How To Get A Bridging Open Work Permit?
Bridging Open Work Permits (BOWP) allows work permit holders to work in Canada while awaiting a decision on their permanent residence (PR) application. Eligible foreign nationals can be issued a BOWP for up to two years in duration, and BOWPs might be extended at an immigration officer’s discretion. Moreover, Open Work Permits (OWPs) like BOWPs […]
Canada Announces A New PR Pathway For Construction Workers
Canada announces a new PR pathway for construction workers. The biggest changes are: Marc Miller, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, announced these changes in a press conference in Woodbridge, Ontario, on March 7, 2025. Miller stated that effective March 7, 2025, the federal government will ‘allow qualified foreign workers who register for […]
Iranians In Canada Remain Eligible For Special Open Work Permits
Iranians in Canada remain eligible for special open work permits. IRCC has extended a temporary public policy that applies to Iranian nationals in Canada who arrived in Canada on or before February 28, 2025. The policy applies to Iranians with valid temporary resident status who are applying for a work permit, work permit extension, or […]
New Brunswick Launches Intake For Two Enhanced PNP Streams to PR
New Brunswick launches intake for two enhanced PNP streams to PR. Starting March 5, 2025, eligible newcomers can now submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) to the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP). The NBPNP has opened application intake for the following Express Entry-aligned pathways: Both pathways will exclude certain occupations from being eligible for invitations. […]
Canada Announces Significant Updates To Express Entry Categories
Canada announces significant updates to Express Entry categories on February 27, 2025. The immigration department introduced big changes to category-based draws, introducing a new category, and removing another. In addition, the new category declared in 2025 is Education. There are five occupations listed under this new category. Meanwhile, Transport is no longer listed under the […]
IRCC Invites More PNP Applicants In The Express Entry Pool
IRCC invites more PNP applicants in the Express Entry pool. The department issued 725 ITAs to applicants in the Provincial Nominee Program draw. In order to be considered for this draw, applicants required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 667 and to have created an Express Entry profile before 6:25 pm Universal Coordinated […]
Canada Extends CUAET Measures For Ukrainians
Canada extends CUAET measures for Ukrainians. They will now receive facilitated processing of their temporary residence applications. Ukrainian nationals who are presently in Canada under the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) measures and arrived in the country on or before March 31, 2024, can continue to apply for an extension of their work permit, […]
Northwest Territories Nominee Program Resumes On February 27
The Northwest Territories Nominee Program resumes on February 27. Foreign nationals who wish to immigrate to Canada via the program have to apply between 9 am MT on February 27 and 5 pm MT on March 6 for the 2025 intake. The NTNP will process 90 applications, along with 60 applications submitted in 2024 in […]
Ontario PNP Pathways To PR Open for Applicants
If you are seeking permanent residence, then there are certain Ontario PNP Pathways to PR open for applicants. You might have noticed that the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has issued only four invitations to apply for nomination in 2025 – a far cry from the 14,760 invitations the OINP issued during the first two […]