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June 12, 2024

British Columbia invites 66 Candidates for PR in latest draw

Dear future neighbour,

On Tuesday, June 11, 2024, British Columbia invited 66 candidates for permanent residency in general and targeted rounds of invitation.

British Columbia has been consistent in weekly draws, however recently the total number of invitations have reduced.

See below full details of latest BC PNP Draw

Date	Draw type	Stream	Minimum Score	Number of invitations
June 11, 2024	General	Skilled Worker	131	39
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	131
		International Graduate	131
		International Graduate – EEBC option	131
		Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	110
	Childcare		93	6
	Construction		93	9
	Healthcare		102	12

The BC PNP processing timeframe for post-nomination requests and skills immigration remain 3 months respectively. Processing only commences after BC PNP receives completed application.

Congratulations to everyone that received an invitation!

Require assistance with securing a visitor visa for Canada, seeking professional aid in submitting a study visa or work permit application, crafting an Expression of Interest, setting up an express entry or provincial nomination profile, preparing your application post receiving an invitation to apply, or simply reviewing your self-prepared application? Schedule a consultation or reach out via email at info@eseumohimmigration.com

June 3, 2024

First CEC Express Entry Draw in 32 Months: 3,000 PR Invitations Issued

By EUIC Admin Express Entry

Dear future neighbour,

For the first time since September, 2021, an Express Entry Draw for Canadian Experience Class (CEC), inviting 3,000 candidates to apply for PR was announced on Friday, May 31, 2024.

The CRS cutoff score for this draw was high at 522.

See below details of the Express Entry Draw of May 31

Category: Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
Number of invitations issued: 3,000
Rank required to be invited to apply: 3,000th or above
Date of round: May 31, 2024
CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 522
Tie-breaking rule: March 19, 2024

See below summary of Express Entry Draws in 2024

Immigration Program	No. of Draws	Total Invitations	Average CRS Score	Lowest CRS Score	Highest CRS Score
General or No Program Specified	9	14,445	536	524	549
Targeted Draw for French Speakers	4	12,400	375	336	410
Agriculture and Agri-food draw	1	150	437	437	437
Transport-targeted draw	1	975	430	430	430
STEM Targeted Draw	1	4,500	491	491	491
Healthcare Targeted Draw	1	3,500	422	422	422
Canadian Experience Class (CEC)	1	3,000	522	522	522
Trades Targeted Draw	0	–	–	–	–
Provincial Nominee Program	1	2,985	676	676	676

See below latest CRS Score Distribution in the Pool and Comparison

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

May 23, 2024

IRCC Introduces New Canadian Citizenship By Descent Legislation

By EUIC Admin News

Dear future neighbour,

Canadian Immigration Minister, Marc Miller introduced a new Canadian citizenship by descent legislation called the Bill C-71 today, May 23, 2024.

This bill aims to extend citizenship by descent beyond the first generation while preserving the value of Canadian citizenship. It would immediately give Canadian citizenship to those born abroad to a Canadian parent who was also born abroad before the Act takes effect.

Children born overseas and adopted by Canadian parents beyond the first generation will also be granted citizenship directly.

After the law takes effect, parents born in another country who have or adopt children born outside Canada must have been in Canada for at least 1,095 days before their child is born or adopted to pass on citizenship.

Bill C-71, a law to change the Citizenship Act (2024), would bring back citizenship for “Lost Canadians” who lost it or never got it because of old rules in past citizenship laws. Before the law starts, Bill C-71 would also give citizenship to the children and grandchildren of “lost Canadians,” and to anyone born outside Canada to a Canadian parent in later generations.

More update on this information as it unfolds but definitely exciting news in many quarters.

May 21, 2024

India, China, Nigeria Tops List of Settled Permanent Residents in Canada

By EUIC Admin News

Dear future neighbour,

Canada welcomed 121,620 new permanent residents in the first quarter of 2024.

See Below New PR Admissions in First Quarter of 2024 and Annual Immigration Levels Plan

Year	First Quarter New PRs	Annual Immigration Targets
2024	121,620	485,000
2023	145,495	465,000
2022	113,805	431,645
2021	70,495	401,000
2020	69,140	341,000
2019	65,955	330,800
2018	80,005	310,000
2017	72,835	300,000
2016	86,235	300,000
2015	51,125	260,000 to 285,000

Additionally, 135,291 authorizations and visas were issued to permanent residents from January to March. During the same months in 2023, the number was 156,272.

See below first quarter comparison by province:

Year	Q1 2024 New PRs	Q1 2023 New PRs	Percentage Change
Canada	121,620	145,495	-16.41%
Ontario	52,720	60,860	-13.37%
British Columbia	17,745	24,495	-27.56%
Alberta	15,360	17,155	-10.46%
Quebec	13,355	16,065	-16.87%
Manitoba	5,680	8,855	-35.85%
Saskatchewan	5,610	7,395	-24.13%
New Brunswick	3,995	2,940	+35.88%
Nova Scotia	3,995	3,935	+1.52%
Newfoundland and Labrador	1,405	2,045	-31.30%
Prince Edward Island	1,330	1,275	+4.31%
Yukon	295	345	-14.49%
Northwest Territories	115	125	-8%
Nunavut	10	10	unchanged

See below the number of new PRs admitted from top 10 source countries:

Country	Q1 2024 New PRs
India	37,880
China	8,135
Phillipines	7,990
Afghanistan	5,025
Nigeria	4,690
Cameroon	3,725
Iran	3,570
Pakistan	2,630
United States	2,480
Eritrea	2,360

Indians made up 31% of new permanent resident entrants, followed by individuals from China, the Philippines, Afghanistan, and Nigeria as the top five groups.

A total of 36,635 new permanent residents have been admitted under the Express Entry system, the largest federal economic immigration category. This represents a 6% increase compared to the first quarter of 2023, when 34,555 permanent residents were admitted.

May 16, 2024

British Columbia invites 72+ candidates for PR in latest BC PNP Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, Provincial nomination

Dear future neighbour,

British Columbia sent out over 72 invitations to apply for permanent residency in a general and targeted draw announced on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.

In a general BC PNP draw, 37 invitations have been issued for the BC PNP Skilled Worker and International Graduate streams, which also include their Express Entry options.

9 profiles with experience as early childhood educators’ assistants or instructors, also 9 candidates with experience in any of the 25-construction related occupations, finally 17 profiles in any of the 39- healthcare related occupations were all considered in the targeted BC PNP Draw.

See below full details of latest BC PNP Draw

Date	Draw type	Stream	Minimum Score	Number of invitations
May 14, 2024	General	Skilled Worker	131	37
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	131
		International Graduate	131
		International Graduate – EEBC option	131
		Express Entry & Semi-Skilled	107
	Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	90	9
	Targeting 25 Construction occupations		93	9
	Targeting 39 Healthcare occupations		100	17
	Veterinary care		80	<5

May 8, 2024

Canada introduces new policy to extend the work permits of 6,700 Temporary Residents in Manitoba

By EUIC Admin News

Dear future neighbour,

Temporary foreign workers in Manitoba have reason to celebrate as a new policy has been implemented to enhance their employment status in Canada.

Yesterday, May 7, 2024, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced that Manitoba had approached his department, requesting an extension of work status for 6,700 temporary residents whose work permits are set to expire this year. Manitoba asserts that these temporary residents are capable of fulfilling the province’s labor requirements.

Considering this, Immigration Minister Marc Miller has announced the introduction of a new public policy enabling temporary workers in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) pool to obtain open work permits. Additionally, he anticipates that eligible applicants will receive formal nominations from Manitoba and become permanent residents within the next two years.

Through the enactment of this one-time facilitation measure, Canada seeks to directly benefit prospective nominees by granting them the opportunity to work in Manitoba while their PNP applications are being processed, thereby fostering a positive impact.

According to Minister Miller’s statement, it’s reasonable to expect that an open work permit could be granted for a duration of two years, extending until 2026.

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

May 6, 2024

IRCC to invite 35,700 Potential Sponsors in Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2024

By EUIC Admin News

Dear future neighbour,

IRCC is set to commence the issuance of invitations for Parents and Grandparents sponsorship 2024 on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

The immigration department will randomly select some candidates from the pool who filled out the interest-to-sponsor forms in 2020 to invite them to apply.

The IRCC will start sending invitations to apply to 35,700 potential sponsors, aiming to receive up to 20,500 completed applications.

Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2024 Eligibility

To be eligible to qualify to sponsor your parents or grandparents for PR (permanent residency) in Canada, you must be:

a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada, or an Indian enrolled under the Canadian Indian Act who is at least eighteen years old.
must fulfill the IRCC financial requirement and have enough money to sustain the family you wish to sponsor, along with acceptable proof of income for the last three years.
must have submitted an interest-to-sponsor form for PGP in 2020.

See below Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2024 Income Requirement

Family size	2023	2022	2021
2 people	$44,530	$43,082	$32,898
3 people	$54,743	$52,965	$40,444
4 people	$66,466	$64,306	$49,106
5 people	$75,384	$72,935	$55,694
6 people	$85,020	$82,259	$62,814
7 people	$94,658	$91,582	$69,934
If more than 7 people, for each additional person, add:	$9,636	$9,324

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will start sending invitations around May 21st and continue for about 2 weeks.

It is recommended to check the email address provided in 2020 if an interest-to-sponsor form was submitted that year but no invitation to apply was received in 2021, 2022, or 2023.

Sponsors who are not in the pool and desire to invite their parents or grandparents can go with the option of applying for a Canada Super Visa. With this option, the Super Visa holder has a valid ten-year visa and can stay in Canada for 5 years at a stretch and also have the opportunity to apply for an extension afterwards.

The average processing time for parents and grandparents (PGP) sponsorship applications across Canada is now 20 months, except in Quebec which is approximately 33 months.

April 29, 2024

Top 10 Neighborhoods to Buy Real Estate in Calgary, Alberta

By EUIC Admin News

Dear future neighbour,

Calgary has a strong economy and job market, supported by the agriculture, energy and technology industries. It’s a great and welcoming place to live for newcomers.

Based on moneysense.ca’s findings, the following list outlines the top 10 locations for real estate investment in Calgary, Alberta. This ranking considers factors such as long-term price appreciation over the past five years, property value, income and education levels, as well as accessibility by foot, bike, and public transit.

1. Patterson, SW

2. Coach hill, SW

3. Cougar Ridge, SW

4. Tuscany, NW

5. Scenic Acres, NW

6. Christie Park, SW

7. Strathcona Park, SW

8. Signal hill, SW

9. West Springs, SW

10. Kincora, SW

Do you agree with the list above? Are there any neighborhood that you think should be on this list? Please share with us.

April 26, 2024

List of Canadian stores offering great price matching

By EUIC Admin News

Dear future neighbour,

These Canadian stores offer great price matching and if your goal is to save on groceries or shopping and avoid high prices in general, you should get familiar with price matching.

Price matching policies ensure that you get the best price on the item you want without having to visit several stores. It is essentially a price guarantee that if you find the exact same item at a better price in another store, they will offer you that price or even lower.

See below list of stores that offer price matching:

1. Superstore: this store will price match at a lower price for a maximum of 4 items.

2. Best Buy: this store will match online, in store or print prices before purchase and within 30 days of purchase.

3. Canadian Tire: this store would match in store and within 30 days of purchase or 14 for other Canadian tire stores.

4. No frills: this store would price match with any major supermarket, they price match a maximum of 4 items.

5. Fresh co: this store would offer 1 cent less than the quoted price.

6. Lowe’s: will offer 10% off but the price quoted must be at least $1 lower to qualify

7. Home Depot: 10% off in store

In most cases the stores would like to verify that the quoted price is effective and available at a local store. For your own safety, we advise you confirm the policy of the store in question.

Are you currently in Canada or do you plan to move to Canada? If the answer is YES, then this information will definitely be helpful to you. Kindly share details of any store you know that offer this service that isn’t on this list.

April 25, 2024

Manitoba invites 327 Candidates for PR in latest MPNP draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, Provincial nomination

Dear future neighbour,

On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, Manitoba sent 327 invitations to apply for permanent residency to profiles under different categories.

Profiles with Comprehensive Ranking Score of 644 or higher under the Skilled Worker Overseas Category were considered in this round of invitation.

See below details of latest MPNP Draw:

Skilled Worker in Manitoba

Completed post-secondary study in Manitoba

Profiles declaring that the applicant or their spouse have completed post-secondary education in Manitoba were considered.

Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 203
Ranking score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 811

International Education Stream

Profiles that declared meeting International Education Stream eligibility requirements and declared at least 4 years of work experience in the past five years were considered.

Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 66

Skilled Worker Overseas

Profiles that stated they were receiving direct invitations from the MPNP as part of a Strategic Recruitment Initiative

Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 58
Ranking score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 644

A total of 68 invites in this draw had a valid Express Entry profile with a job seeker validation code.

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British Columbia invites 66 Candidates for PR in latest draw

Dear future neighbour,

See below full details of latest BC PNP Draw

First CEC Express Entry Draw in 32 Months: 3,000 PR Invitations Issued

Dear future neighbour,

See below details of the Express Entry Draw of May 31

See below summary of Express Entry Draws in 2024

See below latest CRS Score Distribution in the Pool and Comparison

IRCC Introduces New Canadian Citizenship By Descent Legislation

Dear future neighbour,

India, China, Nigeria Tops List of Settled Permanent Residents in Canada

Dear future neighbour,

See below first quarter comparison by province:

See below the number of new PRs admitted from top 10 source countries:

British Columbia invites 72+ candidates for PR in latest BC PNP Draw

Dear future neighbour,

See below full details of latest BC PNP Draw

Canada introduces new policy to extend the work permits of 6,700 Temporary Residents in Manitoba

Dear future neighbour,

IRCC to invite 35,700 Potential Sponsors in Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2024

Dear future neighbour,

Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2024 Eligibility

See below Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2024 Income Requirement

Top 10 Neighborhoods to Buy Real Estate in Calgary, Alberta

List of Canadian stores offering great price matching

Dear future neighbour,

See below list of stores that offer price matching:

Manitoba invites 327 Candidates for PR in latest MPNP draw

Dear future neighbour,

See below details of latest MPNP Draw:

Skilled Worker in Manitoba

Completed post-secondary study in Manitoba

International Education Stream

Skilled Worker Overseas