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February 2, 2024

IRCC invites 7,000 Candidates in its first Targeted Express Entry Draw of 2024

Hello Future Neighbour,

On Thursday, February 1, 2024, Canada sent out 7,000 invitations to apply for permanent residency in its first targeted Express Entry Draw. Profiles with level 7 in French and a CRS score of 365 and above were considered in this round of invitations.

See below summary of the latest Express Entry Draw:

Category: level 7 in French
Number of invitations issued: 7,000
Date and time of round: February 1, 2024
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 365
Tie-breaking rule: September 8, 2023

See below latest CRS Score Distribution in the Pool

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	534
501-600	7,926
451-500	60,120
491-500	6,787
481-490	9,668
471-480	17,586
461-470	14,160
451-460	11,919
401-450	54,181
441-450	10,930
431-440	11,219
421-430	10,104
411-420	10,874
401-410	11,054
351-400	57,855
301-350	29,709
0-300	5,401
Total	215,726

Candidates can submit applications to IRCC once they receive invitation to apply. The Canadian government has a six-month service standard for processing Express Entry applications and issuing decisions.

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

February 1, 2024

IRCC invites 730 Applicants to apply for PR in New Express Entry Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry

Dear Future Neighbour,

On Wednesday, January 31, 2024, IRCC sent out invitations to apply for permanent residency to 730 candidates in an Express Entry Draw. The CRS cutoff score for this round of invitation was 541 and above.

See below summary of the latest Express Entry Draw:

Number of invitations issued: 730
Date and time of round: January 31, 2024
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 541
Tie-breaking rule: July 15, 2023

See below the latest CRS Score Distribution in the Pool

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	534
501-600	7,926
451-500	60,120
491-500	6,787
481-490	9,668
471-480	17,586
461-470	14,160
451-460	11,919
401-450	54,181
441-450	10,930
431-440	11,219
421-430	10,104
411-420	10,874
401-410	11,054
351-400	57,855
301-350	29,709
0-300	5,401
Total	215,726

January 31, 2024

British Columbia invites 194+ Candidates for Provincial nomination in latest BC PNP Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, Provincial nomination

Dear Future Neighbour,

On Tuesday, January 30, 2024, British Columbia sent out over 194 invitations to apply for permanent residency in targeted draws.

Profiles under the Express Entry and BC PNP Skills Immigration streams were considered in this round of invitations.

See below latest BC PNP Draw

Draw type	Stream	Minimum Score	Number of invitations
Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60	49
Targeting 25 Construction occupations		75	29
Targeting 39 Healthcare occupations		60	27
Targeting 35 tech occupations		103	89
Veterinary Care		60

Need help creating a provincial nomination or 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

January 31, 2024

British Columbia announces new standards for International Students

By EUIC Admin News, Study Visa

Dear Future Neighbour,

In a bid to put a stop to exploitative exercises, improve the welfare and regulate the affairs of International students in British Columbia, the province announced measures to be taken on Monday, January 29, 2024.

This action is coming days after the IRCC Minister announced a cap for the intake of International students allowed into Canada in 2024.

These new measures by British Columbia will ensure that international students are given proper attention and the right facilities are put in place during their stay in Canada.

See below measures taken by British Columbia:

1. Temporary ban on expansion of institutions offering foreign education: A two-year ban to last till February 2026 has been put in place for new education quality assurance certification.

2. Enhanced Compliance and Enforcement: More inspections will be carried out by the province to make sure that institutions are keeping up with the standards set and giving the students the necessary support required. The institution must also make sure that the students obtain quality education, all private degree programs must meet the approval requirements. Also as part of the standards, the quality of education must be what is required in the labour market so that the students are efficient after graduation.

3. Higher Standards for Private Degree Programs: changes have been made to the requirements for the institutions granting private- degree programs. The examinations have been made tougher and the general procedure complex.

4. New Language Requirements for Private Institutions: Language training for students to better equip them for their professional journey while in British Columbia.

5. Tuition Transparency: Public institutions will have to publicize their tuition fee so that students know what it is expected of them before commencement of the degree.

Need help processing admission into a Canadian college/university, or 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 31, 2024

Ontario announces new standards for International Students

By EUIC Admin News

Dear Future Neighbour,

Ontario sets up new measures to better improve the quality and welfare of International Students in the province. All schools and institutions in the province are expected to make housing arrangements available for students.

This measure by the province is coming after the announcement by the IRCC Minister to set a cap on the intake of international students into Canada for each province.

For better monitoring and implementation of these measures, the following will be looked at:

1. For Universities and Colleges: The province would make sure that the programs offered to students are what employers are seeking for in the job market, this way the students have something to fall back on after graduation for sustainability.

There will be no more creation of new public-private partnerships with colleges as efforts are made to improve supervision procedures.

Also steps will be taken to ensure that the highest academic results are being attained by increasing the response rate to student outcome surveys.

It will be mandatory for all colleges and universities to provide assurances regarding the availability of accommodation choices for incoming overseas students.

2. For Career Institutes:

To improve the oversight of vocational colleges and ensure quick responses to complaints and concerns. This includes improving data management, documentation procedures, and the effectiveness of compliance investigations. The Ontario government also intends to work alongside federal and sector partners to put an end to false recruiters that take advantage of international students and also false claims on employment and citizenship.

Need help obtaining a visitor visa to visit Canada, or professional help putting in a study visa application, work permit application, admission into a Canadian college/university, 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 29, 2024

IEC sends out 7400+ Work Permit Invitations

By EUIC Admin Business Visa, News, Temporary Visa

Dear Future Neighbour,

In the just concluded week, International Experience Canada sent out more than 7400 work permit invitations to profiles under the working holiday category, the young professionals category, international co-op category.

See below Working Holiday Invitations

Candidates invited under the working holiday category have an open work-permit and are eligible to work for any Canadian employer.

Country	Invitations since last week	Spots available	Eligible candidates in pool	Quota	Chances of being invited to the next round
Andorra	0	22	3	25	Excellent
Australia	473	0	318	Unlimited	Excellent
Austria	31	46	15	100	Excellent
Belgium	155	441	46	750	Excellent
Chile	50	670	6,193	725	Very low
Costa Rica	7	68	1,402	80	Very low
Croatia	2	263	7	275	Excellent
Czech Republic	80	870	35	1,000	Excellent
Denmark	24	306	14	350	Excellent
Estonia	6	95	6	110	Excellent
Finland	0	0	0	TBA	Excellent
France	199	6,533	16,905	7,000	Very low
Germany	319	3,889	165	4,490	Excellent
Greece	24	146	6	180	Excellent
Hong Kong	34	139	22	200	Excellent
Iceland	3	117	0	120	Excellent
Ireland	450	9,792	267	10,500	Excellent
Italy	225	1,395	120	1,750	Excellent
Japan	700	5,310	385	6,500	Excellent
Latvia	20	26	32	40	Fair
Lithuania	45	101	21	175	Excellent
Luxembourg	1	78	0	80	Excellent
Netherlands	134	218	62	430	Excellent
New Zealand	163	2,210	87	2,500	Excellent
Norway	5	115	8	135	Excellent
Poland	62	546	13	635	Excellent
Portugal	43	1,626	37	1,750	Excellent
San Marino	1	24	1	25	Excellent
Slovakia	60	229	20	315	Excellent
Slovenia	1	74	4	80	Excellent
South Korea	1,950	7,389	4,143	10,000	Fair
Spain	211	522	70	800	Excellent
Sweden	16	541	16	580	Excellent
Taiwan	70	847	2,128	940	Very Low
UK	1,300	7,126	1,131	9,000	Very Good
Total	6,864	51,774	33,682	61,640

See below Young Professional Invitations

Candidates under this category are only permitted to work for specific employers

Country	Invitations since last week	Spots available	Eligible candidates in pool	Quota	Chances of being invited to the next round
Australia	5	0	12	Unlimited	Excellent
Austria	2	58	1	60	Excellent
Chile	2	16	155	20	Very low
Costa Rica	1	10	99	15	Very low
Croatia	0	18	1	20	Excellent
Czech Republic	10	104	3	145	Excellent
Estonia	0	9	0	10	Excellent
Finland	0	0	0	TBA	Excellent
France	146	1,897	77	2,200	Excellent
Germany	12	302	8	350	Excellent
Greece	7	3	3	10	Excellent
Ireland	6	139	6	150	Excellent
Latvia	0	7	0	8	Excellent
Lithuania	0	17	1	20	Excellent
Luxembourg	0	0	0	10	Excellent
Netherlands	9	145	4	170	Excellent
Norway	0	14	2	15	Excellent
Poland	2	103	1	110	Excellent
Portugal	1	195	2	200	Excellent
Slovakia	6	21	1	30	Excellent
Slovenia	1	14	1	15	Excellent
South Korea	34	1,417	34	1,500	Excellent
Spain	8	95	4	120	Excellent
Sweden	1	96	2	100	Excellent
Switzerland	15	172	6	200	Excellent
Taiwan	3	41	1	50	Excellent
UK	52	821	35	900	Excellent
Total	323	5,714	459	6,428

See below International Co-op invitations

Country	Invitations since last week	Spots available	Eligible candidates in pool	Quota	Chances of being invited to the next round
Australia	0	0	1	Unlimited	Excellent
Austria	19	19	0	20	Excellent
Chile	1	3	2	5	Excellent
Costa Rica	1	4	0	5	Excellent
Croatia	0	5	0	5	Excellent
Czech Republic	0	5	0	5	Excellent
Estonia	0	5	0	5	Excellent
Finland	0	0	0	TBA	Excellent
France	233	3,120	112	4,250	Excellent
Germany	2	138	5	160	Excellent
Greece	0	10	0	10	Excellent
Ireland	1	41	1	50	Excellent
Latvia	0	2	0	2	Excellent
Lithuania	0	5	0	5	Excellent
Luxembourg	0	0	0	10	Excellent
Norway	1	5	1	5	Excellent
Poland	0	5	0	5	Excellent
Portugal	1	50	2	50	Excellent
Slovakia	0	5	0	5	Excellent
Slovenia	0	5	0	5	Excellent
South Korea	5	495	0	500	Excellent
Spain	1	29	0	30	Excellent
Sweden	0	20	0	20	Excellent
Switzerland	1	42	1	50	Excellent
Taiwan	1	8	0	100	Excellent
UK	3	97	3	100	Excellent
Total	270	4,118	128	5,402

According to IRCC, the processing timeframe for the current IEC season is six weeks.

January 26, 2024

Ontario invites 1,469 Candidates for Provincial nomination in latest draw

By EUIC Admin Provincial nomination

Dear Future Neighbour,

On Wednesday, January 24, 2024, Ontario sent out 1,469 invitations to apply for permanent residency to profiles under the Masters and PHD graduate streams.

Expression of Interest profiles created between January, 2023 and January, 2024 were considered in this round of invitation.

See below summary of the latest OINP Draw

OINP Stream	Number of invitations issued	Date profiles created	Score range	Notes
Masters Graduate stream	1,344	January 24, 2023 – January 24, 2024	50 and above	General Draw
PhD Graduate stream	125	January 24, 2023 – January 24, 2024	45 and above	General Draw

All invited candidates have within a timeframe of 14 days to submit an application that supports the information in their Expression of Interest (EOI) profile to be granted permanent residency in Ontario.

January 24, 2024

British Columbia invites 215+ Candidates for Provincial nomination in New Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, Provincial nomination

Dear Future Neighbour,

In its recent draw on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, British Columbia issues over 215 invitations to apply for permanent residency to profiles under the Express Entry and BC PNP Skills Immigration Streams.

See below summary of the latest British Columbia Draw

Draw type	Stream	Minimum Score	Number of invitations
General	Skilled Worker	120	79
	Skilled Worker: Express Entry option	120
	International Graduate	120
	International Graduate: Express Entry option	120
	Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	98
Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	60	66
Targeting 25 Construction occupations		75	34
Targeting 39 Healthcare occupations		60	36
Veterinary care		60	<5

January 24, 2024

IRCC invites 1,040 Candidates for Permanent Residency in Express Entry Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry

Dear Future Neighbour,

On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, a total of 1,040 candidates were invited to apply for permanent residency in the latest Express Entry draw which happens to be the second in the year 2024.

Profiles with CRS score of 543 and above were considered in this round of invitation.

See below summary of latest Express Entry Draw

Number of invitations issued: 1,040
Date of round: January 23, 2024
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 543
Tie-breaking rule: January 21, 2024

See below latest CRS Score Distribution in the Pool

CRS score range	Number of candidates
601-1200	646
501-600	6,915
451-500	59,043
491-500	6,399
481-490	9,291
471-480	17,395
461-470	14,189
451-460	11,769
401-450	53,905
441-450	10,942
431-440	11,131
421-430	10,053
411-420	10,801
401-410	10,978
351-400	57,979
301-350	29,690
0-300	5,348
Total	213,526

January 23, 2024

Canada announces cap on the intake of International Students

By EUIC Admin Study Visa 2

On Monday, January 22, 2024, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada announced a cap on the number of international students Canada will be welcoming in the year 2024 and 2025.

According to the announcement, Canada expects a total of 360,000 international students in the year 2024, that is a decrease by 35% in comparison to the intake of 2023. This total however does not affect those coming in for elementary, secondary, masters and doctorate studies.

IRCC intends to distribute a portion of the cap to each province and territory bearing in mind the population of the different provinces. The provinces will in turn divide the number to approved educational institutions within their jurisdiction.

From Monday, January 22, 2024, each study permit application filed with the IRCC will need to include an attestation letter from a province in order to impose the cap. Provinces and territories have up until March 31, 2024 to set up a procedure for providing attestation letters to students.

By the end of the year, 2024, there will be a reevaluation of the two-year temporary measure by IRCC that will determine the number of study permits that will be issued in 2025.

The Canadian government intends to keep working with educational institutions, stakeholders, all provinces and territories in order to create a sustainable and effective system for international students.

Need help processing an admission into a college/university in Canada, help with your study permit or study visa? Have questions on how to create an application or need to speak with a professional consultant for more information and assistance? Send us an email on info@eseumohimmigration.com

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