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October 5, 2017 - The month of September saw 31 invitations to apply issued to candidates under the Manitoba immigration business stream. The scores required ranged from 90 to 95.

July 10, 2017 – The months of May and June saw a total of 90 invitations to apply issued to candidates under the Manitoba immigration business stream. The scores required ranged from 87 to 99.

March 7, 2018 - The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) has introduced a new reconsideration process for candidates who have their Alberta immigration applications rejected.

May 22, 2018 - Manitoba immigration has announced applications are now open for the province's new Business Investor Stream (BIS) under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program.

August 31, 2017 - British Columbia immigration officials have launched a new BC PNP Tech Pilot to expedite the processing of immigration candidates in key in-demand occupations.

March 12, 2019 - Canada could welcome up to 390,000 new immigrants per year by 2022 according to the new multi-year immigration levels plan released by the federal government.

December 28, 2018 - From record-breaking Express Entry Invitations to Apply, through a prolific year for the provinces and a topsy-turvy 12 months for Quebec, 2018 has been an eventful year for Canada immigration developments.

March 11, 2020 - Download our latest Newsletter: Canada's March 2020 Immigration Levels Plan To Feature More Than A Million Newcomers In 3 Years

Beginning June 6, 2017, the Canada immigration department will award points under the comprehensive ranking system in two new areas including strong French language ability, and having a sibling in Canada.

December 17 , 2020 - Canada has announced a relaxation of the work experience requirements and a new temporary work permit measure under the Rural & Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP).

October 20, 2017 - The age limit for a dependent child in Canada immigration applications will rise from 18 to 21 on Tuesday, October 24. From that date, primary candidates will be able to include all children under the age of 22 in their applications.

May 3, 2017 – Ottawa will raise the age of dependency on Canada immigration applications for permanent residence from 19 to 22. The change will take effect October 24, 2017.

December 4, 2015 - Express Entry Draw #22: CIC issues 1451 invitations lowering the CRS score to 461, from the previous draw that was held only one week earlier.

The Trudeau government should get on with the task of re-designing the Immigrant Investors Venture Capital Pilot Program (IIVCP) program and establishing a citizenship-through-investment program, for ultra high net worth individuals.

Immigration is set to provide all of Canada's net labour force growth over the next 20 years, expected to bring in 3.7 million workers, accounting for a third of the economic growth rate, the Conference Board says.

March 20, 2019 - The Newfoundland & Labrador provincial government is looking to improve its system of recognizing the foreign qualifications of new immigrants.

August 17, 2018 - Newfoundland & Labrador immigration has announced it will launch two new streams for entrepreneurs. The Atlantic province is to add International Entrepreneur and International Graduate Entrepreneur streams to the Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Nominee Program.

October 16, 2017 - The Ontario immigration office has closed the Masters Graduates Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program after the application intake threshold was quickly reached.

Quebec immigration authorities have announced they will begin accepting new applications under its highly successful Quebec Immigrant Investor Program for a limited period beginning May 29, 2017 and ending February 23, 2018.