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December 23, 2020

Express Entry
The Government of Canada issued 5,000 ITAs with a score @ 468.

December 15, 2020

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued 19 invitations to apply the entrepreneur stream for the submission of expression of interest applications between November 22, 2019, and December 10, 2020, with the score between 140 and 200.

December 17, 2020

The Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program(PEI PNP) issued a total of 195 invitations @ minimum score of 85.

➜ Manitoba Provincial had issued 419 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination program.

▪️ Skilled Workers in Manitoba— 329 LAAs with a score of at least 375;
▪️ Skilled Workers Overseas— 50 LAAs with a score of at least 706
▪️ International Education Stream— 40 LAAs - no EOI score requirement.

𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱,𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Tech draw held and issued a total of 668 Express Entry candidates under Human Capital Priorities (HCP) stream. These candidates must have their profiles in the Express Entry system with the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score between 460 and 468 in order to be invited. Candidates who have one year of experience under below occupations were invited.

▪️  NOC 0213 Computer and information systems managers
▪️  NOC 2147 Computer engineers
▪️  NOC 2172 Database analysts and data administrators
▪️  NOC 2173 Software engineers and designers
▪️  NOC 2174 Computer programmer and interactive media developers
▪️  NOC 2175 Web designers and developers

December 14, 2020

Ottawa

Today, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced changes to make the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) more flexible for applicants and welcomed the first two practical nurses under the Pilot to Sault St. Marie.

The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot is a community-driven program that spreads the benefits of economic immigration to smaller communities. It helps these communities to attract the workers they need by creating a path to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers.

Under the changes to the program, candidates will no longer have to obtain eligible work experience over a continuous period of time. Instead, they can demonstrate that they have accumulated the required 1 year of eligible work experience (1,560 hours) in the 3 years preceding their application, even if there were breaks in their employment. The policy applies to all applications received under the Pilot, as well as all future applications going forward.

Altering this requirement ensures that candidates are not penalized for short breaks in their employment history, including temporary work interruptions or layoffs caused by the pandemic.

Individuals must still meet all other existing admissibility and program requirements, including the recommendation process in the participating RNIP community in which they wish to settle.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has also introduced a temporary measure that allows RNIP applicants who are waiting for a decision on their permanent residence application to apply for a work permit without being penalized due to processing delays caused by the pandemic.

These measures come as IRCC announces the first permanent residents accepted under RNIP. Minister Mendicino spoke of how proud he was to welcome Alexander Nangpukin Likilasua and Brilla Mercy Kunjumon, who are working as licensed practical nurses in Sault Ste. Marie, and how grateful he is for their service and dedication to their patients during the pandemic.