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Today, on July 25th, 2018, the Government of Canada held a new draw of candidates from the selection pool of the Express Entry system. This is already the fifteenth round of invitations in 2018 and 95th since the launch of this selection system in 2015. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) sent Invitations to Apply (ITA) to 3750 ...

Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program was launched in 2017 by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada in cooperation with the Atlantic Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island. The program was designed in response to the need of boosting the economies of the Atlantic Canada region. Two biggest Canadian provinces, Ontario ...

Immigration to Canada is the dream of many people around the world. Evgeny Blumin, the president of Green Light Immigration, says that immigration to Canada is possible even for those who did not get a post-secondary education. Those without such education can come to Canada as holders of a Red Seal certificate. Canada evaluates candidates ...

Doug Ford and the new Conservative government of Ontario have announced the “elimination” of the provincial Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (MCI) and its subsequent replacement with a new structure. The implementation of the new structure is not clear as of this moment. Judging by the recent announcements by Ontario Tories, the new government may ...

On July 6, 2018, Manitoba held a new draw from the Expression of Interest pool of candidates. In the Manitoba Skilled Workers Overseas – Express Entry substream, the cut-off score has dropped to 519. Ranking score of lowest-ranked candidate invited in this round is 26 points lower than the previous lowest score of 545 as ...

The unpopular system for reuniting recent immigrants with their parents based on lottery principle has been canceled. Ahmed Hussen, Immigration Minister of Canada on August 20th, 2018, has announced the important changes to the sponsorship program for parents and grandparents. The system now will have increased set quota for the year and will be based ...

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has cut the permanent resident application window to 60 days after receiving an Express Entry Invitation to Apply. Candidates previously had 90 days to submit their application. The window was increased from 60 to 90 days as part of changes to the Express Entry system in November 2016. However, ...

What to do if you don’t get enough CRS to get the Invitation to Apply for a permanent residency in Canada through the Express Entry system? Evgeny Blumin, the President of Green Light Immigration, gives a few recommendations that may become game-changers in your case. “All my tips, Blumin says, may seem obvious; however, as ...

Pavel Lifanov, the vice-president of Green Light Immigration, recommends to all those who are not eligible for Federal immigration programs to look at the provincial programs. Most economic immigrants apply for immigration using one of the Federal programs such as Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class, or Canadian Experience Class. However, in addition to ...

Statistics Canada says that Canada’s population has exceeded 37 million in the first four months of this year. It took two years and two months for the Canadian population to rise from 36 million to 37 million. Immigration is the main source for that increase since most of the newcomers arrive in Canada through the ...