Blog - Page 14 of 37 - Ese Umoh Immigration – Canada Immigration Consultant

April 23, 2024

Save Money on Gas Prices in Canada with these Applications/Reward Programs

Dear future neighbour,

Are you currently in Canada or planning on moving to Canada?

If your answer is YES to any of the above question, then this article is for you.

The cost of living in Canada is high and buying gas has become quite draining on resources. We have put together some applications below that can help you with saving on gas, some of them are gas reward programs and the rest are websites that would help you choose where to buy gas:

1. Costco: you can get wholesale gas prices cheaper than other stations.

2. PC Optimum: you can earn PC Optimum points at Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore and other stores and turn them into gas savings.

3. Canadian tire: earn $0.03 per litre when you buy gas at Canadian Tire Gas+ locations.
4. GasBuddy: scan prices in your area and filter gas stations by price.

5. Waze.com: gas efficient routes + other driver updated gas prices

6. CAA.ca: search for gas prices nearby on this site

7. Gaswizard.ca: this site predicts the cheapest day to buy gas

Do you have any of the applications above? Save and share as this information could be helpful to you or someone around you.

Need help obtaining a visitor visa to visit Canada, or professional help putting in a study visa application, work permit application, spousal open work permit, 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

April 23, 2024

Prince Edward Island invites 82 Candidates for PR in Latest Draw

By EUIC Admin Provincial nomination

Dear future neighbour,

In latest draw announced by Prince Edward Island on Thursday, April 18, 2024, a total of 82 invitations to apply for permanent residence was issued under the Labour and Express Entry Category.

Profiles under the healthcare, construction, manufacturing, and traditional sectors were considered in this round of invitation.

See below the expected schedule of PEI PNP Draw for 2024:

April 4, 2024
April 18, 2024
May 2, 2024
May 16, 2024
May 30, 2024
June 20, 2024
July 4, 2024
July 18, 2024
August 1, 2024
August 15, 2024
August 29, 2024
Sept 19, 2024
October 3, 2024
October 17, 2024
October 31, 2024
November 21, 2024
December 5, 2024
December 19, 2024

See below PEI PNP Draw of 2024:

Invitation Date	Business Work Permit Entrepreneur Invitations	Minimum Point Thresholdfor Business Invitations	Labour & Express Entry Invitations	Total Invitations	Selection Attributes
04/18/2024	–	–	82	82	Invitations were issued to individuals working in the Healthcare, Manufacturing, Construction, and Traditional sectors.
04/04/2024	–	–	66	66	Invitations were issued to individuals working in the Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Early Childhood Education sectors.
03/21/2024	2	80	83	85	Invitations were issued to individuals working in the Healthcare, Construction, and Manufacturing sectors.
2/29/2024	–	–	24	24	Invitations were issued to individuals working in the healthcare and construction sectors.
2/15/2024	1	105	121	122	Critical Worker, Skilled Worker, and Express Entry invitations were issued to individuals working for a PEI employer with a minimum EOI score of 65.
2/1/2024	–	–	78	78	Invitations were issued to individuals working in the healthcare, construction, manufacturing, food processing, agriculture, and early childhood education sectors.
1/18/2024	2	80	134	136	Invitations under the PEI Express Entry, Skilled Worker, and Critical Worker Streams were issued to individuals working for a PEI employer with a minimum point score of 65.

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

April 17, 2024

British Columbia invites 79+ Candidates for PR in Latest Draw

By EUIC Admin Provincial nomination

Dear future neighbour,

In a general and targeted round of invitation on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, British Columbia invited over 79 candidates to apply for permanent residency.

See below latest BC PNP Draw

Date	Draw type	Stream	Minimum Score	Number of invitations
April 16, 2024	General	Skilled Worker	132	39
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	132
		International Graduate	132
		International Graduate – EEBC option	132
		Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	107
	Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	92	12
	Targeting 25 Construction occupations		97	10
	Targeting 39 Healthcare occupations		97	18
	Veterinary care		80	<5

The processing timeframe for BC PNP Skills immigration and post-nomination requests remains 3 months respectively. Only submitted applications are being reviewed and processed by BC PNP.

April 16, 2024

Canada Commences New Work Permit Innovation Stream Pilot

By EUIC Admin Business Visa

Dear future neighbour,

On Monday, April 15, 2024, IRCC announced a new 2-year innovation stream pilot via the Global Hypergrowth project . With this new innovation, specific Canadian companies can now employ foreign workers on work permit without Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).

The global hypergrowth project is a service put up by the Canadian government to help businesses in Canada develop faster

The family members of these foreign workers will also be eligible to work for almost any employer in Canada.

The Innovation Stream is scheduled to continue for two years, ending on March 22, 2026.

See below the Eligibility Requirements for the Innovation Stream Pilot

To apply for a work permit under the Innovation Stream Pilot:

1. Foreign nationals inside or outside Canada need a job offer from one of the eligible employers under the Global Hypergrowth Project.

2. Applicants need to fill out their work permit application using the IRCC Secure Account.

3. The job offer must fall under a TEER 0, 1, 2, or 3 occupation as per the National Occupational Classification.

4. Offered wages by the company must be equal to or higher than the median hourly wages set for the region. Also, if the position is covered by a bargaining agreement the wage offered must meet the standards outlined in that agreement. The job offer should state that the employer will review wages on the first day of work and annually by January 1 to ensure they remain competitive throughout employment.

5. Immigration officers must be satisfied that applicants have the skills, for the job they are applying for. Applicants must meet the education and experience requirements specified in the National Occupational Classification for their offered occupation.

See below full list of Companies in Canada Eligible To Hire Through Innovation Stream

Presently, only eight companies are eligible to hire foreign nationals (inside or outside Canada) without needing an LMIA via the Innovation Stream:

1. Ada Support Inc.

2. AlayaCare

3. CellCarta

4. Clarius Mobile Health

5. Clio

6. Duchesnay Pharmaceutical Group (DPG)

7. Lightspeed Commerce

8. Vive Crop Protection

April 16, 2024

10 Tips to help you land your first job in Canada

By EUIC Admin News

Dear future neighbour,

Is it tough finding a job in Canada? What were the things that helped you get a foot in the door?

See below tips that can help you land your dream job in Canada:

1. Find a way to offer value before requesting for help. This is an important principle with networking, it cannot be a parasitic relationship.

2. Volunteer to gain Canadian work experience and where possible, do a bridging program.

3. If you need to, get further education.

4. Do your research, your experience may work with different job titles than you were used to back home.

5. Tailor each resume and cover letter you send to the specific job and use a Canadian template.

6. Use settlement agencies, mentorship platforms, networking events and request coffee chats with professionals to grow your network. The more people you meet, the higher your chances of landing your dream job, worst case, they won’t respond, but networking will connect you to the hidden job market.

7. Before your interview, learn about the company and its culture.

8. Prepare an elevator pitch and master it by sharing it often to define the value you can bring to a potential employer.

9. If necessary, don’t be afraid to take a transition job.

10. Upskill until you land your dream job.

It is important to note that these tips are not one size fits all, so what works for Mr A might not necessarily work for B but we are pretty sure this could help you achieve your goal if you choose to follow some or even all of these steps.

Has any of the above tips worked for you? Do you have any that you have tried and tested that isn’t on the list? Please share.

April 12, 2024

Canada invites 4,500 Candidates for PR in STEM Express Entry Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry

Dear future neighbour,

In the first STEM Express Entry Draw of 2024 announced on Thursday, April 11, 2024, Canada sends invitation to apply for permanent residency to 4,500 candidates. Profiles with CRS cutoff score of 491 were considered in this round of invitation.

See below details of the latest STEM Express Entry draw:

Category: STEM occupations
Number of invitations issued: 4,500
Rank required to be invited to apply: 4,500 or above
Date of round: April 11, 2024
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 491
Tie-breaking rule: February 25, 2024, at 11:55:12 UTC

See below the 24 STEM Occupations eligible for this 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

April 11, 2024

IRCC invites 1,280 Candidates in latest Express Entry Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry

Dear future neighbour,

In a general Express Entry draw on Wednesday April 10, 2024, a total of 1,280 candidates were invited to apply for permanent residency. Profiles with CRS cutoff score of 549 were considered in this round of invitation.

See below summary of the latest Express Entry Draw:

Category: General
Number of invitations issued: 1,280
Rank required to be invited to apply: 1,280 or above
Date of round: April 10, 2024
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 549
Tie-breaking rule: March 21, 2024

See below summary of the Express Entry Draws in March

Description	March 26, 2024	March 25, 2024	March 13, 2024	March 12, 2024
Draw type	Targeted draw for profiles with high proficiency in French	General or all program draws	Targeted draw for 10 transport occupations	General or all program draws
Invitations	1,500	1,980	975	2,850
CRS Cutoff	388	524	430	525
Tie-breaking rule	March 10, 2024 at 20:06:26 UTC	February 25, 2024 at 14:42:38 UTC	July 31, 2023 at 13:27:26 UTC	March 12, 2024 at 15:56:42 UTC

See below the latest CRS Score Distribution in the Pool

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	1,093
501-600	12,051
451-500	62,073
491-500	9,167
481-490	11,246
471-480	16,933
461-470	13,429
451-460	11,298
401-450	51,694
441-450	10,454
431-440	10,485
421-430	9,461
411-420	10,640
401-410	10,654
351-400	56,015
301-350	27,831
0-300	5,410
Total	216,167

See below Express Entry processing timeframe as at March, 2024

Check out the latest Express Entry processing times as of March 2024.

Application Type	Current Processing Time
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)	5 months
Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)	6 months
Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)	(not updated by IRCC since March 1 as there could be no application in processing for FSTP as of now
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) via Express Entry	7 months

April 10, 2024

Manitoba invited 363 Candidates for PR in latest Draw

By admin-ese Express Entry, Provincial nomination

Dear future neighbour,

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) sent out invitations to apply for permanent residency to 363 profiles under Skilled Workers in Manitoba and Skilled Workers Overseas Category on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Profiles with a score of 691 or above received permanent residency (PR) invitations under the Skilled Worker Overseas category.

Skilled Worker in Manitoba category targeted nurses, retail and whole trade managers, trade occupations under the sub-major group which comprises of general construction trades, including concrete finishers, tilesetters and plasterers, as well as roofers, glaziers, painters, decorators and floor covering installers.

A total of 81 invited candidates in this MPNP draw had a valid Express Entry profile as well as a job seeker validation code.

See below summary of latest MPNP Draw

Skilled Worker in Manitoba (Occupation-specific draw)

Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 276

The occupations under the following National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 were considered in this draw:

33102: Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
60020: Retail and wholesale trade managers
73100: Concrete finishers
73101: Tilesetters
73102: Plasterers, drywall installers, finishers and lathers
73110: Roofers and shinglers
73111: Glaziers
73112: Painters and decorators (except interior decorators)
73113: Floor covering installers

Skilled Worker Overseas

Profiles that declared being directly invited by the MPNP under a Strategic Recruitment Initiative.

Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 87
Ranking score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 691

April 10, 2024

British Columbia invites 87+ Candidates for PR in Targeted Draw

By admin-ese Provincial nomination

Dear future neighbour,

On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, British Columbia invited over 87 candidates for permanent residency in targeted rounds of invitation.

46 targeted profiles with experience in any of the 35 Tech Occupations under the BC PNP Skilled Worker and International Graduate Streams including Express Entry options were considered in this round of invitation.

13 profiles under the 25 construction-related occupations and 19 profiles under the 39 healthcare-related occupations were also invited.

In addition, 9 profiles with experience as early childhood educators and assistant were invited in this round.

See below latest BC PNP Draw

Date	Draw type	Stream	Minimum Score	Number of invitations
April 9, 2024	Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	90	9
	Targeting 25 Construction occupations		95	13
	Targeting 39 Healthcare occupations		95	19
	Targeting 35 tech occupations		116	46
	Veterinary care		80	<5

The BC PNP Skills immigration and Post-nomination request remains 3 months respectively.

April 8, 2024

Canadian Permanent residence application fees to increase from April 30, 2024

By EUIC Admin News

Dear future neighbour,

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that there will be an increment to permanent residency application fees with effect from April 30, 2024. The department said this change is being introduced according to Canada’s Immigrant and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR).

See below the changes made to PR application fees:

Program	Applicants	Current fees (April 2022– March 2024)	New fees (April 2024–March 2026)
Right of Permanent Residence Fee	Principal applicant and accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$515	$575
Federal Skilled Workers, Provincial Nominee Program, Quebec Skilled Workers, Atlantic Immigration Class and most economic pilots (Rural, Agri-Food)	Principal applicant	$850	$950
Federal Skilled Workers, Provincial Nominee Program, Quebec Skilled Workers, Atlantic Immigration Class and most economic pilots (Rural, Agri-Food)	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$850	$950
Federal Skilled Workers, Provincial Nominee Program, Quebec Skilled Workers, Atlantic Immigration Class and most economic pilots (Rural, Agri-Food)	Accompanying dependent child	$230	$260
Live-in Caregiver Program and caregivers pilots (Home Child Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot)	Principal applicant	$570	$635
Live-in Caregiver Program and caregivers pilots (Home Child Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot)	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$570	$635
Live-in Caregiver Program and caregivers pilots (Home Child Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot)	Accompanying dependent child	$155	$175
Business (federal and Quebec)	Principal applicant	$1,625	$1,810
Business (federal and Quebec)	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$850	$950
Business (federal and Quebec)	Accompanying dependent child	$230	$260
Family reunification (spouses, partners and children; parents and grandparents; and other relatives)	Sponsorship fee	$75	$85
Family reunification (spouses, partners and children; parents and grandparents; and other relatives)	Sponsored principal applicant	$490	$545
Family reunification (spouses, partners and children; parents and grandparents; and other relatives)	Sponsored child (principal applicant under 22 years old and not a spouse/partner)	$75	$85
Family reunification (spouses, partners and children; parents and grandparents; and other relatives)	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$570	$635
Family reunification (spouses, partners and children; parents and grandparents; and other relatives)	Accompanying dependent child	$155	$175
Protected persons	Principal applicant	$570	$635
Protected persons	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$570	$635
Protected persons	Accompanying dependent child	$155	$175
Humanitarian and compassionate consideration / Public policy	Principal applicant	$570	$635
Humanitarian and compassionate consideration / Public policy	Accompanying spouse or common-law partner	$570	$635
Humanitarian and compassionate consideration / Public policy	Accompanying dependent child	$155	$175
Permit holders	Principal applicant	$335	$375

IRCC notes that, in addition to dependent children and protected persons (including principal applicants and all accompanying family members), the following groups of applicants are exempt from paying the department’s Right of Permanent Residence (RPR) Fee:

Sponsored child (of a principal applicant under the family reunification class) – the child must be under 22 years old and not have a spouse/partner
Principal applicants under the humanitarian and compassionate consideration and public policy classes

This fee is normally paid by all permanent residence applicants (except for dependent children and protected persons). Principal applicants in the “humanitarian and compassionate consideration” and “public policy” categories are only exempt from the RPR fee under certain circumstances.

IRCC also clarifies that “permit holder” class permanent residence applicants are not eligible to include accompanying family members as part of their PR applications. Instead, all individuals eligible for PR through this class must submit their own applications for Canadian PR as a principal applicant.

Previous page 1 … 12 13 14 15 16 … 37 Next page