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Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) Marco Mendicino has been working with his counterparts across the Government and provinces, as well as with the Canadian Public Health Agency to collect the data of immunized citizens in of provinces. According to Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, while the federal government aims to implement the framework this fall, Canadians will probably receive their vaccine passports for travel ‘in the next couple of months.’ The vaccine passport will be the proof that ‘a traveller has been vaccinated against COVID-19’ and is able to travel to and from Canada. …

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The Government of Quebec is planning to invest more than $20 million into the immigrant settlement services for the next three-year period. Within the last two years, the province has contributed to settlement services for immigrants via 74 service centres throughout the province. In 2021, Quebec has already provided $15 million in funding for settlement services in all regions of the province. In addition, the Quebec Government also provided an extra $7.4 million in funding for 78 immigrant-related projects in 17 regions of the francophone province. …

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Over the last two weeks, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From October 2 to October 17, Canada invited 2,024 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of October 15, there are 32,727 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 1 ITA for Andorra, 168 ITAs for Australia, 6 ITAs for Austria, 22 ITAs for Belgium, …

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On October 13, 2021, the Quebec.ca website presented information on the Foreign Student Program. All of the information regarding the Program is available in the ‘Period of study in Quebec’ section of the Quebec government’s website. In this new section, candidates who wish to apply for temporary selection for studies in order to come and stay in Quebec will find useful information. In addition, prospective applicants are now able to submit a comment about the content at the bottom of the pages. …

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On October 14, 2021, the management of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) released a new update on the issuance of the provincial nomination certificates. In 2021, OINP has issued nominations to 7,849 applicants, 1,010 nominations more compared to the previous update on September 9. In 2020, Ontario invited 16,976 candidates and issued nominations to 8,050 main applicants, including 7,249 spouses and dependent children. The Federal government delegated 8,350 spots to OINP and extra 250 nominations for temporary foreign workers in intermediate skilled occupations (NOC C) for 2021 allocation. …

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In July 2021, IDP Connect conducted a survey with more than 6,000 students from 20 countries, including international students currently studying at 527 universities and colleges in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, to understand their interest and evaluation of different study destinations. The survey results show that Canada is the most popular destination for international students. Surveyed students stated that there are a few main reasons why they choose Canada as their first choice: high-quality education, …

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On October 14, 2021, Ontario has updated the average processing time in the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). As of now, the processing time in Ontario’s Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream, Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream, Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream, Master Graduates Stream, Ph.D. Graduates Stream, Employer Job Offer Foreign Worker Stream, Employer Job Offer International Student Stream and Employer Job Offer In-Demand Skills Stream is 30-60 days. The Expression of Interest (EOI) Assessment in the Entrepreneur Stream requires less than 30 days, …

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On October 12, 2021, British Columbia conducted two draws in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). In the general draw, the province issued 308 invitations.

• Skills Immigration – Skilled Worker 91 (+1 point)
• Skills Immigration – International Graduate 78 (+1 point)
• Skills Immigration – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled 69
• Express Entry British Columbia – Skilled Worker 87 (+1 point)
• Express Entry British Columbia –

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On October 12, 2021, the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) published new nomination issuance statistics. In September 2021, the province nominated 414 skilled workers and approved 4 business concepts. Manitoba also refused 1 business concept. MPNP invited 1,252 skilled workers, 3 business concepts and sent LAAs to 2 business candidates. In September, MPNP received 1,236 applications from skilled workers and 1 application from a business candidate. Currently, the province is assessing 664 applications, and the other 1,571 applications are pending assessment. …

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On October 12, 2021, British Columbia held new draws to business candidates in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). In the Base Category of the Entrepreneur Stream, BC PNP invited 10 candidates with the lowest score of 123 points, 3 points fewer than in the August 17 draw. In the Entrepreneur Regional Pilot, the province invited up to 5 candidates with the lowest score of 109 points, 20 points lower than in the previous draw. …

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