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May 28, 2024

Dear future neighbour,

British Columbia continues to encourage entrepreneurs to establish businesses in various regional communities across the seven B.C. regions. As of May 27, 2024, the Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) has become a permanent pathway for obtaining permanent residency.

The BC PNP’s Entrepreneur Immigration Regional stream is available to immigrants aiming to start a business in any of the province’s interior, coastal, or rural regions below:

  • Cariboo
  • Kootenays
  • Nechako
  • Vancouver Island/Coast
  • Thompson Okanagan
  • North Coast
  • North East

To Qualify As An Entrepreneur:

  • You must intend to establish a new business that aligns with the in-demand list of the referring community.
  • Additionally, you need to show business and/or managerial experience and have a personal net worth of at least CAD $300,000.
  • Beyond the net worth requirement, you must invest at least CAD $100,000 in the business and create one full-time job for a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
  • You must achieve at least level 4 in the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) language proficiency tests.
  • Finally, you must have legally entered Canada or be eligible to obtain legal status in Canada if accepted.

See below full list of participating communities and regions

Cariboo

  1. 100 Mile House
  2. Mackenzie
  3. Quesnel
  4. Williams Lake

Kootenay

  1. Castlegar & Central Kootenay (Areas I & J)
  2. Columbia Valley & East Kootenay
  3. Kimberley
  4. Nelson & Central Kootenay (Areas E & F)
  5. Rossland
  6. Trail

Nechako

  1. Bulkley-Nechako

North Coast

  1. Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine (Areas B, C, and E)

Northeast

  1. Fort St. John

Thompson-Okanagan

  1. Clinton
  2. Penticton
  3. Salmon Arm
  4. Vernon

Vancouver Island/Coast

  1. Campbell River
  2. Comox
  3. Mount Waddington
  4. Powell River

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May 27, 2024

Dear future neighbour,

In the most recent Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) draw on May 23, 2024, 253 invitations for permanent residency were issued across various categories.

Out of the candidates invited in this MPNP draw, 29 had a valid Express Entry profile along with a job seeker validation code.

See below summary of MPNP Draw on May 23

Skilled Worker in Manitoba

Close relative in Manitoba selection

Profiles declaring a Manitoba Supporter, who is a close relative and a Canadian permanent resident or citizen, residing in Manitoba for at least one year, were considered.

  • Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 121
  • Ranking score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 782

International Education Stream

Profiles that declared eligibility under the International Education Stream.

  • Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 93

Skilled Worker Overseas

Profiles that indicated they were directly invited by the MPNP through a Strategic Recruitment Initiative.

  • Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 39
  • Ranking score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 688

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May 23, 2024

Dear future neighbour,

British Columbia invites over 72 candidates for permanent residency in targeted rounds of invitations on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.

See below details of latest BC PNP Draw

Date Draw type Stream Minimum
Score
Number of invitations
May 22, 2024 Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 42202) Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option) 93 <5
Targeting 25 Construction occupations 93 9
Targeting 39 Healthcare occupations 100 10
Targeting 35 tech occupations 122 50
Veterinary care 80 3

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

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May 21, 2024

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.

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May 16, 2024

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
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May 8, 2024

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

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.

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April 25, 2024

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

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April 25, 2024

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.

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April 23, 2024

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.

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