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May 8, 2024

Canada introduces new policy for Hong Kong PR Applicants

Starting from May 27, 2024, applicants for the Hong Kong permanent residency pathway can extend their status and acquire an open work permit for up to three years while awaiting their decision on permanent residency in Canada.

This new policy was announced by Immigration Minister, Marc Miller, yesterday May 7, 2024.

Hong Kong nationals in Canada seeking permanent residence through the temporary public policy for Hong Kong residents, either under Stream A (in-Canada graduates) or Stream B (Canadian work experience), and who have held a study or work permit within the three years prior to their permanent residence application submission to IRCC, will be eligible for open work permits.

Under this public policy, applicants can restore their temporary status concurrently if it expired within 90 days before applying for a new open work permit.

The new public policy will remain active for five years, enabling candidates to work in Canada while their permanent residency application is being reviewed.

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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 25, 2024

IRCC invites 1,400 candidates for Express Entry in Francophile Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry

Dear future neighbour,

In the latest Express Entry Draw announced on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residency was issued to 1,400 candidates in a francophile draw.

The CRS score for this French draw increased by 22 points compared to the last draw, the cutoff score for this draw is 410.

See below all April Express Entry Draw

Description	April 24, 2024	April 23, 2024	April 11, 2024	April 10, 2024
Draw type	Targeted draw for profiles with high proficiency in French	General or all program draw	Targeted draw for 24 STEM occupations	General or all program draw
Invitations	1,400	2,095	4,500	1,280
CRS Cutoff	410	529	491	549
Tie-breaking rule	April 07, 2024	November 08, 2023	February 25, 2024	March 21, 2024

April 25, 2024

British Columbia invites 86+ Candidates for PR in latest Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, Provincial nomination

Dear future neighbour,

In latest BC PNP Draw announced on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, over 86 candidates were invited to apply for permanent residency in targeted round of invitations.

See below full details of latest BC PNP Draw

Date	Draw type	Stream	Minimum Score	Number of invitations
April 23, 2024	Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	92	11
	Targeting 25 Construction occupations		95	11
	Targeting 39 Healthcare occupations		100	19
	Targeting 35 tech occupations		120	45
	Veterinary care		80	<5

The processing timeframe for BC PNP Skills Immigration and Post-nomination requests remain three months respectively.

April 23, 2024

Prince Edward Island invites 82 Candidates for PR in Latest Draw

By EUIC Admin Provincial nomination

Dear future neighbour,

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

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

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

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

See below PEI PNP Draw of 2024:

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

April 17, 2024

British Columbia invites 79+ Candidates for PR in Latest Draw

By EUIC Admin Provincial nomination

Dear future neighbour,

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

See below latest BC PNP Draw

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

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

April 11, 2024

IRCC invites 1,280 Candidates in latest Express Entry Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry

Dear future neighbour,

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

See below summary of the latest Express Entry Draw:

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

See below summary of the Express Entry Draws in March

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

See below the latest CRS Score Distribution in the Pool

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

See below Express Entry processing timeframe as at March, 2024

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

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

April 10, 2024

Manitoba invited 363 Candidates for PR in latest Draw

By admin-ese Express Entry, Provincial nomination

Dear future neighbour,

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

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

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

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

See below summary of latest MPNP Draw

Skilled Worker in Manitoba (Occupation-specific draw)

Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 276

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

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

Skilled Worker Overseas

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

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

April 8, 2024

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

By EUIC Admin News

Dear future neighbour,

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

See below the changes made to PR application fees:

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

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

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

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

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

April 4, 2024

British Columbia invites 83 Candidates for PR in latest BC PNP Draw

By EUIC Admin Express Entry, Provincial nomination

Dear future neighbour,

On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, British Columbia sent out invitations to apply for permanent residency to 83 candidates in a general and targeted draw.

30 profiles under the BC PNP Skills Immigration, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Streams and Express Entry profiles were considered in this round of invitation.

25 Profiles experienced in healthcare-related occupations, 10 profiles experienced in any of the 25-construction related occupations and 18 profiles with experience as early child educators, assistants or instructors were also invited in the latest BC PNP Draw.

See below details of latest BC PNP Draw

Date	Draw type	Stream	Minimum Score	Number of invitations
April 3, 2024	General	Skilled Worker	130	30
		Skilled Worker – EEBC option	130
		International Graduate	130
		International Graduate – EEBC option	125
		Entry Level and Semi-Skilled	107
	Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202)	Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)	90	18
	Targeting 25 Construction occupations		95	10
	Targeting 39 Healthcare occupations		90	25

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

The processing timeframe for BC PNP Skills Immigration and Post-nomination requests remain 3 months respectively. Processing only commences when completed applications are submitted and received by BC PNP.

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Canada introduces new policy for Hong Kong PR Applicants

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

IRCC invites 1,400 candidates for Express Entry in Francophile Draw

Dear future neighbour,

See below all April Express Entry Draw

British Columbia invites 86+ Candidates for PR in latest Draw

Dear future neighbour,

See below full details of latest BC PNP Draw

Prince Edward Island invites 82 Candidates for PR in Latest Draw

Dear future neighbour,

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

See below PEI PNP Draw of 2024:

British Columbia invites 79+ Candidates for PR in Latest Draw

Dear future neighbour,

See below latest BC PNP Draw

IRCC invites 1,280 Candidates in latest Express Entry Draw

Dear future neighbour,

See below summary of the latest Express Entry Draw:

See below summary of the Express Entry Draws in March

See below the latest CRS Score Distribution in the Pool

See below Express Entry processing timeframe as at March, 2024

Manitoba invited 363 Candidates for PR in latest Draw

See below summary of latest MPNP Draw

Skilled Worker in Manitoba (Occupation-specific draw)

Skilled Worker Overseas

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

Dear future neighbour,

See below the changes made to PR application fees:

British Columbia invites 83 Candidates for PR in latest BC PNP Draw

Dear future neighbour,

See below details of latest BC PNP Draw

See below full list of Construction Occupations:

See below full list of eligible Healthcare-related Occupations