Busy June Month for Canada Express Entry Immigration System

Canada has made the month of June 2018 a really special one when it comes to bringing in new immigrants to the country. This month can be said to be the busiest ever since the Express Entry system was first introduced in 2015.

Well, there was nothing special in the number draws. Just like any other month, two Express Entry draws were carried out in this month as well. What made this month special is the fact that a total of 7,500 candidates were invited to apply for permanent residence of Canada.

Two big invitation rounds were carried out by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and 3,750 Invitations to Apply or ITAs were issued in each of these two draws – achieving the feat of largest invitation round till now in 2018.

As many of you must be aware that Express Entry manages applications that are submitted in three main economic immigration classes – the Federal Skilled Worker Class, the Federal Skilled Trades Class and the Canadian Experience Class.

The candidates who are at the top in the Express Entry pool are issued the ITAs through the invitation rounds that are held regularly.

Dear aspiring immigrants there has been a gradual increase in the number of ITAs that have been issued in all program draws that have been held in 2018. Canada immigration authorities opened the year of 2018 with 2,750 ITAs being issued in each of the two draws in January, after that in the month of February and March 3,000 ITAs were issued in the four Express Entry draws that were held in these two months.

As we enter the month of April and May, we see 3,500 ITAs being issued in the four draws that were held in these two months. The Canadian immigration authorities moved to the fast lane and the month of June was made the most busiest when it comes to the number of new immigrants being called to Canada.

Can We Expect More Big Draws in Future?

We cannot answer this question with absolute certainty but we can make a comparison between this year and previous year.

In June 2017 3,409 ITAs were issued and in June 2018, this number has more than doubled at 7,500 ITAs. We should remember here that 2017 was a phenomenal year in terms of Express Entry ITAs issued.

Now, a total of 86,023 ITAs were issued by IRCC in that year. We are almost half way in the year 2018 and till now a total of 39,700 ITAs have been issued – this is less than half of the total of 2017.

In case IRCC wants to achieve or surpass its 2017 target, than it will have to carry out large and frequent draws in the coming months. This is the requirement of the time as Canadian immigration authorities have set up still higher targets for 2018 and 2019.

So, looking at the present scenario, we can surely expect still larger and frequent Express Entry draws from the Canadian government.

Working in Canada Made Easy by Global Talent Stream

On June 12^th, 2018, The Global Talent Stream pilot program from Canada celebrated its one year anniversary. The program still continues, even after one year, to help Canadian businesses to employ highly skilled foreign workers, who will play an important role in helping Canada to maintain its position as a global leader in innovative technology.

A Significant Landmark

The Global Talent Stream is a two year pilot program. Employers in Canada can make use of this program to employ skilled foreign talent to fill important roles in their organization and businesses.

In case you have the skills that are in demand by a Canadian employer than your case for work permit will be processed faster, which means that you can come to Canada faster and start to work here quickly.

An employer, however, need to show to the Global Talent Stream, that lasting benefits will be created for Canadian labor market by employing foreign workers. This means that only top business houses get the approval to hire through the pilot program.

It should be noted here that only a number of occupations are eligible for this stream. Three new occupations were added to this list on the one year anniversary of the program on 12^th June 2018. These occupations include:

·         Engineering managers – NOC 0211

·         Mathematicians and Statisticians – NOC 2161

·         Architecture and Science Managers – NOC 0212

Once an individual acquires sufficient amount of work experience, he or she than becomes eligible to apply for Canadian permanent residence by way of the Canadian Experience Class of the federal Express Entry immigration system.

How does the Global Talent Stream work?

The Global Talent Stream forms part of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) from Canada. Canadian employers can hire highly skilled foreign workers through this program.

There are two categories under this program -

Category A

This category from the Global Talent Stream comes in use when an employer has been referred to the stream by one of the designated partners of GTS and some unique and specialized talent is hired by using this stream.

Category B

This category of the Global Talent Stream is used to employ highly skilled foreign talent to fill up positions for the occupations that are mentioned in the Global Talent Occupations list.

It should be noted here that only those candidates will be hired who fulfill the occupation requirement along with the requirement of minimum wage.

Skilled Workers Invited to Apply in Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program

A total of 502 Letters of Advice to Apply were issued by the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program in a new draw that was held on May 31 for provincial nomination.

Under the Skilled Worker in Manitoba Stream, 187 candidates were issued the Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) and the candidate at the bottom of this list had scored 485 points.

Next comes the Skilled Worker Overseas Stream which issued a total of 53 LAAs under the Strategic Recruitment Initiative. In this case, candidates with the lowest rank had score 698 points.

The third comes the Skilled Workers Overseas Stream from Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program which issued a total of 262 LAAs. The candidate with the lowest rank in this case who was invited had scored 584 points.

So you want to be considered for the Skilled Worker Overseas Stream from Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)? You need to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI), but before this you need to have:

·         You have a close relative living in Manitoba or have acquired education or work experience from the province.

·         A minimum of six months of recent work experience in an In-demand Occupations list in Manitoba, and

·         Show a language proficiency of CLB 5 except in case the work experience in a regulated occupation or from a compulsory trade (CLB 6)

The Strategic Recruitment Initiative from Manitoba comprises of recruitment missions and in this representatives of MPNP conducts interview of foreign skilled workers abroad and LAAs are issued to candidates who are found eligible and a formal Expression of Interest is submitted by them in MPNP.

Along with this, MPNP may also invite candidates who have go through a pre-approved Exploratory Visit and have cleared an interview the a program official.

All the skilled workers in Manitoba and overseas who were picked up to receive LAA in the draw conducted on May 31 and whose application for provincial nomination has been accepted successfully, will now be in a position to apply for permanent residence status with the federal government of Canada.

The first step for immigrating to Manitoba is for a candidate to submit an Expression of Interest through MPNP.