.

See below New OINP International Student Stream Changes

	Commenced January 1, 2024	Prior to January 1, 2024
Program requirement	Students who completed a one-year certificate from an Ontario college resulting in an Ontario College Graduate Certificate are eligible.	Students who completed a one-year certificate from an Ontario college were only eligible if their program required a degree for admission.
Program eligibility	Most one-year graduate certificate programs in Ontario will become eligible.	Most certificates were ineligible.

See below Ontario colleges/universities eligible for the OINP International Student Stream

Colleges

Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology
Canadore College of Applied Arts and Technology
Centennial College
Collège Boréal
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Confederation College of Applied Arts and Technology
Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology
Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
Fleming College of Applied Arts and Technology
George Brown College
Georgian College
Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
La Cité collégiale
Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
Loyalist College of Applied Arts and Technology
Michener Institute of Education at UHN
Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology
Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology
Sault College of Applied Arts and Technology
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology
St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology
St. Lawrence College of Applied Arts and Technology

Universities

Algoma University
Brock University
Carleton University
Lakehead University
Laurentian University
McMaster University
Nipissing University
Ontario College of Art and Design University
Queen’s University
Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)
Trent University
University of Guelph
Université de Hearst
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
University of Ottawa
University of Sudbury
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
University of Windsor
Western University
Wilfrid Laurier University
York University

Need help creating a provincial nomination profile, preparing your application after receiving an invitation to apply or even just reviewing an application you prepared yourself? Need help gaining admission into a Canadian college/university? Send us an email on info@eseumohimmigration.com

December 15, 2023

Ontario invites 2,359 candidates for Provincial nomination in latest Express Entry Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News, Provincial nomination

Hello Future Neighbour,

On Thursday, December 14, 2023, Ontario sent 2,359 invitations in an Express Entry Draw to profiles with experience in one of 15 tech occupations under the Human Capital Priorities Stream (HCP). This happens to be the highest number of invitations sent in a single OINP HCP draw and the second highest in all of OINP Express Entry Draw.

Profiles with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score between 473 and 480 were invited to accept provincial nominations from Ontario. These profiles will gain 600 points after accepting the nomination, increasing the CRS score to between 1,073 and 1,080, making their selection in the next Express Entry draw guaranteed.

Candidates that are invited in today’s draw will have 45 days to respond with a complete application in order to accept provincial nominations.

See below full list of Tech occupations targeted in OINP Express Entry draw on December 14

NOC 20012: Computer and information systems managers
NOC 21211: Data Scientists
NOC 21220: Cybersecurity specialists
NOC 21221: Business system analysts
NOC 21222: Information systems specialists
NOC 21223: Database analysts and data administrators
NOC 21230: Computer systems developers and programmers
NOC 21231: Software engineers and designers
NOC 21232: Software developers and programmers
NOC 21233: Web designers
NOC 21234: Web developers and programmers
NOC 21311: Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
NOC 22220: Computer network technicians
NOC 22221: User support technicians
NOC 22222: Information systems testing technicians

See below all OINP HCP Draws in 2023

Date	Invitations	CRS score range
December 14, 2023	2,359	473 – 480
November 30, 2023	1,052	404-430
September 26, 2023	1,696	350-462
August 11 – 16, 2023	2084	473-516
August 16, 2023	751	473-495
July 20, 2023	902	458-462
July 20, 2023	159	458-462
July 6, 2023	748	479-485
May 8, 2023	2,349	427-482
May 5, 2023	1,863	475-482
March 10, 2023	815	479-489
March 8-9, 2023	822	469-489
February 2, 2023	1,127	481-489
February 2, 2023	775	476-489

See below summary of Ontario Express Entry Draws 2023

OINP Express Entry Stream	Invitations	CRS Score Range
Human Capital Priorities stream	17,502	350-516
French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream	1,490	250–516
Skilled Trades stream	7,512	291–489

Need help creating 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 info@eseumohimmigration.com

December 15, 2023

Alberta sends out 19 Notification of Interest in latest AAIP Express Entry Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News

On Tuesday, December 5, 2023, Alberta sent out 19 Notification of Interest (NOI) to Express Entry profiles under healthcare pathway with an Albertan job offer. Profiles with a CRS score of 301 and above were considered in this round of invitation.

Alberta had a total quota of 9,750 for 2023, out of which 4,875 were set aside for Express Entry profiles.

See below AAIP (Alberta Advantage Immigration Program) draws of 2023

Date	Invitations	Draw parameters	CRS Cutoff
November 9, 2023	16	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	305
October 26, 2023	100	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	369
October 24, 2023	22	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	326
October 10, 2023	13	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	327
October 5, 2023	150	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	323
October 3, 2023	33	Priority sector – Agriculture occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	313
September 26, 2023	18	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	311
September 14, 2023	142	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	301
September 12, 2023	300	Priority sector – Tourism and hospitality occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	383
August 22, 2023	89	Priority sector – Construction occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	303
August 16, 2023	300	Priority sector – Tourism and hospitality occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	408
August 15, 2023	14	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	326
August 3	201	Family connection and primary occupation are in demand; CRS score 300-500	315
August 1	32	Priority sector: agriculture occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	322
August 1	11	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	317
July 18, 2023	14	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	311
July 13, 2023	142	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	302
July 11, 2023	150	Priority sector – Tourism and hospitality occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	435
July 4, 2023	12	Dedicated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-1200	354
June 22, 2023	125	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	306
June 21, 2023	19	Designated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-1200	318
June 20, 2023	68	Priority sector – Construction occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	301
June 8, 2023	150	Priority sector – Agriculture occupation and French as a first language, CRS score 300-500	382
June 1, 2023	117	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	304
May 30, 2023	20	Priority sector – Agriculture occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-600	342
May 23, 2023	5	Designated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-1200	401
May 11, 2023	119	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	311
May 9, 2023	175	Priority sector – Tourism and hospitality occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-600	444
May 9, 2023	8	Designated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	307
April 25, 2023	8	Designated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300 and above	316
April 24, 2023	124	Priority sector – Construction occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-500	301
April 20, 2023	152	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	302
April 18, 2023	68	Sector priority – Agriculture occupation with Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-700	307
April 5, 2023	53	Designated Healthcare Pathway, Alberta job offer, CRS score 300-600	351
March 30, 2023	150	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	372
March 9, 2023	134	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	301
February 16, 2023	100	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	357
January 23, 2023	154	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	385
January 19, 2023	46	Family connection and primary occupation in demand, CRS score 300-500	324

See below Occupations Eligible for Alberta Dedicated Healthcare Pathway

Physicians – College of Physicians and Surgeon of Alberta (CPSA)
Registered Nurses (RNs) – College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA)
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) – College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA)
Nurse Practitioners (NPs) – College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA)
Physician Assistants – College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA)
Occupational Therapist – Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT)
Physiotherapist – College of Physiotherapist of Alberta (CPA)
Clinical Social Worker – Alberta College of Social Workers (ACSW)
Psychologist – College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP)

It is important to note that not all invited Express Entry candidates accept the nomination and even when accepted, they do not arrive into Canada at the same time.

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 info@eseumohimmigration.com

December 14, 2023

British Columbia invites 192 Candidates for Provincial nomination in latest BC PNP Draw

By EUIC Admin News, Provincial nomination

Dear Future Neighbour,

On Tuesday, December 12, 2023, British Columbia sent out 192 invitations to apply for permanent residency in general and targeted draws,

This round of invitation included profiles under the 35 Tech Occupations, early childhood educators as well as 39 healthcare and 25 construction occupations under all the BC PNP Skills Immigration and Express Entry streams.

The cutoff score increased by 2 points for the skilled worker category and by 1 point for the entry-level and semi-skilled categories in comparison with the last general round of invitations by BC PNP.

See below summary of the latest BC PNP Draw

Date	Draw type	Stream	Minimum Score	Number of invitations
December 12, 2023	General (includes tech occupations)General (includes tech occupations)	Skilled Worker	116	73
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	116
		International Graduate	116
		International Graduate – EEBC option	116
		Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	95
	Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60	61
	Targeting 25 Construction occupations		75	31
	Targeting 39 Healthcare occupations		60	27
	Targeted draw for Veterinarians (31103) and Animal health technologists (32104)		60	<5

The processing timeframe for Skills Immigration and Post-nomination requests remain 3 months respectively. BC PNP will also begin the process of an application after receiving a completed application from a candidate. Processing timeframes differ as candidates do not accept or submit completed applications at the same time.

December 12, 2023

IRCC has opened registration for IEC 2024

By EUIC Admin Business Visa, News

Dear Future Neighbour,

On Monday, December 11, 2023, the 2024 registration for the three categories of International Experience Canada (IEC) which includes the Working Holiday Visa, Young professionals and International Co-op categories was announced open.

Interested candidates are advised to begin applying as the first round of invitations for IEC 2024 will be announced in the second week of January 2024.

IEC 2023 ended on Friday, October 13 with the category of Working Holiday Visa topping the chart with a total of 116,030 invitations sent out. The Young Professionals Category sent out 8,056 invitations while the International Co-op sent out 4,488 invitations.

See below full list of the countries eligible for Working Holiday Visas (IEC 2024)

Andorra

Australia

Croatia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

Germany

Greece

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Korea Republic

Luxembourg

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Poland

Portugal

San Marino

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom

Austria

Belgium

Chile

Costa Rica

France

Hong Kong

Japan

Latvia

Lithuania

Slovakia

Taiwan

IRCC will be using automation tools majorly to process IEC applications, IEC participants will be expected to pay a fee of $172CAD.

Qualified applicants from the IEC pool are sent invitations to apply for work permits on a weekly basis.

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 info@eseumohimmigration.com

December 11, 2023

IRCC sends out 5,900 invitations in STEM Targeted Express Entry Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News

Hello Future Neighbour,

IRCC invited 5,900 candidates to apply for permanent residency in STEM targeted Express Entry Draw on Friday, December 8, 2023. This is the second round of STEM invitation being announced by IRCC since the first one held on July 5, 2023, the CRS cutoff score was 481 and it was targeted at profiles under the 24 STEM occupations listed below.

Completed profiles in the pool as at November 25, 2023 were qualified for this round of invitation.

See below list of 24 STEM occupations eligible for the latest Express Entry draw

NOC Code	Occupation
20010	Engineering managers
20011	Architecture and science managers
20012	Computer and information systems managers
21200	Architects
21201	Landscape Architects
21202	Urban and land use planners
21203	Land surveyors
21210	Mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries
21211	Data scientists
21220	Cybersecurity specialists
21221	Business systems specialists
21222	Information systems specialists
21223	Database analysts and data administrators
21230	Computer systems developers and programmers
21231	Software engineers and designers
21232	Software developers and programmers
21233	Web designers
21234	Web developers and programmers
21300	Civil Engineers
21310	Electrical and electronics engineers
21311	Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
21321	Industrial and manufacturing engineers
21322	Metallurgical and materials engineers
41400	Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers

See below CRS Score Distribution in the Pool

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	4,525
501-600	5,457
451-500	60,014
491-500	6,634
481-490	10,335
471-480	17,312
461-470	14,165
451-460	11,568
401-450	53,502
441-450	10,885
431-440	11,111
421-430	9,973
411-420	10,608
401-410	10,925
351-400	58,457
301-350	30,148
0-300	5,267
Total	217,370

See below other Express Entry Draws of Last Week

Description	December 7	December 6
Draw type	French focused	General or all program draws
Invitations	1,000	4,750
CRS Cutoff	470	561
Tie-breaking rule	October 3, 2023	November 8, 2023

As at last week, IRCC has sent a total of 11,650 invitations to apply for permanent residency in three Express Entry draws.

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Dear future neighbour,

Dear Future Neighbour,

See below the full details of Manitoba PNP draw of 2024

1. Skilled Worker in Manitoba

a) Close relative in Manitoba selection

2. International Education Stream

3. Skilled Worker Overseas

Dear Future Neighbour,

See below Details of the latest Express Entry draw

See below CRS score distribution in the Express Entry pool as of January 9, 2024

Dear Future Neighbour,

See below New OINP International Student Stream Changes

See below Ontario colleges/universities eligible for the OINP International Student Stream

Colleges

Universities

Hello Future Neighbour,

See below full list of Tech occupations targeted in OINP Express Entry draw on December 14

See below all OINP HCP Draws in 2023

See below summary of Ontario Express Entry Draws 2023

See below AAIP (Alberta Advantage Immigration Program) draws of 2023

See below Occupations Eligible for Alberta Dedicated Healthcare Pathway

Dear Future Neighbour,

See below summary of the latest BC PNP Draw

Dear Future Neighbour,

See below full list of the countries eligible for Working Holiday Visas (IEC 2024)

Hello Future Neighbour,

See below list of 24 STEM occupations eligible for the latest Express Entry draw

See below CRS Score Distribution in the Pool

See below other Express Entry Draws of Last Week