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March 22, 2024

Prince Edward Island invites 83 Candidates for PR in New PEI PNP Draw

Dear future neighbour,

In the latest PEI PNP Draw announced on Thursday, March 21, 2024, invitations to apply for permanent residency were sent to 83 candidates under the Labour and Express Entry category.

Profiles in the healthcare, construction, and manufacturing sectors were considered in this round of invitations. Also, 2 invitations were sent under the Business Work Permit Entrepreneur category.

See below summary of 2024 PEI PNP Draw 2024

Invitation Date	Business Work Permit Entrepreneur Invitations	Minimum Point Threshold for Business Invitations	Labour & Express Entry Invitations	Total Invitations	Selection Attributes
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.

See below the expected PEI PNP draw schedule 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

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March 22, 2024

Ontario invites 2,281 Candidates for PR in OINP Express Entry Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry

Dear future neighbour,

In an Express Entry Draw announced on Thursday, March 21, 2024 by Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, 2,281 candidates were invited to apply for provincial nomination.

Express Entry profiles with a primary occupation in one of the below-listed tech occupations created between March 21, 2023 and March 21, 2024 with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score ranging from 468 to 480 received invitations.

NOC 20012 – Computer and information systems managers
NOC 21211 – Data Scientists
NOC 21220 – Cybersecurity specialists
NOC 21221 – Business systems specialists
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

Candidates have a duration of forty-five days to secure their provincial nominations by submitting a complete application.

These profiles will receive 600 points after receiving an OINP nomination, raising their CRS score to between 1068 and 1,080 which will ensure their inclusion in the future general Express Entry draw.

See below all Ontario Express Entry draws of 2024

14,708 invites for permanent residence have been issued as a result of the 7 OINP Express Entry draws held so far in 2024.

OINP Express Entry Stream	Invitations	CRS Score Range
Human Capital Priorities stream	8,589	350-480
French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream	984	317-469
Skilled Trades stream	5,135	350-424

March 22, 2024

Canada announces update on Temporary Foreign Worker Program, LMIA and Temporary Residents

By EUIC Admin News

Dear future neighbour,

On Thursday, March 21, 2024, the Immigration Minister, Marc Miller and Employment Minister, Randy Boissonnault announced an update on Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) as well as other reforms IRCC plans on implementing.

Canada’s temporary resident population has increased, reaching up to 2.5 million (6.2% of the overall Canadian population in 2023). IRCC aims to reduce the temporary resident population to 5% over the next three years.

See below Temporary Residents according to Province as of September, 2023

Ontario, the largest province, has the most of all the categories, followed by Quebec and British Columbia.

Province	Total Temporary Residents	Asylum Claimants	Work Permit Holders	Study Permit Holders	Both Work and Study Permit Holders	Others (mainly refers to family members living with permit holders)
Ontario	986,863	90,793	419,475	284,739	159,806	32,050
Quebec	470,976	146,723	200,522	63,799	38,858	21,074
British Columbia	400,964	11,384	196,259	138,434	38,848	16,039
Alberta	150,320	5,766	89,575	36,576	11,013	7,390
Manitoba	60,615	1,434	32,608	18,068	6,652	1,853
Nova Scotia	45,794	325	20,712	13,619	9,056	2,082
Saskatchewan	30,704	236	15,512	10,512	2,957	1,487
New Brunswick	27,458	188	13,864	7,476	4,626	1,304
Newfoundland and Labrador	12,911	73	6,063	5,017	1,186	572
Prince Edward Island	9,953	26	5,192	3,702	745	288
Yukon	1,446	0	1,120	217	80	29
Northwest Territories	567	7	490	38	20	12
Nunavut	108	3	87	4	3	11

Canada has set an annual target for all economic immigration programs of 266,210 for 2023, with a goal of exceeding 301,000 by 2025.

In order to put a cap on the number of temporary foreign workers allowed into Canada as the gap between unemployment and job vacancies is gradually closing up. The validity of the LMIA program was extended to 12 months during the pandemic to help ease labour market conditions. However, from May 1, 2024, the validity period for LMIA will return to 6 months. This change will not affect employers part of the Recognised Employer Pilot program.

All the employers identified in the 2022 workforce solution roadmap will have a reduction from 30% to 20% of their workforce coming through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program under the low wage stream of TFWP.

The healthcare and construction sectors are exempted from the above-mentioned new TFWP measure until August 31, 2024. Employers in the agriculture sector are also not affected by the new TFWP measures.

Currently, the number of Canadian Permanent Residency spots available through economic immigration is limited compared to the Temporary Residents in Canada. Canadian immigration is now very competitive as it targets people with expertise in occupations with labour shortage, Francophones and those with 3-4 years of experience with a high level of education.

March 21, 2024

British Columbia introduces 3 New BC PNP Streams for International Students

By EUIC Admin Provincial nomination

Dear future neighbour,

In a bid to improve the level of education, experience, and language abilities required for employment success in the province, come January, 2025, the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program will be creating three new streams for international students.

These streams would replace the current BC PNP International Graduate and International Post-Graduate streams.

Please see below the new BC PNP Streams that would take effect from January, 2025

1. Bachelor’s Stream

The bachelor’s stream will be open to recent graduates with bachelor’s degrees from qualifying post-secondary institutions. Graduates with an undetermined full-time employment offer will be eligible to register in this stream.

2. Master’s Stream

The Master’s stream will be open to recent graduates with master’s degrees from approved postsecondary institutions in any field of study. Graduates with a minimum one-year full-time work offer in a skilled occupation will be able to benefit from this stream.

3. Doctorate Stream

The doctorate stream will be open to graduates and candidates for doctoral-level studies at qualified postsecondary institutions. Graduates and PhD candidates may apply directly to this track.

Students who complete diploma or certificate programs in Canada (who are not qualified for these new graduate streams) can still qualify for other BC Provincial Nominee Program streams.

This update is part of the new measures being put in place by the province to protect international students from fraudulent institutions and organizations as the province aims to improve the eligibility conditions for Canadian permanent residency candidacy through the BC provincial nominee program.. The changes made by BC PNP includes:

a new three-stream system for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral graduates,
Enhanced language requirements, and
Priority of in-demand employment that assists the economy in British Columbia

The new graduate streams will require at least a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 8 proficiency.

The B.C. PNP aims to identify people who will boost B.C.’s economy by prioritizing workers in health care, construction, early childhood education, and other in-demand jobs. More information on this update will be announced later this year.

March 20, 2024

British Columbia invites 166+ Candidates for PR in latest BC PNP Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, Provincial nomination

Dear future neighbour,

In the latest BC PNP Draw announced on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, over 166 invitations to apply for permanent residency were sent out in general and targeted round of invitations for 35 tech occupations, early childhood educators, 25 Construction occupations, and 39 Healthcare occupations.

See below latest BC PNP Draw

Latest BC PNP Draw: March 19

Date	Draw type	Stream	Minimum Score	Number of invitations
March 19, 2024	General	Skilled Worker	125	88
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	125
		International Graduate	125
		International Graduate – EEBC option	125
		Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	98
	Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	80	27
	Targeting 25 Construction occupations		85	21
	Targeting 39 Healthcare occupations		80	30
	Veterinary care		80	<5

The processing timeframe for BC PNP Skills Immigration and Post-nomination requests is three months respectively. Applications are only processed when completed and submitted.

March 20, 2024

Ontario invites 1,474 Candidates for PR in 2 New OINP Draws

By EUIC Admin Provincial nomination

Dear future neighbour,

On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Ontario sent out 1,474 invitations to apply for permanent residency under the OINP Masters Graduate Stream and PHD Graduate Stream.

A total of 1,370 Expression of Interest profiles under the Masters Graduate Stream with score of 52 and above received invitations to apply in this round of invitation. Also, 104 EOI profiles under the PHD Graduate Stream with a score of 42 and above were considered in this round of invitation.

See below details of latest OINP Draw

OINP Stream	Number of invitations issued	Date profiles created	Score range	Notes
Masters Graduate stream	1,370	March 19, 2023 – Mar 19, 2024	52 and above	General Draw
PhD Graduate stream	104	March 19, 2023 – Mar 19, 2024	42 and above	General Draw

See below all OINP Draws of 2024

OINP Streams	2024 Invitations	2023 Invitations
Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream	3,128	4,032
Employer Job Offer: International Student stream	5,073	2,963
Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream	0	807
Masters Graduate stream	2,714	5,734
PhD Graduate stream	229	486

The latest OINP Draw was opened to Expression of Interest (EOI) profiles created within March 19, 2023 and March 19, 2024. Invited candidates have a duration of 14 days to submit an application supporting the details in their Expression of Interest profile.

March 19, 2024

IRCC updates Spousal Open Work Permit Requirements

By EUIC Admin News

Dear future neighbour,

IRCC updated Spousal Open Work Permit (SOWP) today, March 19, 2024.

Spouses or common-law partners whose sponsors are enrolled in a master’s or doctoral degree program in a university or polytechnic in Canada are eligible for SOWP.

Spouses of undergraduate students studying any of the professional degrees listed below at a university in Canada are also eligible for a SOWP:

Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS, DMD)
Bachelor of Law or Juris Doctor (LLB, JD, BCL)
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Doctor of Optometry (OD)
Pharmacy (PharmD, BS, BSc, BPharm)
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN, BSN, BNSc)
Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.)
Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng., BE, BASc)

Spouses and partners applying for Spousal Open Work Permit must provide the documents below. A document that shows relationship to the student and proof of their partner’s enrollment in a degree-granting program of study.

a valid Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from a Designated Learning Institution (DLI)
a proof of enrolment letter from their spouse or partner’s DLI
transcripts from their spouse or partner’s current program

IRCC states that those who applied for a SOWP before March 19 are still eligible if their partner:

Has a valid study permit.
Is eligible for a post-graduation work permit(PGWP).
Is a full-time student at one of these types of schools:
a public post-secondary school, such as a college or university, or CEGEP in Quebec
a private college-level school in Quebec
a Canadian private school that can legally award degrees under provincial law (for example, a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree)

These requirements are the same for current SOWP holders who apply to extend their existing permit.

A Spousal Open Work Permit Holder can work for almost any employer in Canada.

March 19, 2024

Alberta and Manitoba commence issuance of Provincial Attestation Letters

By EUIC Admin Study Visa

Dear future neighbour,

Alberta and Manitoba has started issuing Provincial Attestation Letters (PAL) to Designated Learning Institutions (DLI). The amount of PALs given to each province and the way they intend to distribute them isn’t known for now.

Only approved international universities in Alberta and Manitoba will be sending the PAL document via email to the student. Students can only request for PAL when they have shown a commitment to study in the Designated Learning Institution by at least paying a deposit fee after receiving an offer of acceptance.

Each DLI have specific requirements for admission into their universities, so students are expected to carefully go through the websites of these universities before requesting for PAL.

IRCC has instructed that all provinces should have fallen in line with this programme as at the last day of March, 2024.

March 14, 2024

IRCC invites 975 Candidates for Express Entry in a Category Based Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry

Dear future neighbour,

IRCC announces the second Express Entry Draw this week and the first category based draw targeted at transport occupations on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

A total of 975 candidates with a CRS score of 430 or above and a minimum of six months experience in any of the 10 transport occupations were considered in this round of invitation.

See Below the 10 Eligible Transport Occupations

93200: Aircraft assemblers and aircraft assembly inspectors
- Example titles: Aircraft assembler
- Aircraft assembly inspector
- Airframe assembler
- Bench and structural assembler
- Bench fitter mechanic – aircraft assembly
- Rigger – aircraft assembly
- Wing tank mechanic – aircraft assembly
73300: Transport truck drivers
- Example titles: Bulk goods truck driver
- Dump truck driver
- Flatbed truck driver
- Heavy truck driver
- Logging truck driver
- Long haul truck driver
- Moving van driver
- Shunt truck driver
- Tow truck driver
- Tractor-trailer truck driver
- Transport driver
- Truck driver
72604: Railway traffic controllers and marine traffic regulators
- Example titles: Chief rail traffic controller
- Marine traffic regulator
- Rail traffic controller
- Train operator
72603: Engineer officers, water transport
- Example titles: Chief engineer – water transport
- Engineer officer – water transport
- Fourth engineer – water transport
- Marine engineer officer
- Second engineer
- Third engineer – water transport
- Tugboat engineer
72602: Deck officers, water transport
- Example titles: Coast Guard vessel first watchkeeping officer
- Coast Guard vessel navigation officer
- Coast Guard vessel watchkeeping officer
- Deck officer – water transport
- Ferryboat master
- Master mariner
- Ship first mate
- Ship pilot
- Ship second mate
- Ship third mate
- Ship’s captain
- Ship’s mate
- Tugboat captain
72601: Air traffic controllers and related occupations
- Example titles: Air traffic controller (ATC)
- Airport air traffic controller
- Enroute air traffic controller
- Flight dispatcher
- Flight service specialist (FSS)
- Instrument flight rules air traffic controller
- Terminal air traffic controller
- Visual flight rules air traffic controller
72600: Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors
- Example titles: Air pilot
- Captain – air transport
- Check pilot
- Chief flying instructor
- Chief pilot
- Co-pilot
- Flight engineer
- Flying instructor
- Helicopter pilot
- Pilot instructor
- Relief pilot
- Second officer – air transport
- Test pilot
72404: Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
- Example titles: Aircraft gas turbine engine technician
- Aircraft hydraulics mechanic
- Aircraft inspector
- Aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) (except avionics)
- Aircraft mechanic
- Aircraft repair and overhaul inspector
- Aircraft repair shop inspector
- Aircraft structural repair technician
- Aircraft systems inspector
- Aviation mechanical component shop technician
- Certified aircraft technician
- Flight test inspector
72403: Railway carmen/women
- Example titles: Rail vehicle mechanic
- Railway car inspector
- Railway carman/woman
- Railway carman/woman apprentice
- Streetcar and subway car mechanic
70020: Managers in transportation
- Example titles: Bus company manager
- Distribution manager – logistics
- Flight operations manager
- Freight forwarding manager
- Marine superintendent
- Rail operations superintendent
- Railway freight manager
- Traffic manager – transportation
- Transport department manager
- Transportation manager
- Urban transit system manager

This invitation is coming after the general draw announced by IRCC on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 were 2,850 candidates were invited to apply for permanent residency.

See below summary of Express Entry Draws in March 2024

Description	March 13, 2024	March 12, 2024
Draw type	Targeted draw for 10 transport occupations	General or all program draws
Invitations	975	2,850
CRS Cutoff	430	525
Tie-breaking rule	July 31, 2023	March 12, 2024

See below latest Express Eentry CRS Score Distribution

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	987
501-600	10,573
451-500	60,108
491-500	8,065
481-490	10,499
471-480	17,083
461-470	13,275
451-460	11,186
401-450	50,569
441-450	10,174
431-440	10,410
421-430	9,186
411-420	10,414
401-410	10,385
351-400	55,099
301-350	28,536
0-300	5,348
Total	211,220

Candidates are expected to submit completed application within 60 days from the date they received invitations to apply.

March 13, 2024

British Columbia invites 187 Candidates for PR in latest draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, Provincial nomination

Dear future neighbour,

British Columbia invites 187 Candidates to apply for permanent residency in targeted rounds of invitation on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

A total of 65 candidates with experience in the 35 Tech occupations under the Express Entry and BC PNP Skills Immigration Streams were invited in this round.

Also, 54 profiles with experience as early child educators or instructors were invited. A total of 30 candidates under the 25 construction related occupations introduced in 2023 were also invited.

Finally, 38 candidates were invited with experience in any of the 35 healthcare related occupations.

See below Latest BC PNP Draw: March 12

Date	Draw type	Stream	Minimum Score	Number of invitations
March 12, 2024	Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	75	54
	Targeting 25 Construction occupations		80	30
	Targeting 39 Healthcare occupations		75	38
	Targeting 35 tech occupations		113	65
	Veterinary care		75

See below full list of Construction Occupations:

22114 Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists
72102 Sheet metal workers
72103 Boilermakers
72104: Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
72105 Ironworkers
72106: Welders and related machine operators
72200 Electricians (except industrial and power system)
72201: Industrial electricians
72300 Plumbers
72301: Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
72302 Gas fitters
72310 Carpenters
72311 Cabinetmakers
72320 Bricklayers
72400: Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
72401: Heavy-duty equipment mechanics
72402: Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
72,500 Crane operators
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

See below full list of eligible Healthcare-related Occupations

30010 Managers in health care
31100 Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
31101 Specialists in surgery
31102 General practitioners and family physicians
31110 Dentists
31112 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
31120 Pharmacists
31121 Dietitians and nutritionists
31200 Psychologists
31201 Chiropractors
31202 Physiotherapists
31203: Occupational therapists
31204 Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
31209 Other professional occupations in health: diagnosing and treating
31300 Nursing coordinators and supervisors
31301 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
31302 Nurse practitioners
31303 Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
32101: Licensed practical nurses
32102 Paramedical occupations
32103 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
32109 Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
32110 Denturists
32111 Dental hygienists and dental therapists
32112: Dental technologists and technicians
32120 Medical laboratory technologists
32121 Medical radiation technologists
32122 Medical sonographers
32123 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
32124 Pharmacy technicians
32129 Other medical technologists and technicians
32200 Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
33100 Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
33101 Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
33102 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
33103 Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
41300 Social workers
41301 Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies
42201: Social and community service workers

See below full list of eligible Tech Occupations

10030 Telecommunication carriers managers
20012 Computer and information systems managers
21100: Physicists and astronomers
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
21301 Mechanical engineers
21310: Electrical and electronics engineers
21311 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)
21320 Chemical engineers
21399 Other professional engineers
22110: Biological technologists and technicians
22220 Computer network and web technicians
22221: User support technicians
22222 Information systems testing technicians
22310 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
22312: Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
50011 Managers: publishing, motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
51111 Authors and writers (except technical)
51112 Technical writers
51120 Producers, directors, choreographers and related occupations
52119 Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts
52112 Broadcast technicians
52113: Audio and video recording technicians
52120: Graphic designers and illustrators
53111 Motion pictures, broadcasting, photography and performing arts assistants and operators

The processing timeframe for BC PNP Skills Immigration and Post nomination requests remains three months respectively. Applications are only processed when completed applications are submitted.

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