The Ontario province has so far issued 1,065 invitations via its French-Speaking Worker Stream
Ontario has issued 44 more invitations through its French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream to candidates of the Express Entry.
The Ontario PNP has been issuing invitation using this stream in almost every week of the year. And, the latest draw takes the total invitation numbers to 1,065 this year. This most recent one was conducted right seven days after the previous one on 6th September 2018, in which 15 invitations were issues.
The stream is for the French-speaking Express Entry candidate with the strong proficiency in the English language (at least CLB 6) desiring to work and live in the province permanently.
Candidates must have the required eligibility for the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC) or the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and satisfy the specified criteria of Ontario.
According to the OINP, the candidates issued Notifications of Interest (NOIs) in the latest draw submitted their Express Entry Profiles between the 1st January and 13, September 2018. It must be remembered that getting an NOI shouldn’t be taken for being qualified for the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream. Any candidate who was issued an NOI is told to check the Stream’s requirements to make sure that they satisfy the provincial and federal criteria.
Those who have interest in the Ontario’s French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream need to confirm this whether they are eligible for the Express Entry pool or not.
The draw conducted on 9th of August was the first via Ontario’s Human Capital Stream since March
The latest draw through the Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream organized on 9, August 2018 gave 947 invitations to those who applied under the Express Entry with CRS Points as low as 350.
According to the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), the CRS score range for this draw was between 350 and 439, and the candidates issued Notifications of Interest (NOIs) submitted their Express Entry profile between 1st of January and 9th of August 2018. The Express Entry candidates chosen in the draw must have a job offer in the Ontario province.
By virtue of the Human Capital Priorities Stream, the OINP can look for the promising candidates in the Express Entry pool who can fulfill the stream requirements. Generally, these requirements are that an Express Entry candidate has to get 400 CRS points or more. While the targeted draws like this and the one conducted on 26, March 2018, both of them have waived the requirement for getting 400 points or above in favour of the proficiency in the French language or a job offer.
A job offer is not usually required for a candidate under the Human Capital Priorities Stream. The eight draws conducted through this stream in 2018, and the six ones out of them didn’t have the requirement for a job offer.
Ontario didn’t mention that the offer was in a specific field or occupation. The province has given targeted NOIs to those candidates having work experience in Select Information Communication Technology Occupations.
The candidates of the Express Entry receiving a provincial nomination for the Canada Permanent Residency from Ontario are given 600 more points, which will add more to their CRS score. It is almost a guarantee to get an Invitation to Apply (ITA) in any future draw from the Express Entry pool.
The prospective immigrant issued an NOI in the latest draw (held on 9 August) has 45 calendar days to apply for a provincial nomination certificate from the Ontario Province.
French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream Gives Invitations Too
There is another Ontario’s Express Entry-linked Stream called the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream (FSSW) that also issued invitations.
14 invitations were given to Express Entry candidates via the FSSW stream. French-Speaking Express Entry candidates were chosen who were eligible either for the Federal Skilled Worker Class or Canadian Experience Class having proficiency in the English language with CLB 6 or more. The candidates must fulfill some other unique provincial criteria.
The FSSW stream doesn’t need a minimum CRS Points like the Human Capital Priorities Stream. The candidates got an invitation through the FSSW Stream on the 9th of August who submitted their Express Entry profiles from 1st of January to 9th of August 2018. Ontario has conducted 9 FSSW invitation rounds and issued NOIs to 277 Express Entry candidates.
279 NOIs have also been issued by Ontario to Express Entry candidates by means of its Skilled Trades Stream in two draws conducted in this summer season. This stream is for a skilled worker having a valid Express Entry profile and is eligible for the Canadian Experience Class and has sufficient work experience in an eligible skilled trade, among other criteria.
The Ontario province has now given 3,534 NOIs by means of the Human Capital Priorities Stream this year and 931 NOIs via the French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream. Apart from these two, Ontario has issued 1,006 NOIs via the Skilled Trades Stream.
If you want to get an NOI through any of the programs mentioned above, you first need to know whether you have the required eligibility to put your profile in the Federal Express Entry pool. The Express Entry system deals with the candidates’ profiles in the Federal Skilled Trades Class, Canadian Experience Class, and Federal Skilled Worker Class.
A new system is introduced and will be implemented for the processing of some Canada permanent residency applications which have either been received on the 31st of July 2018 or after that.
From now, the IRCC (Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada) will offer some Canada Permanent Residency (PR) applications new processing times which are faster and modern and not based on historical data.
The IRCC declared in a press release which was published on the 9th of August, 2018 that the new projected processing times system will be used for the types of applications for the Canadian Permanent Residence given below:
Provincial Nominee(Non-Express Entry)
Sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents
Quebec Skilled Worker
Humanitarian and Compassionate Cases
Start-Up Visa
Those candidates who applied to the programs mentioned above can see how much time their applications are supposed to consume via the projected processing time (under normal conditions) specific to the day they apply. The IRCC has firmly decided to update processing times monthly. According to Canada’s immigration minister, this update is very important to make us sure that our immigration processing times are as precise as possible and to assist clients in preparing for moving to Canada if their applications are accepted.
The following list shows processing times for the future candidates who have not applied so far:
Type of Application
Processing Time
Provincial Nominee (Non-Express Entry)
15 to 19 Months
Sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents
20 to 24 Months
Quebec Skilled Worker
15 to 17 Months
Humanitarian and Compassionate Cases
22 to 36 Months
Start-Up Visa
12 to 16 Months
The processing times listed above were checked on 10, August 2018.
Difference Between Projected Processing Time And Historical Processing Time
Before the change, the IRCC’s forecasting of the all the applications for the Canadian Permanent Residence (PR) was according to the historical data. It means that the processing time of an application was decided as per the fact that how much time the IRCC took to process 80% of the applications in the past year. On the contrary, the new projected processing time will be dependent on the existing number of applications pending for processing and how fast the IRCC thinks to process 80% of the pending applications. Mostly, the processing time of an application begins from the very day when the IRCC gets an application and the end is when a decision made about the application. When an applicant submits an application by mail, the processing of the application begins when this application reaches the IRCC mailroom. And, if applied online or in-person at a recognized service point, the processing starts when the application is submitted to the immigration authority.
Faster Processing Times and Dealing With Pending Applications
The target of the IRCC is to provide much better service to all its Permanent Residence clients by virtue of this new processing time method and to pay the proper attention to the applications for Temporary Residency Visa of the prospective immigrants willing to visit, study, or work in Canada.
The goal of the IRCC is to keep searching for the new better methods to process applications, maintain better customer service and complete the allocated admission targets according to the Multi-year immigration levels plan.
Generally, the following factors are considered when an application is processing:
The kind of application received
The application is complete or not
How fast the IRCC is supposed to process the application in the system
How fast and easily the information of the applicant can be verified
How much time the candidate consumes to reply to any concern or request
Some other necessary factors
For availing more information about the processing time for Canada immigration, call the corporate hotline +91-7042184185 / email your queries on info@makevisas.com or Visit the Official Website (Make Visas). You can directly walk-in to our nearby office for more details and enquiry.
“In the latest draw conducted on the 8th of August 2018, the IRCC issues 3,750 ITAs (Invitation to Apply) to eligible candidates with the least CRS score of 440.”
A new Canada Express Entry draw which was conducted on 8 August, 2018 has shocked all Canada immigration aspirants with the same number of ITA’s (3,750) for the Canadian permanent residence PR to those candidates who have scored at least CRS 440 points.
This Minimum CRS score in this draw shows this for the second time in this year that the IRCC has lowered the least required CRS score to 440. This is the least score by now in 2018. It is the finest news all prospective Canada immigrants who submitted their Express Entry profile and have either scored 440 or above got an ITA as per this draw.
The draw has followed the same pattern of the issuance of 3,750 ITAs which started on the 13th of June this year. This pattern which was set this year has witnessed an increase in the ITAs by 250 to 500. The 2018 year started with two draws having 2,750 ITAs each in the month of January, after that followed by the four draws with 3,000 ITAs each in February and March. Further, the number increased to 3,500 in terms of ITAs in the month of April and May.
So far by 2018, the IRCC has invited 50,950 candidates to apply for the Canadian permanent residency visa to them. The ITA number shows that it is only 335 ITAs less than the total number of ITAs issued in 2017 which is 51,285 at this stage of time. A large number of 86,023 ITAs were given in the last year. This Express Entry record that was more than the double number of ITAs issued in both of the year 2016 and 2015 combined.
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Nova Scotia issued first 314 invitations to the eligible candidates under the express entry pool with work experience of early childhood educators and assistance. Candidates must possess atleast two years of experience under the job listed in National Occupation Classification (NOC) 4214. Candidates will be allocated additional 600 points if they are approved of Nova Scotia’s Provincial Nominee Program. This allows the candidates to gain Canadian Permanent Residency.
According to the Nova Scotia office of immigration, candidate’s Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score is not the selection factor. Candidates ought to submit a complete application within 30 days of receiving the Letter of Interest. As per the Nova Scotia office of immigration, the occupations will vary from draw to draw as per the provinces requirement and the current stream is described as flexible.
Candidates can calculate the points under the Canada Express Entry point’s calculator. The maximum points that can be earned in Express Entry are 1200. Points are calculated according to the different factors that are taken into consideration.
Nova Scotia on 2nd August 2018 created the Labour Market Priorities Stream in order to invite the Express Entry candidates to apply and meet the ‘market identified labour shortages’. In order to be considered for the Nova Scotia Labour Priorities Stream, candidates firstly need to submit their profile to the Express Entry System.
Following is the latest in demand occupation list of Nova Scotia. Candidates may refer to it in order to judge their eligibility:-
Occupation title
NOC
Skill level
Financial Auditors and Accountants
1111
A
Other financial officers
1114
A
Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations
1123
A
Administrative assistants
1241
B
Accounting technicians and bookkeepers
1311
B
Civil Engineers
2131
A
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
3012
A
Licensed practical nurses
3233
B
College and other vocational instructors
4021
A
Paralegal and related occupations
4211
B
Social and community service workers
4212
B
For more updates upon the Nova Scotia New Express Entry Linked Stream please do call us on +91-7042184185 / Email your queries on info@makevisas.com or Visit the official website.
Quebec will now accept applications under the new express entry style visa from 2nd August 2018, as mentioned in announcement of Quebec Immigration on 4th July 2018. This means that the process has already began. Initially on 3rd July 2018, David Heurtel the provincial nominee minister made public the policies of same on twitter.
This new system will replace the current first come first serve system of application processing of Expression of Interest System of Quebec. This is done in order to reduce the application processing time to less than 12 months. Candidates who are interested in Quebec Skilled Worker Program have to initially submit an online Expression of Interest profile to Quebec Immigration Ministry.
There are some changes done under the new Quebec Declaration of Interest System by the Quebec immigration ministry. The application process is made faster through this system.
Following are those Changes that are Being Announced Recently:-
Declaration of Interest must be submitted by candidates.
Invitation to be in possession by the candidates and submission of completed application form to Quebec Immigration system for CSQ.
Candidates with highest points are invited to apply for Quebec Selection System (CSQ).
Once CSQ certificate is issued to the candidate, federal application should be submitted by them.
Changes in Quebec Immigration Investor Program (QIIP)
There should be an investment of atleast CAD 1.2 million from the candidate side into a passive government guaranteed investment for a period of 5 years bearing no interest.
Candidate’s work experience should be atleast of 2 years within 5 years of filing the visa.
Legal net worth of the candidate should be atleast CAD 2 million.
Quebec Experience Class Changes
The Quebec Experience Class or PEQ had also undergone with some recent changes. This stream is unbolted for candidates who have not long ago passed out their diploma from the recognized Quebec school or possess a 12 month experience in past 24 months in a full time job in province of Quebec. The experience should fall in the categories of National Occupation Classification (NOC) Skill type 0, skilled level A, Skill level B, skill level C and D are eligible to apply for CSQ via Quebec Experience Program.
The spouses and common law partner, of candidates who are eligible, can present themselves as the principal candidate during visa filing.
