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Improvement In The Canada Immigration Processing System

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:

  1. Provincial Nominee (Non-Express Entry)
  2. Sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents
  3. Quebec Skilled Worker
  4. Humanitarian and Compassionate Cases
  5. 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:

  1. The kind of application received
  2. The application is complete or not
  3. How fast the IRCC is supposed to process the application in the system
  4. How fast and easily the information of the applicant can be verified
  5. How much time the candidate consumes to reply to any concern or request
  6. Some other necessary factors

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Quebec’s New EOI System

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.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the new Quebec EOI system, the candidates have to fulfill few conditions and gain points under the Quebec Immigration Points Calculator for the following factors.

  • Age
  • Education
  • Presence of Accompanying Children
  • Area of Training
  • Work Experience
  • Financial Self Sufficiency
  • Accompanying children
  • Validated job offer
  • Family and stay in Quebec

Quebec New EOI System Changes

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)

Quebec Immigration Investor Program has also undergone some changes  under the new Quebec EOI system.

Following are the Changes in the Same:-

  • The new minimum net worth is CAD 2 million as compared to previous CAD 1.6 million.
  • New Minimum investment is CAD 1.2 million as compared to previous CAD 8,00,000.

QIIP Eligibility

There are some eligibility conditions a candidate needs to fulfill in under the Investor Program of Quebec in order to proceed further.

Following are those Eligibility Conditions:-

  • Candidates must intend to settle in the Quebec.
  • 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.

SINP Discloses EOI Draw Schedule

The new Expression of Interest (EOI) system of Saskatchewan took off from 16th July 2018. The draws for the SINP Expression of Interest (EOI) would be held on 19th September 2018 and 21st November 2018 as per the announcement by Saskatchewan government.

Candidates planning to immigrate to Saskatchewan under the Express Entry and its sub categories ought to register online on SINP online registration system with the completed EOI profile. Then after this the eligible candidates are invited, through Express Entry pool, to apply for SINP.

If the candidate who gets the invitation and receives the Provincial Nomination certificate for Saskatchewan, they can gain upto 600 points in the points system under the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). This guarantees the Invitation to Apply (ITA) for the Canadian Permanent Residence (PR).

A point to be noted at this stage is that if the candidate applies through the Occupation in demand sub category, their applications not be processed under the Federal Express Entry System, it would be processes outside of the category mentioned.

New Express of Interest (EOI) System Process

There is a specific procedure that is defined in the in the new Saskatchewan Expression of Interest (EOI) system. Candidates need to follow the same in order to be considered under new system.

  • Submission of EOI profile: – Candidates needs to fill in all the profile details in order to complete the EOI registration.
  • Allocation of points to candidates according to the Saskatchewan unique assessment grid. Points are allocated out of 100.
  • Candidates are issued Invitation to Apply

There are some factors that are considered while ranking the candidates under the EOI pool. Candidates have to fit in these requirements in order to get the invitation.

  1. Candidates with highest point score are identified.
  2. If the candidates have equal scores, then the candidate who has the connection with the Saskatchewan province will be given first preference.
  3. Then after considering both the above points the candidates who possess highest work experience and language score are considered above the other candidates.

The upgradation over the previous first come first serve model is that now the candidates who are issued  Invitation To Apply (ITA) is provided with 60 days or 2 months of time to submit their SINP online application.

Drop in Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) Score to 441

As per the new updation issued by the Canadian government dated 25th July 2018, the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score has been dropped to 441 from 442 under the Canada Express Entry. For this reason Canadian government issued 3750 invitations to apply for Canadian Permanent Residency in a new express entry draw held on 25th July 2018 which in turn brought July total to 7500. This has made this July by far the best one in terms of Invitation to Apply (ITA) since the Express Entry was introduced in 2015.

The tie break date and time being referred to under this new score reduction is 31st December 2017 at 12:14:21 UTC. Under this the candidates who received score equal to or greater than 441 and had submitted their profiles before the specified date and time, received Invitation to Apply (ITA) in this round.

Till now in 2018 Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has given out 47200 Invitation to Apply (ITA) and target set for this year is 74900 and for the next year i.e. 2019 it is 81400. In order to achieve the target if Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) do not resort to larger or frequent draws then it could result in further reduction of Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score. The issuing of Invitation to Apply (ITA) has seen an upward flow in this year and the trend will continue this year till the target is not achieved.

Quarter – 3 2018 Express Entry Draws

Following are the quarter 3 express entry draws in 2018 that were held recently:-

Draw Date ITA Issued Lowest CRS score
95 25th July 2018 3750 441
94 11th July 2018 3750 442

Quarter – 2 2018 Express Entry Draws

Following are the quarter 2 express entry draws in 2018 that were held recently:-

Draw Date ITA Issued Lowest CRS score
93 25th June 2018 3750 442
92 13th June 2018 3750 451
91 30th May 2018 700 288
90 23rd May 2018 3500 440
89 9th May 2018 3500 441
88 25th April 2018 3500 441
87 11th April 2018 3500 444

Quarter 1 – 2018 Express Entry Draws

Following are the quarter 1 express entry draws in 2018 that were held recently:-

Draw Date ITA Issued Lowest CRS score
86 26th March 2018 3000 446
85 14th March 2018 3000 456
84 21st February 2018 3000 442
83 7th February 2018 3000 442
82 24th January 2018 2750 444
81 10th January 2018 2750 446

The above table shows the different draws in 3 quarters of 2018 till now. This explains how the Canadian government is keen on inviting immigrants from different countries under Canada Immigration Process.

Express-Entry-Draws

But the point to be mentioned here is IRCC is still behind the last year total as compared at this point of time last year.

ITAs-Issued

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Quebec Skilled Worker Program: fresh application intake from JULY, 2017

Quebec Immigration program is all set to open their doors for skilled immigrants worldwide! So, if you are considering immigration to Canada, this is the most favorable time for you.

Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration, Diversity, and Inclusion (MIDI) recently released the next intake dates for Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) 2017-18.

QSWP will reopen on July 15, 2017 with up to 5,000 new applications to offer.
Moreover it has been foretold that the July Intake will be filled within a very short period of time.
Don’t sit back and lose your chance, Grab your opportunity today!

Hurry! Apply soon as the intake period is about to open and registration are getting filled.

What is Quebec Skilled Worker Program?

Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) is a pathway to get Canadian permanent residency for talented immigrants across the world. The government of Québec under a special agreement with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) allow eligible candidate to apply for Quebec Immigration and get a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ), which will further permit them to apply for Canada PR Status to CIC.

How you can be eligible for the program?

One can be eligible for the QSWP program with:
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Only 3 years of work experience.
• 4 bands in IELTS.
• Aged between 18 to 42 years.

What are the benefits of QSWP?

• No Job offer required
• French Language is no longer a mandatory requirement.
• No pool of candidates, No ITA required.

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Canadian Citizenship Bill C-6 Act released for Immigrants

Bill C-6 has been released and will be bringing major amendments in the Canadian Citizenship Act. This bill has now officially converted into a law, keeping existing and upcoming immigrants to Canada on a rapid pathway to Canada Citizenship.

C-6 got parliamentary Royal Assent in Ottawa, the country’s capital, on the night of June 19, 2017.

In spite of the section of the bill into law, it ought to be noticed that not all measures would come into drive promptly. Strikingly, the adjustment in the residency days necessity — from four out of six years, to three out of five — has not yet become effective, however the administration anticipates actualizing this new measure in the fall.

The following is a framework of the progressions expected with the new Citizenship Act, and the periods these progressions are relied upon to become effective. The latest changes to the demonstration bear the cost of numerous foreigners to Canada and their friends and family more good citizenship qualification prerequisites, in arrangement with the vision of a more comprehensive naturalization prepare that advantages newcomers and the Canadian economy alike.

Prompt changes as of June 19, 2017

• Dual natives living in Canada who are sentenced treachery, spying or fear based oppression offenses will confront the Canadian equity framework, as other Canadian subjects who infringe upon the law. Beforehand, the administration held the privilege to renounce such people’s citizenship.

• Applicants who may need to work or live outside of Canada for work or individual reasons are at no time in the future required to exhibit a formal goal to keep on living in Canada once allowed citizenship.

• Minors (matured under 18 years) would now be able to apply for citizenship without a Canadian parent, as the age necessity for citizenship has been evacuated.

• Individuals serving a contingent sentence won’t be allowed citizenship or have the capacity to check this time towards meeting the physical nearness prerequisites for citizenship.

• Statelessness is currently viewed as a remain solitary ground for an optional give of citizenship.

• It is presently a necessity to mull over sensible measures to suit the requirements of a crippled individual applying for citizenship.

• All candidates are required to stay qualified all through the procedure, from the minute they apply, up to and including the minute they guarantee of Citizenship.

Anticipated that progressions would produce results in Fall/Autumn 2017

• Applicants must be physically present in Canada for three out of five years (1,095 days), as opposed to the past four out of six years, before applying for citizenship.

• In arrangement to the new physical nearness necessity, candidates must record Canadian wage charges, if required to do as such under the Income Tax Act, for three out of five years, as opposed to past four out of six years.

• Applicants never again must be physically present in Canada for 183 days in four out of six years before applying while considering residency years going before a citizenship application.

• Time spent in Canada as a brief inhabitant, for example, on a work or study allow or as an ensured individual, before turning into a perpetual occupant would now be able to check a part of this time towards the physical nearness prerequisite for citizenship, up to a greatest credit of 365 days where every day considers 0.5 days.

• Applicants in the vicinity of 18 and 54 years — as opposed to the past 14 and 64 years — must meet the dialect and learning necessities for citizenship.

Anticipated that progressions would produce results mid 2018

• The Federal Court — unless generally asked for — is the chief in all disavowal cases, including grounds of false portrayal, extortion, or intentionally covering material conditions, which were beforehand settled on by the Minister.

• There is presently certain approval for Citizenship Officers to seize false or suspected fake archives.

A significant number of the revised changes display in Bill C-6 are planned to upgrade the citizenship procedure and renounce arrangements that advanced saw unequal treatment of a few nationals in specific cases.

Canada Global Talent Stream launched offering work permit within 2 weeks

A fresh pilot program has been launched by Canada, offering 2 weeks of visa processing time for work permit for highly skilled workers. The Global Talent Stream (GTS) is a section of the Canada’s Global Skills Strategy, which is an initiative taken to ease the process of hiring skilled international workers, encourages Canada’s economic growth and job creation. It is also a section of Canada Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

This 2 week visa processing program is also applicable on open work permits for spouses/common-law partners, and study permits for dependants.

The Global Talent Stream is further divided into 2 categories. Category A includes Canadian companies with higher growth and referred by an authorized referral partner. Category B permits employers to hire international skilled workers holding special talent under any of the 10 occupations of the National Occupational Code (NOC).

Below is the Global Talent occupations list. (List may get modified periodically)

NOC code Occupation Min. hourly rate Min. annual salary
0213 Computer and information systems managers N/A N/A
2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers) N/A N/A
2171 Information systems analysts and consultants N/A N/A
2172 Database analysts and data administrators N/A N/A
2173 Software engineers and designers N/A N/A
2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers N/A N/A
2175 Web designers and developers N/A N/A
2241 Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians $38.94 $81,000
2283 Information systems testing technicians $37.50 $78,000
5241 Digital Media and Design (positions requiring a minimum of five years’ industry experience and specific skills only) $38.46 $80,000

 

Employers wishing to recruit international skilled workers via Global Talent Stream must fulfill the requirements of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) in order to achieve the Labour Market Benefits Plan.
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BC PNP Draw welcomed skilled workers, Graduates and Entrepreneurs

BC PNP Update: A sum of 222 specialists, worldwide graduates, and business people have been welcome to apply to the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) in the region’s most recent migration draw, which occurred on April 19, 2017. Of these Invitations to Appy (ITAs) issued, 16 were to Entrepreneur applicants. The staying 206 were issued to competitors in five sub-classes overseen through the Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS). People who got an ITA from BC are presently in a position to present an application for a common designation endorsement, with which they may then apply to the national government for Canadian changeless inhabitant status.

The SIRS is a focuses based framework that positions and chooses qualified competitors over a scope of sub-classes. At the point when a qualified competitor enrolls through SIRS, he or she is allocated a focuses score and enters a choice pool for the classification in which he or she has enlisted (hopefuls may enlist under one class as it were). Beat positioning hopefuls are issued ITAs in intermittent draws directed by the territory. Note that the ITA as for the BC PNP is distinctive to the ITA issued at the government level in an elected Express Entry draw.

 BC PNP Draw

Stream/category Minimum score Number of invitations
Express Entry BC – Skilled Worker 90 47
Express Entry BC – International Graduate 85 30
Skills Immigration – Skilled Worker 90 38
Skills Immigration – International Graduate 85 45
Skills Immigration – Entry Level and Semi-Skilled 45 46
Entrepreneur Immigration 120 16

Express Entry British Columbia Program

Using the Express Entry British Columbia Program, category of the Skills Immigration, the province nominates skilled workers for Canada Permanent Residency visa. This section is linked with the federal government’s immigration program, Express Entry. Under the Express Entry British Columbia program the selected candidates will receive a faster visa processing in their BCPNP application, which eventually leads to Canada permanent residency, if one gets nominated by British Columbia.

The Skills Immigration categories which can be processed through Express Entry British Columbia are:

  • Skilled Worker
  • Health Care Professional
  • International Graduate
  • International Post-Graduate

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Express Entry draw 58: The lowest ever CRS score acquired this time

Express Entry draw 58: The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points needed by an applicant under Canada Express Entry  has gone down to the lowest ever figure with increasing rate of invitations sent. On 5 April 2017, around 3,753 applicants having 431 or more CRS score achieved an ITA.

Applicants who attained an ITA are allowed to apply for Canadian permanent residency through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Family members who are going to accompany the primary applicant such as spouse or common-law partner, dependent children are also eligible under Canada PR visa to reside in Canada.

Applicants who want to submit their application for Canada permanent residency under one of the program named, Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC), Federal Skilled Trades Class (FTSC), or Canadian Experience Class (CEC), should first submit their profile in the Express Entry pool of Candidate. After this each individual will be given a CRS score depending on the factors such as age, education, work experience, language capability etc. All profiles are ranked in the Express Entry pool on the basis of their CRS score, and then IRCC periodically organize Express Entry draws in order to invite the highest-ranking profiles from the pool to apply for Canada Permanent Residency.

Updated Express Entry Draw 2016 -2017: Last 3 months

Draw Date Number of Invitation Minimum CRS score
Express Entry draw 58 April 5 3,753 431
57 March 24 3,749 441
56 March 1 3,884 434
55 February 22 3,611 441
54 February 8 3,664 447

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Quebec Skilled Worker Program is reopening for fresh candidates

Gazette Officielle du Québec announced their decision saying that Quebec Skilled Worker Program will reopen for 5,000 fresh applicants within upcoming 12 months, i.e. before March 31, 2018. The decision was made on March 30, 2017. The fresh applications will be accepted during the intake period occurring before March 31, 2018. The exact dates are yet to be announced.

Quebec skilled worker program (QSWP) is specifically constructed to select skilled foreign candidates on the basis of their ability to establish economically, after their immigration to Quebec. Skilled Immigrants who wish to settle within Quebec are examined under an organized system. Quebec Skilled Worker Program works on a first-come, first-served basis, compared to the EOI system which became famous within many Canadian provinces, and also at the federal Immigration level.

Candidates for Quebec Skilled Worker Program are assessed through a unique point based system which is based upon several selection factors like area of training, work experience, age, language proficiency in French/English, relationship with Quebec (any visits or family), and factors of the applicant’s spouse. Following the selection, the candidates are issued a Quebec selection certificate which eventually takes them to the Canadian Permanent Residency (Immigration) Visa. The Candidates must complete the medical and criminal record checks prior their application to CIC for Canadian Permanent Residency Visa (Canada PR Visa).

There is no need for a prior job offer under QSWP, but one can score additional points for a valid employment offer in Quebec.

Updated Reforms in the QSWP

Recently, the Quebec government made some improvements in the QSWP points system:

  • For Single applicants: minimum score requirement is changed from 49 points to 50 points.
  • For Married applicants: minimum score requirement is changed from 57 points to 59 points.
  • Points awarded for particular areas of training have under gone some alterations. Points for (section A) areas of training changed from 16 points to 12 points.
  • The areas of training scoring 12 points are changed to 9 points.

The above mentioned reform will be applied on the applications submitted on or after March 8, 2017.