CIC Daily

On May 12, 2016, the province of British Columbia issued 152 invitations to apply with the minimum required score being 120.

On May 6th, 2016 Citizenship and Immigration Canada did their 10th draw of 2016 under Express Entry and handed out 779 Invitations to Apply to immigrate to Canada. The minimum score for this round was 534. This is the first draw with a minimum score in the 500’s since Express Entry opened in January of 2015.  The Draws for…

Ontario also confirmed that they stopped issuing Notifications of Interest for their Human Capital Priorities (Express Entry) Steam on February 16th, 2016. They stated that they expect to receive their new allocation of nominations from the Federal Government in November of 2016. They further stated that they may be able to accept new applications for certain stream in six months time. They did not confirm which streams this would include.

On May 6th, 2016, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program updated their In Demand Occupation List.

The list has decreased from 57 occupations down to 21 occupations, which are now eligible for the Saskatchewan Express Entry Sub-Category and the International Skilled Worker Category Occupations In-Demand Category.

When calculating your score under Express Entry, a degree which is considered to be a “professional degree needed to practice in a licensed profession” is given the same amount of points as a Master degree. For those looking to immigrate to Canada who are unsure if their qualification is considered to be a “professional degree…

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), formerly known as Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has released a detailed report of the Express Entry System as of January 3rd, 2016. It has given valuable insight into a number of details that were previously unknown for most people applying to, or already in, the Express Entry Pool.

On April 20th, 2016 Citizenship and Immigration Canada did their 9th draw of 2016 under Express Entry and handed out 1,018 Invitations to Apply to immigrate to Canada.

The minimum score for this round was 468.

After more than twelve months of the Express Entry system, many are still unable to figure out the full process, documents required, eligibility criteria and how a Provincial Nomination works. Please see below for a basic outline of how the Express Entry system works.