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January 4, 2019 - More than 15,000 Indian permanent residents in Canada have obtained citizenship between January and October 2018, an increase of 50 percent as compared to the first ten months of 2017.

Canadian immigration authorities conducted the 30th round of invitations under Express Entry in 2017 and 80th overall, with 2,750 candidates issued Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for permanent residence under all programs. The lowest Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score was 446, six points lower than the previous draws.

Alberta immigration has conducted a new Express Entry draw, issuing Notifications of Interest to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 300.

January 4, 2019 - British Columbia will establish new recruitment rules covering the nearly 20,000 temporary foreign workers intending to work in the province each year.

June 10, 2020 -British Columbia immigration has conducted its largest issued Entrepreneur Immigration draw of 2020, issuing invitations to apply to 38 candidates through two streams.

September 24, 2018 - British Columbia immigration has conducted its largest draw of 2018 targeting skilled workers and international graduates. The latest draw saw 409 candidates receive invitations to apply, the fourth time the province has broken the 400 barrier this year.

British Columbia immigration officials issued invitations to apply to 11 candidates under the latest draw for the province's Entrepreneur Immigration stream. Candidates required a minimum score of 113 to qualify for an ITA.

November 8, 2017 - The latest British Columbia immigration draw saw 12 candidates invited to apply for the BC PNP Entrepreneur Immigration stream.

September 18, 2017 - The latest British Columbia immigration draw saw 9 candidates invited to apply under the province's Entrepreneur Immigration stream.

September 25, 2019 - British Columbia immigration has issued 38 invitations in a new draw through its two entrepreneur streams.

November 10, 2017 - Major U.S. companies affected by a significant tightening of H-1B visa rules should consider setting up in Canada and servicing their customers from here.

March 13, 2019 - Canada's immigration minister has announced an extra 2,000 spaces for intermediate-skilled workers under the Provincial Nominee Program.

February 11, 2021 - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that anyone coming into Canada through a land border as of the day after Valentine's Day will be required to show a negative COVID-19 test or face a fine.

Canada immigration ranks behind only Australia and the United States as one of the top choices for millionaires, according to a new report.

June 10, 2020 - The effect of COVID-19 restrictions on Canada immigration was fully felt in April, as new permanent resident admissions plummeted to 4,140.

December 15, 2017 - Medical inadmissibility rules in Canada immigration applications contravene a United Nations rights convention and are out of touch with Canadian values, according to a parliamentary committee report.

March 13, 2019 - Fewer than 1,000 irregular border crossers were intercepted coming from the U.S. to Canada in January, marking the first time the figure has dropped below four figures since June 2017.

Canada welcomed more than 300,000 new permanent residents for the first time in modern history in 2018, as the federal government hit full speed with its plan increase immigration levels to increase its population and counter labour market demographics.