Canada invited 27,332 candidates to apply for permanent residence on 13 Feb 2021. This goes to show Canada is committed to achieving its goal of welcoming over 400,000 immigrants this year. Canada’s immigration minister, Marco Mendicino, recently said that IRCC will make efforts to achieve the ambitious immigration targets by transitioning more temporary residents to

 Total 374 Invitation of Express Entry candidates issued. IRCC has issued 5,374 ITAs to date, more than the number it issued at the same time in 2020. The figure is poised to increase further with a CEC-only draw anticipated later this week. Canada held its first two Express Entry draws of 2021 on January 6

Another Express Entry draw on January 7 by the Canada. Invitations were issued to a total of 4,750 Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates. Most provinces also have immigration streams that are aligned with the Express Entry system. In the Express Entry system, candidates are ranked based on their CRS score that considers multiple factors including

Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to handle ECAs, WES, recently announced that immigration applicants only need to submit their highest completed credential. Those who completed education outside Canada need an assessment for two important reasons: to be eligible as the principal applicant for the Federal Skilled Workers Program, or to earn Comprehensive Ranking System points for foreign