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September 1, 2023

Manitoba invites 288 Candidates for PR in New Draw

MPNP draw (Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program) of 2023, on Thursday August 31, 2023, invited 288 candidates for Permanent Residency (PR) in a first-of-its-kind region-specific draw for Skilled Workers in Manitoba.

A total of 127 invited candidates in this MPNP draw had a valid Express Entry profile as well as a job seeker validation code.

Candidates with MPNP Expression of Interest Profile and current employment in Manitoba who indicated interest in residing in a community outside of the city of Winnipeg were considered in this unique draw.

The invitation was sent to MPNP EOI profiles with a score of 600 or above.

Prior to this Draw, on August 24, 623 applicants were invited for permanent residency under all categories.

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

August 31, 2023

Alberta PNP Draws | August 2023

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News, Provincial nomination

In four new Alberta Express Entry draws between August 15-24, 2023, 571 Notification of Interest (NOI) letters offering provincial nomination were sent out. These 4 Alberta PNP draws declared CRS cutoff scores of 302, 303, 408, and 326, meeting specific requirements.

On August 24, the latest Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) draw invited 168 profiles with family connections and primary experience in in-demand occupations with a CRS score of 302 or above. Prior to this, on August 22 89 profiles were invited in construction occupations with Alberta job offers having a CRS score of 303 or above.

The AAIP draw on August 16 sent out 300 invitations to profiles in Tourism and hospitality occupations, with Alberta job offers having a CRS score of 408 or above.

On August 15, only 14 profiles were invited via the dedicated Healthcare Pathway with an Alberta job offer and a CRS score of 326 or above.

Alberta had already issued 7,121 nomination certificates in all the categories as of August 29, 2023.

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

See below all the Alberta PNP Draw 2023

Date	Invitations	Draw parameters	CRS Cutoff
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

Alberta PNP Draw – 2023

Latest Processing Update On AAIP (Alberta Advantage Immigration Program)

AAIP Stream	Applications in the queue (approximate)	Number of allocations remaining (approximate)	Processing time (estimated average)	The AAIP is assessing applications received before… (approximate)
Alberta Opportunity Stream	Approximately 1,606	Approximately 363 allocations	Approximately 4 months	June 21, 2023
Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway	Approximately 220	To be determined	Approximately 1 month	August 14, 2023
Dedicated Healthcare Pathway	Less than 10	Approximately 1,415 allocations	Approximately 1 month	Not currently available
Priority Sectors (construction, agriculture, hospitality and tourism)	Approximately 115	Approximately 688 allocations	Approximately 2 months	August 14, 2023
Alberta Express Entry Stream (family connection and occupation in demand)	Approximately 135	Approximately 502 allocations	Approximately 3 months	August 14, 2023
Rural Renewal Stream	Approximately 478	To be determined	Approximately 2 months	June 26, 2023

Occupations With High Volume of Applications

Profiles with the below listed occupations have a high volume of applications in worker streams and may take longer than usual for processing.

62020 – Food service supervisors
62010 – Retail sales supervisors
63200 – Cooks
13110 – Administrative assistants
12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
65201 – Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
73300 – Transport truck drivers
21222 – Information systems specialists
21231 – Software engineers and designers
13100 – Administrative officers

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August 31, 2023

Latest Express Entry Draw 2023

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News 1

The all program Express Entry draw sent out 4,300 invitations to apply for permanent residency (PR) on August 15, 2023

The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score drops by 21 points to 496.

Below are the full details of the latest Express Entry draws, as well as all the draws in 2023

Express Entry Program: No Program Specified
Number of invitations issued: 4,300
Rank required to be invited to apply: 4,300 or above
Date and time of round: August 15, 2023 at 14:23:51 UTC
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 496
Tie-breaking rule: August 01, 2023 at 12:59:52 UTC

The CRS cutoff score jumped in the August 1 ‘no program specified’ Express Entry draw because IRCC held this draw after 3 weeks and there was a significant increase in new profiles, but it has now dropped drastically because of the increase in the number of invitations in the August 15 draw.

In the month of August 2023, IRCC sent a total of 8,600 invitations to apply.

The IRCC also introduced its first-ever skilled trades draw this month, targeted at 10 select occupations with the lowest cutoff score of 388.

Latest Express Entry CRS Score distribution

CRS score range	Total Profiles As Of August 15	Total Profiles As Of August 1
601-1200	984	1,308
501-600	2,172	2,019
451-500	55,924	55,295
491-500	2,709	2,286
481-490	6,721	6,236
471-480	19,351	19,398
461-470	14,976	15,100
451-460	12,167	12,275
401-450	53,709	54,173
441-450	11,184	11,293
431-440	11,596	11,721
421-430	9,573	9,618
411-420	10,282	10,369
401-410	11,074	11,172
351-400	61,289	61,438
301-350	31,980	32,077
0-300	5,298	5,219
Total	211,356	211,529

CRS Score Trend 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	7,600	416	375	439
STEM Targeted Draw	500	486	486	486
Healthcare Targeted Draw	2,000	469	463	476
No Program Specified	60,700	492	481	517
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

CRS Score Trend In 2023

August 25, 2023

2.3 million Applications still being processed by IRCC

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News

In a new IRCC Backlog Update on Thursday August 24, 2023, Canada has been processing a record number of immigration and visa applications which include those for visitor visas, work permits, and study permits with a total application inventory of 2.3 million as of July 31, 2023.

Since the pandemic, the files have been heaping up and IRCC processing involves extensive assessment of applicants on a case-by-case basis, which takes up a great deal of time.

Backlog increases by 4.27% for temporary residency applications, with overall processing inventory mounting to 1,346,200 as compared to the previous backlog update.

The backlog reduces by 5.69% for citizenship and by 4.13% for permanent residency applications, with the overall inventory for these applications reducing by nearly 2%.

Although the backlogs are expected to reduce monthly but there is a high possibility that it will run into 2024.

New IRCC Backlog Update 2023

Application Type	Overall Processing Inventory As of July 31	Overall Processing Inventory As of June 30	difference
Citizenship	296,900	302,000	-1.69%
Permanent Residence	631,500	644,000	-1.94%
Temporary Residence	1,346,200	1,318,000	2.14%
Total	2,274,600	2,264,000	0.47%

IRCC Overall Processing Inventory

Application Type	Backlog	Percentage Change	Within Service Standards	Percentage Change
Citizenship	67,900	-5.69%	229,000	-0.43%
Permanent Residence	290,500	-4.13%	341,000	0.00%
Temporary Residence	444,200	4.27%	902,000	1.16%
Total	802,600	0.20%	1,472,000	0.64%

IRCC Backlog data as of July 31, 2023

The Canadian government is facing backlash for welcoming a staggering increase in the record number of permanent and temporary residents every year amid the housing crisis.

2023 IRCC Monthly Backlog Data

Date	Backlog	Total Applications Under Processing
July 31, 2023	802,600	2,274,600
June 30, 2023	801,000	2,264,000
May 31, 2023	820,000	2,248,000
April 30, 2023	809,000	2,006,000
March 31, 2023	896,300	2,017,700
February 28, 2023	910,400	1,962,600
January 31, 2023	974,600	1,944,500

Canadian Immigration Backlog in 2023

See below the IRCC’s official backlog projections for various application types by the end of September 2023

20% backlog for Federal High Skilled and Provincial Nominee Program (PNP via Express Entry)
24–26% backlog for Citizenship and spousal sponsorship applications.
17-20% for study permits and work permits.
36% for temporary resident visas or visitor visas.

Anything equal to or below 20% means IRCC is meeting the service standard for that business line.

Canada is still on course to welcome a total number of 465,000 applicants this year.

August 25, 2023

Manitoba invites 623 Applicants for Provincial Nomination in latest MPNP Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News 1

A total of 623 applicants were invited for permanent residency under all categories in the latest Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program of August 24, 2023.

178 invited candidates in this MPNP draw had a valid Express Entry profile as well as a job seeker validation code.

See below full details of MPNP Draw August 24

Skilled Workers in Manitoba – Occupation Targeted Draw

Number of Invitations: 256
Cutoff Score: 612

According to data by Statistics Canada, MPNP targeted profiles with their current employment based on high labour needs.

This Manitoba PNP targets occupations below major NOC classifications.

73: General trades
74: Mail and message distribution, other transport equipment operators and related maintenance workers
75: Helpers and labourers and other transport drivers, operators and labourers

Skilled Workers in Manitoba: All occupations

MPNP profiles with all the occupations that were not selected in the above targeted draw were considered in this category.

Number of Invitations: 250
Cutoff Score: 646

International Education Stream: International students were also not left out as 63 Invitations were sent out to students graduating from designated Manitoba colleges or universities.

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: 54
Ranking score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 724

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August 24, 2023

Alberta invites 403 Candidates for Provincial Nomination in 3 New Express Entry Draws

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News

Alberta has sent out a total of 403 Notification of Interest (NOI) letters between August 15-22, 2023 offering provincial nomination in three new Express Entry draws , these draws declared CRS cutoff scores of 303, 408, and 326, meeting specific requirements.

On Tuesday August 22, the latest Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) draw invited 89 profiles in construction occupations with Alberta job offers having a CRS score of 303 or above.

On August 16, the AAIP draw sent out 300 invitations to profiles in Tourism and hospitality occupations, with Alberta job offers having a CRS score of 408 or above.

The AAIP draw sent out on August 15 were just 14 invites to profiles via the dedicated Healthcare Pathway with an Alberta job offer and a CRS score of 326 or above.

A total of 6,921 nomination certificates have been issued by Alberta in all the categories so far this year. Alberta has a total quota of 9,750 for 2023; out of which 4,875 are set aside for Express Entry profiles.

However, out of this number stated above, it is key to note that not all invited Express Entry candidates accept the nomination and not everyone arrives Canada at the same time as the processing time for PNPs differ.

See below all the Alberta PNP Draw 2023

Date	Invitations	Draw parameters	CRS Cutoff
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

Alberta PNP Draw – 2023

Latest Processing Update On AAIP (Alberta Advantage Immigration Program)

AAIP Stream	Applications in the queue (approximate)	PNP allocations remaining (approximate)	Processing time (estimated average)	The AAIP is assessing applications received before (approximate)
Alberta Opportunity Stream	Approximately 1,479	Approximately 406 allocations	Approximately 4 months	June 21, 2023
Alberta Express Entry Stream – Accelerated Tech Pathway	Approximately 249	To be determined	Approximately 1 month	August 2, 2023
Dedicated Healthcare Pathway	Less than 10	Approximately 1,420 allocations	Approximately 1 month	Not currently available
Priority Sectors (construction, agriculture, hospitality and tourism)	Approximately 100	Approximately 708 allocations	Approximately 2 months	August 2, 2023
Alberta Express Entry Stream (family connection and occupation in demand)	Approximately 128	Approximately 545 allocations	Approximately 3 months	August 2, 2023
Rural Renewal Stream	Approximately 448	To be determined	Approximately 2 months	June 23, 2023

Occupations With High Volume of Applications

Profiles with the below listed occupations have a high volume of applications in worker streams and may take longer than usual for processing.

62020 – Food service supervisors
62010 – Retail sales supervisors
63200 – Cooks
13110 – Administrative assistants
12200 – Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
65201 – Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related support occupations
73300 – Transport truck drivers
21222 – Information systems specialists
21231 – Software engineers and designers
13100 – Administrative officers

The Alberta Express Entry Stream is a pathway for skilled professionals who want to get provincial. nomination from Alberta, using the federal Express Entry system.

Candidates must have a valid Express Entry profile having CRS score of at least 300 and meet the eligibility conditions outlined by the Alberta Advantage Immigration Programme (AAIP) in order to be eligible for the Alberta Express Entry Stream.

August 23, 2023

IRCC Official processing timeframe | August 23

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News, Provincial nomination 1

IRCC officially updates processing timeframes once a week. The last update was made on Tuesday August 22, 2023. These updates provide clear information that accounts for processing volumes as well as any changes to IRCC’s ability to handle applications.

Majority of citizenship and permanent residency services now provide processing timelines for 80% of applications, which are updated weekly based on statistics from the past six months. The IRCC is currently sending out AOR letters or emails to citizenship applicants who applied on paper or online between July 13, 2023.

The processing timeframes for temporary residence applications are also updated every week based on statistics from the previous 8 or 16 weeks.

These processing timetables are intended to give potential immigrants and visa applicants in Canada an idea of how long it will take to decide whether or not to accept their application. This does not mean that an application will be processed in the same amount of time.

Given that it is based on the processing times of 80% of applicants, the processing time for your application may be longer or shorter than stated.

PR cards & Citizenship

Application Type	Current Processing Time	Change since August 9	Change since August 2
Citizenship grant	18 months	No Change	No Change
Citizenship certificate (proof of citizenship)*	10 months	No Change	No Change
Resumption of citizenship	30 months	No Change	No Change
Renunciation of Citizenship	14 months	No Change	No Change
Search of citizenship records	15 months	No Change	No Change
New PR card	36 days	+ 2 Days	+ 7 Days
PR card renewals	83 days	– 8 Days	– 12 Days

IRCC Processing time – August 22

Citizenship certificate: Requests from countries other than the United States and Canada may be delayed.

Family Sponsorship

Application Type	Current Processing Time	Change since August 9	Change since August 2
Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada (intention to live outside Quebec)	13 months	No Change	– 1 month
Spouse or common-law partner living outside Canada (intention to live in Quebec)	24 months	No Change	No Change
Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada (intention to live outside Quebec)	10 months	No Change	– 1 month
Spouse or common-law partner living inside Canada (intention to live in Quebec)	25 months	No Change	– 1 month
Parents or Grandparents PR (intention to live outside Quebec)	23 months	No Change	No Change
Parents or Grandparents PR (intention to live in Quebec)	45 months	No Change	No Change

IRCC Processing time – August 22

IRCC is now reporting different processing times for family sponsorship applications for Quebec and the rest of Canada.

Canadian Passport

Application Type	Current Processing Time	Change From Last Week
In-Canada New Passport (Regular application submitted in person at Service Canada Centre – Passport services)	10 business days	No Change
In-Canada New Passport (Regular application submitted by mail to Service Canada Centre)	20 business days	No Change
In-Canada Urgent pick-up	By the end of next business day	No Change
In-Canada Express pick-up	2-9 business days	No Change
Regular passport applications mailed from outside Canada	20 business days	No Change

Updated on August 22

Permanent Residency Economic Class

Application Type	Current Processing Time	Change since August 9	Change since August 2
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)	5 months	No Change	+ 1 month
Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)	5 months	No Change	– 1 month
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	No Change	No Change
Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) via Express Entry	9 months	No Change	No Change
Non-Express Entry PNP	17 months	No Change	– 1 month
Quebec Skilled Workers (QSW)	17 months	No Change	– 3 months
Quebec Business Class entrepreneurs (Quebec) investors (Quebec) self-employed persons (Quebec)	62 months	No Change	– 2 months
Federal Self-Employed	50 months	No Change	No Change
Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP)	6 months	No Change	+ 1 month
Start-Up Visa	37 months	No Change	No Change

Updated on August 22

Temporary Resident Visas

Application Type	Current Processing Time	Change since August 9	Change since August 2
Visitor visa outside Canada	Varies by country India: 29 Days Nigeria: 471 Days United States: 44 Days Pakistan: 53 Days Philippines: 34 Days UAE: 80 Days Bangladesh: 49 Days Sri Lanka: 38 Days United Kingdom: 142 Days	+1 Day for India – 151 Days for Nigeria – 10 Days for United States +2 Days for Pakistan – 3 Days for Philippines +4 Days for UAE – 1 Days for Bangladesh + 2 Day for Sri Lanka – 108 Days for UK	No Change for India – 181 Days for Nigeria – 11 Days for United States + 2 Days for Pakistan – 4 Days for Philippines – 7 Days for UAE – 3 Days for Bangladesh + 1 Day for Sri Lanka – 147 Days for UK
Visitor visa inside Canada (TRV)	Online: 17 days Paper-Based: 34 days	– 1 Day for online + 3 Days for paper-based applications	No Change for online – 1 Day for paper-based applications
Parents or Grandparents Super Visa	Varies by country India: 50 Days Nigeria: 154 Days United States: 133 Days Pakistan: 158 Days Philippines: 210 Days UAE: 315 Days Bangladesh: 189 218 Days Sri Lanka: 114 Days United Kingdom: 423 Days	– 2 Days for India +13 Days for Nigeria No Change for United States No Change for Pakistan – 11 Days for Philippines -151 Days for UAE – 29 Days for Bangladesh – 19 Days for Sri Lanka + 12 Days for UK	– 3 Days for India +13 Days for Nigeria No Change for United States + 5 Days for Pakistan + 9 Days for Philippines – 192 Days for UAE – 55 Days for Bangladesh – 19 Days for Sri Lanka + 16 Days for UK
Study Permit Outside Canada	7 Weeks	No Change	No Change
Visitor Extension (Visitor Record)	Online: 83 days Paper-Based: 123 days	– 6 Days for online – 2 Days for Paper-Based	– 30 Days for online – 1 Day for Paper-Based
Study Permit Inside Canada	8 Weeks	+ 1 Week	+ 1 Week
Study Permit Extension	Online: 71 Days Paper-Based: 101 Days	– 3 Days (Online) – 21 Days for Paper-Based	– 4 Days (Online) – 24 Days for Paper-Based
Work Permit Outside Canada	Varies by country India: 8 Weeks Nigeria: 11 Weeks United States: 3 Weeks Pakistan: 16 Weeks Philippines: 11 Weeks UAE: 12 Weeks Bangladesh: 7 Weeks Sri Lanka: 9 Weeks United Kingdom: 2 Weeks	No Change for India – 2 Weeks for Nigeria No Change for United States – 3 Weeks for Pakistan + 2 Weeks for Philippines – 4 Weeks for UAE – 1 Week for Bangladesh No Change for Sri Lanka – 5 Weeks for UK	No Change for India – 7 Weeks for Nigeria -5 Weeks for United States – 2 Weeks for Pakistan + 2 Weeks for Philippines – 5 Weeks for UAE – 1 Week for Bangladesh No Change for Sri Lanka – 8 Weeks for UK
Work Permit Inside Canada	Online: 141 Days Paper-Based: 19 Days	– 4 Day for Online + 4 Day for paper-based	– 5 Days for Online + 3 Days for paper-based
International Experience Canada (Current Season)	9 Weeks	– 2 Weeks	– 2 Weeks
Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP)	84 Days	+ 7 Days	+ 15 Days
Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)	5 minutes	No Change	No Change

Updated on August 22

Work permit applications is currently prioritized for specified occupations only. Processing time may however take longer if applicant is not seeking for employment in a critical profession.

August 18, 2023

Ontario invites 2,835 Express Entry Profiles in 2 New Draws

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News

On Thursday, August 17, 2023, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program announced that they conducted two new OINP draws between August 11 and 16, in which they directly invited 2,835 Express Entry profiles.

These draws were conducted under the Human Capital Priorities (HCP) stream, targeting Tech and healthcare-related occupations as listed below:

Invitations	CRS score range	Express Entry profile dates considered for this draw	Description
2,084	473-516	August 11, 2022 – July 8, 2023	Targeted draw for: 42 Healthcare occupations 9 Tech occupations
751	473-495	August 16, 2022 – August 2, 2023	Targeted draw for: 42 Healthcare occupations 9 Tech occupations

In the last 2-3 days, selected Express Entry profiles have been receiving provincial nomination notifications in their IRCC system.

These invited candidates will now have 45 days to claim Ontario’s provincial nomination and increase their CRS score by 600 points.

See below full list of Healthcare occupations invited

NOC 30010 – Managers in health care
NOC 31100 – Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
NOC 31101 – Specialists in surgery
NOC 31102 – General practitioners and family physicians
NOC 31103 – Veterinarians
NOC 31110 – Dentists
NOC 31111 – Optometrists
NOC 31112 – Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
NOC 31120 – Pharmacists
NOC 31121 – Dietitians and nutritionists
NOC 31201 – Chiropractors
NOC 31202 – Physiotherapists
NOC 31203 – Occupational therapists
NOC 31204 – Kinesiologists and other professional occupations in therapy and assessment
NOC 31209 – Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
NOC 31300 – Nursing coordinators and supervisors
NOC 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
NOC 31302 – Nurse practitioners
NOC 31303 – Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
NOC 32100 – Opticians
NOC 32101 – Licensed practical nurses
NOC 32102 – Paramedical occupations
NOC 32103 – Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
NOC 32104 – Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians
NOC 32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
NOC 32110 – Denturists
NOC 32111 – Dental hygienists and dental therapists
NOC 32112 – Dental technologists and technicians
NOC 32120 – Medical laboratory technologists
NOC 32121 – Medical radiation technologists
NOC 32122 – Medical sonographers
NOC 32123 – Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists
NOC 32124 – Pharmacy technicians
NOC 32129 – Other medical technologists and technicians
NOC 32200 – Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and acupuncturists
NOC 32201 – Massage therapists
NOC 32209 – Other practitioners of natural healing
NOC 33100 – Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants
NOC 33101 – Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations
NOC 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
NOC 33103 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
NOC 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services

See below full list of Tech occupations invited

NOC 20012 – Computer and information systems managers
NOC 21211 – Data scientists
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)

August 17, 2023

Saskatchewan invites 642 Applicants to apply for provincial nomination in 6 New Rounds of Invitation

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News, Provincial nomination 4

On Wednesday August 16, 2023, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program – SINP invited 642 applicants to apply for provincial nomination in six new rounds of invitations.

Since June 8, 2023, Saskatchewan has not declared any PNP draws, this comes after a long time of waiting. These draws are very unique due to the fact that the cutoff score in these rounds of invitations equals the points required to just qualify for the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP).

An applicant needs 60 points to be eligible to create an Expression of Interest (EOI) profile for the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP).

Saskatchewan invited all the applicants residing outside Canada from select countries, including India, making it different from other provincial nominee programs (PNPs),

So if anyone from the below-listed countries has experience in the mentioned NOC codes and has created a profile with SINP, they have received the Canadian permanent residency invitation.

See below full details of the SINP Latest Draw announced on August 16, 2023

Cutoff score among all the categories listed below was 60 which is equal to the score required to qualify for creating SINP profile.

Category	Number of invitations	Who’s invited
Occupations In-Demand	12	Invited Candidates reside in Ireland and have experience in the below listed NOC codes: 10010, 10029, 11101, 11109, 11202, 12011, 12111, 21101, 21211, 21220, 21221, 21222, 21223, 21231, 21232, 21234, 21311, 22100, 22213, 22220, 22221, 22232, 41402, 41404, 43100, 63102, 70010, 70012 Click here for step-wise guide to find your occupation’s NOC code
Express Entry	23	Invited Candidates reside in Ireland with experience in the below-listed NOC Codes: 10010, 10029, 11101, 11109, 11202, 12011, 12111, 21101, 21211, 21220, 21221, 21222, 21223, 21231, 21232, 21234, 21311, 22100, 22213, 22220, 22221, 22232, 41402, 41404, 43100, 63102, 70010, 70012 Click here for step-wise guide to find your occupation’s NOC code
Occupations In-Demand	78	Invited Candidates reside in Poland, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Slovakia, and Ukraine with experience in the below listed NOC codes:00012, 10010, 10012, 10021, 10022, 10029, 10030, 11101, 11109, 11200, 11201, 11202, 12010, 12013, 12100, 12200, 13100, 13110, 13111, 13112, 20010, 20012, 21101, 21110, 21112, 21120, 21200, 21211, 21220, 21221, 21222, 21223, 21230, 21231, 21232, 21233, 21234, 21300, 21301, 21310, 21311, 22220, 22221, 22300, 22301, 22310, 22311, 32120, 40020, 40030, 41200, 41210, 41300, 41400, 41401, 41402, 41403, 41404, 41405, 43100, 60010, 60020, 60031, 62100, 63102, 70010, 80020, 82030, 90010, 93101 Click here for step-wise guide to find your occupation’s NOC code
Express Entry	98	Invited Candidates reside in Poland, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Slovakia, and Ukraine with experience in the below-listed NOC codes:00012, 10010, 10012, 10021, 10022, 10029, 10030, 11101, 11109, 11200, 11201, 11202, 12010, 12013, 12100, 12200, 13100, 13110, 13111, 13112, 20010, 20012, 21101, 21110, 21112, 21120, 21200, 21211, 21220, 21221, 21222, 21223, 21230, 21231, 21232, 21233, 21234, 21300, 21301, 21310, 21311, 22220, 22221, 22300, 22301, 22310, 22311, 32120, 40020, 40030, 41200, 41210, 41300, 41400, 41401, 41402, 41403, 41404, 41405, 43100, 60010, 60020, 60031, 62100, 63102, 70010, 80020, 82030, 90010, 93101 Click here for step-wise guide to find your occupation’s NOC code
Occupations In-Demand	207	Invited Candidates reside in India with experience in the below-listed NOC codes: 00015, 13101, 21120, 22212, 22232, 22300, 22303, 70010, 72010, 72011, 72012, 72013, 72014, 72020, 72021, 72100, 72106, 72200, 72300, 72301, 72320, 72400, 72401, 72410, 72500, 73112 Click here for step-wise guide to find your occupation’s NOC code
Express Entry	224	Invited Candidates reside in India with experience in the below-listed NOC codes: 00015, 13101, 21120, 22212, 22232, 22300, 22303, 70010, 72010, 72011, 72012, 72013, 72014, 72020, 72021, 72100, 72106, 72200, 72300, 72301, 72320, 72400, 72401, 72410, 72500, 73112 Click here for step-wise guide to find your occupation’s NOC code

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August 16, 2023

Canada invites 4,300 Applicants to apply for Permanent Residence in latest Express Entry General Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, News 1

A total of 4,300 invitations to apply for Permanent Residency (PR) were sent out in the all program Express Entry draw on Tuesday August 15, 2023.

The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score dropped by 21 points to 496 from the last draw which took place on August 1, 2023 .

In the August 1 ‘no program specified’ Express Entry draw, the CRS cutoff score jumped because IRCC held this draw after 3 weeks and there was a significant increase in new profiles, but this has now dropped notably because of the increase in the number of invitations.

See below the full details of the latest Express Entry draws, as well as all the draws in 2023 and the next draw prediction.

Express Entry Program: No Program Specified
Number of invitations issued: 4,300
Rank required to be invited to apply: 4,300 or above
Date and time of round: August 15, 2023 at 14:23:51 UTC
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 496
Tie-breaking rule: August 01, 2023 at 12:59:52 UTC

Last week, IRCC sent a total of 4,300 invitations to apply and again sent 4,300 ITAs this week.

The IRCC also introduced its first-ever skilled trades draw last week, targeted at 10 shortlisted occupations with the lowest cutoff score of 388.

See below latest Express Entry CRS Score distribution

CRS score range	Total Profiles As Of Aug 15	Total Profiles Aug 1
601-1200	984	1,308
501-600	2,172	2,019
451-500	55,924	55,295
491-500	2,709	2,286
481-490	6,721	6,236
471-480	19,351	19,398
461-470	14,976	15,100
451-460	12,167	12,275
401-450	53,709	54,173
441-450	11,184	11,293
431-440	11,596	11,721
421-430	9,573	9,618
411-420	10,282	10,369
401-410	11,074	11,172
351-400	61,289	61,438
301-350	31,980	32,077
0-300	5,298	5,219
Total	211,356	211,529

CRS Score Trend In 2023

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