Posted on February 18, 2021
Canada is always willing to accommodate global tech talent who can significantly contribute towards Canadian economy. According to a recent study by CGTN America, Canada is one of the most sought after destinations for tech workers across the globe looking for permanent immigration options.
In fact, the Canadian government has time and again made noteworthy efforts towards attracting global tech talent through more than 100 immigration programs designed to caters to the needs of tech workers. Whether they want to apply for a Canadian permanent residence visa, etc., there are a wide range of programs to offer, which are broadly classified as Federal Express Entry Pathway, Provincial Nomination Program, and Start-up visa.
Today, we’ll be discussing about each option below!
Express Entry System
It provides an ideal pathway to skilled foreign nationals by managing and processing their permanent resident applications under three key economic class immigration programs, which includes the following:
It follows an online application filing process and final decision over your application is taken by the Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on the basis of your CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) scores. The CRS scores are assigned to each applicant in the pool based on their human capital factors like, age, language proficiency, educational qualifications, skilled work experience, etc.
In order to invite eligible candidates to apply for Canada PR visa, the IRCC conduct Express Entry draws on bi-weekly basis and if your CRS scores meets the cut-off score requirement of individual draw, you will receive an invitation to apply for permanent residence visa in Canada.
Since there is a constant need of tech workers in Canada and they generally obtain high CRS scores, a large number of tech workers get their ITAs for Canada PR via Express Entry every year.
Provincial Nomination Program (PNPs)
The Canadian provinces and territories have their unique immigration programs designed exclusively for tech professionals. One of the most popular program is British Columbia’s Tech Pilot, which is recently extended due to on-going demand of tech workers in B.C., Canada. Similarly, the Ontario province also conduct invitation rounds to invite foreign tech talent. You too can apply under a PNP streams either directly or through your Express Entry Profile via Enhanced PNP streams.
With a provincial nomination you’ll get an automatic boost in your overall CRS scores by 600 points, which virtually guarantees you an invitation to apply for Canada permanent residence form the IRCC.
Start-up Visa
It’s an innovative pathway towards permanent residency of Canada. It attracts global tech latent with the right skills and ability to set up their own business anywhere in Canada. Under this program, applicants have to demonstrate their new and innovative business ideas as well as successful businesses must get an endorsement from an IRCC approved angle investor, enterprise incubator or venture capitalist.
Once an applicant receive the endorsement letter, they become eligible to apply for Canadian permanent residence.
With numerous Canadian immigration pathways designed tech professionals, it’s your responsibility to make every possible effort in finding a suitable option based on your potential and professional and educational background.
For this, a professional Canada visa and immigration consultancy company can be of great help. They can help you select an ideal program and assist you throughout the process.
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Posted on December 21, 2020
Every immigration aspirant dreams of moving to the best destination to live work and settle permanently with family. However, not many countries fulfil the criteria of the best country for new immigrants. Hence, the major question is which is the best country settle with family?
Well, Canada- the maple leaf country is the no.1 country in the world based on quality of life as per US News and World report survey. It also ranks top on various parameters that matters a lot for the new immigrants.
We are not ranking Canada top just based on its features of living and infrastructure, etc. Canada’s immigration policy too makes it an ideal destination for the people seeking the Permanent Residence (PR) visa overseas.
The Canadian government has most lenient policy and it has proved repeatedly as it always embraced the immigrants and never were influenced by the strict immigration steps taken by the fellow advanced nations. Canada every year admits over 300,000 new immigrants under different visa categories.
As per multiyear immigration plan of Canada, the Immigration Department of Canada, i.e. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will admit over one million permanent residents in next three years.
Various features and aspects make Canada the best country to raise family as per recent best country survey done by US News and World Report. Canada ranks at no.1 position for Quality of life parameter and second best in the world for Citizenship.
Also read– How to apply for Permanent Residence (PR) Visa in Canada
It has no.4 ranking in the world when it comes to parameter of raising children. Canada ranks no.3 in the world for Education while its ranking for Women is no.5 in the world. It also ranks among the top 10 countries based on parameter of Green Living and Comfortable Retirement. When you are planning to settle in a new country with your family, all these factors matter a great deal.
Besides these factors, Canadian government is quiet lenient when it comes to family reunification. It has designed various visa programs to allow the family members of Canadians, i.e. spouse, children, parents and grandparents, etc. to come to Canada, get Permanent Residence (PR) Visa and reunite with the Canadian permanent residents and citizens.
Canada has one of the best point-based immigration system, i.e. Express Entry System that allows the foreign skilled workers to register their profile and subsequently, it invite the top ranking candidates to apply for Canadian Permanent Residency (PR) visa.
The Canadian Permanent Residency (PR) visa allows you to live, work and settle in Canada on a permanent basis. The PR visa gives you many benefits, i.e. free or subsidized education for children, healthcare coverage for family, etc. It also allows you to sponsor your eligible family members to Canada and apply for citizenship after you have been to Canada on PR visa for sufficient period.
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Posted on December 18, 2020
Two Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) of Canada opened their draws or invitation rounds on the same date, i.e. December 17, 2020. Both PNPs have invited 995 Candidates in total on this date, through their respective draws. Let us find out the details.
Saskatchewan held latest EOI based draw of Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) on 17th December to issue 576 invitations in total under its ISW- Express Entry and Occupation in Demand (OID) subcategory. The Minimum point’s requirement to get the invitation was 71 points for both the subcategories.
SINP Draw on 17th December
| Date of Invitations to Apply | Category | Score of Lowest Ranked Candidate to Apply | Total Candidates Invited |
Other Factors |
| 17 December 2020 | Express Entry | 71 | 190 |
Invited Candidates had Educational Credential Assessments. |
| Occupations in-Demand | 71 | 386 | ||
| Total | 576 |
Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) also held its draw on December 17, 2020 to issue record 419 Letters of Advice (LAAs) to apply for provincial nomination.
The province invited the candidates under its Skilled Worker and International Education streams. Find below the details:
MPNP Draw Result December 17, 2020
| Date | Category | No. of LAAs | Minimum Score Requirement |
|
December 17, 2020 |
Skilled Workers In Manitoba | 329 | 375 |
| International Education Stream | 40 | ||
| Skilled Workers Overseas | 50 | 706 | |
| Total LAAs Issued: | 419 | ||
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Posted on October 23, 2020
The recent pandemic has disturbed many immigration plans in 2020. There are several Canadian visa aspirants, who were planning to move to Canada on Permanent Residence visa in 2020, however, the Covid-19 frustrated their plans at all levels.
If the pandemic has also affected your plan this year, there is no need to feel disheartened. You can prepare your immigration file for the next year.
Canadian government or Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has not stopped accepting the Permanent Residence visa applications at any point.
Until the October 14 draw this year, the Canada has Invited whooping 82,850 candidates to apply for Canadian PR visa this year. The provinces of Canada are also holding the regular invitation rounds to assess the skilled worker applicants and nominate them for Canadian permanent residency.
If you are planning to immigrate to Canada next year, i.e. 2021, you need to setup your plan right now.
If you apply for immigration to Canada now, you will end up getting the permanent residency approval next year. Hence, it is the perfect time to start your process.
If you are new to Canada immigration and permanent residency process, you may coordinate with a trusted Immigration Advisor for Canada Immigration and PR Process.
The expert will assist you in key aspects of the Canada PR process, help you prepare the immigration file and create a profile using the appropriate immigration program based on your skills and experience. You may contact Visas Avenue – a leading and reliable Visa and Immigration Consultancy Company.
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Posted on October 20, 2020
The year 2020 has kept the Canada immigration applicants guessing about the right Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirement in Express Entry Immigration System.
The cut off has been volatile in view of various reasons, recent pandemic has been one of key reasons among all.
Hence, many candidates are now searching the alternate pathways to obtain the Permanent Residency in Canada, such as, Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).
Although, Federal Express Entry system is the key immigration program of Canada, however the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) of Canada too have made their presence felt.
The popular Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), have performed exceedingly well in last few years and helped applicants obtain PR visa, even with the low CRS score. Some popular PNPs are:
The PNPs assess the applicants and nominate them for Canada PR even if they have the low point score in EE system.
The nomination obtained through Express entry linked stream of a PNP helps the applicants to get additional 600 CRS points.
Also read– OINP- Program, process and Requirements
The Express Entry- HCP (Human Capital Priorities) stream of Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) is one of the best pathways to apply for and get Canadian PR visa.
In the most recent vi, the OINP invited the candidates with CRS score range 462-470 Points.
Hence, if you are waiting since long for ITA (Invitation to Apply) for Canada PR visa, you may explore the process and apply in the OINP to get nomination.
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Posted on October 20, 2020
Year 2020 has been a bit different for various reasons. This year, the global pandemic has forced many individuals to alter their plans and strategies, when it comes to overseas immigration.
At the same time, there are few countries, which either remain unaffected or suffered minimum effectof the pandemic.
Canada and Australia are two most popular immigration destinations in 21st century. Both these countries have retained their immigration target for the year and inviting the skilled migrants through the regular draws or invitation rounds.
However, the many applicants are confused which one they must choose this year, to apply for Permanent Residence visa.
Canada has immigration target of 341,000 this year and out of this, 195,800 people will be invited under the economic class immigration.
The express Entry system of Canada has issued 78,350 invitations this year until September 2020.
The Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), of Candara are also holding the regular invitation rounds and inviting candidates to apply for Canada PR nomination.
Also read- Express Entry Issued Record number of Invitations in Q3 of 2020
As per best country survey done by US News and World report, Canada-the maple leaf country is the second best country in the world based on various parameters of human living, i.e. quality of life, citizenship, education, available opportunities, for woman, raising children, etc.
Although, Australia’s annual immigration target is not as high as Canada, however, it is still much better than most other advanced nations.
This year, Australia has retained its previous immigration target, i.e. 160,000. Despite covid-19 caused disruption, it is still holding the regular invitation rounds and inviting the candidates to apply for skilled migration visas.
Both countries imposed some travel measures few months back to contain the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, however, now gradually, both the governments are issuing the changes and exemptions as patient steps towards the normalcy.
Also read- Australia Confirms Ceiling for 2020-21 Migration Program in the Federal Budget Announcement
Well, looking at the above-mentioned features and lenient immigration policies, Canada certainly has edge over Australia as the best immigration destination. However, having said the same, Australia too is a beautiful country with great score for skilled professionals.
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Posted on October 7, 2020
Canada is undoubtedly one of the best countries in the world for immigrants. With its incredible immigration rate, it has proved time and again that it is the most welcoming nation for the people willing to settle, work or study in Canada.
Despite the recent disruption caused by the global pandemic, Canada put its feet down and kept its immigration pathways and programs open for the interested applicants.
The Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Programs of Canada continued to hold the regular draws or invitation rounds to invite the Candidates.
Now, the IRCC is one by one easing the travel measure (imposed in March 2020 to control the pandemic outbreak).
In its recent update, the Canadian government is easing the travel measures for the family members of Canadians as well as for the international students.
The key immigration program of Canada for skilled workers, i.e. the Federal Express Entry System started the year steadily.
Later, it gradually began to reduce the CRS Score requirement and by mid of the February 2020, the CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) Score requirement was hovering around the 470 mark, keeping the applicants interested.
However, in the month of March the Covid-19 caused interruption, forced the IRCC to hold the program specific draws for the CEC, PNP and FST class candidates.
Also Read– Canada Eases the Travel Measures for the family members of Canadian
Now, once again, the CRS score requirement is hovering around 471 mark, as the IRCC is following the declining trend.
Hence, if you are an aspirant of Canadian Permanent Residence (PR), it’s the perfect time to get your immigration file ready to apply in Express Entry System.
However, if your point score is well short of the cut off marks, you can choose and apply in the most appropriate PNP (Provincial Nominee Program) of Canada and get provincial nominee certificate.
This nominee certificate will help you get the 600 extra CRS points in your express entry account, and subsequently, you can acquire the ITA (Invitation to Apply) for Canada PR visa from IRCC (Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada)
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Posted on September 23, 2020
Express Entry System is a point-based immigration system introduced by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in 2015. The IRCC designed this system to make immigration influx of overseas skilled workers smooth and organized.
The Express Entry system asks the applicants to register their profile and subsequently, it assesses the profile and allocate the permanent residency to the selected applicants. The IRCC hold draw every 15 days to select top ranking profiles in the express entry pool
The FSW or Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) of Express Entry is one of the three categories of federal Express Entry System, i.e.
First one is for overseas skilled workers, second one is for the individuals who skilled trades experience. Moreover, the last one is for the people, who have Canadian work experience and are there in the maple leaf country.
Hence, if you are a skilled worker applying for Canadian Permanent Residency through Express Entry System, you must choose Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) category.
Also read– Federal Skill Worker Program, Process and Requirements
To apply Canadian PR visa via EE system, you need to score minimum 67 points out of 100, based on the key profile factors, i.e. age, educational qualification, work experience, language proficiency, etc.
Hence, FSW is an important aspect of Express Entry process for Canadian permanent residency.
After scoring the eligibility points under FSW, you find place in the EE pool, where you get a CRS score. Based on this CRS point score only, IRCC will decide whether or not an Invitation to Apply (ITA) to be issued in your name.
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Posted on September 16, 2020
Canada is the first choice of immigrants in the 21stcentury. It is consistently ranking as the no.2 country in the world, based on various parameters of living as per US News and World report survey conducted in last few years.
The easiest and fastest way to settle in Canada is Express Entry System. It is a point-based online immigration system launched by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) way back in 2015.
The skilled and talented people from all over the globe apply for Canada Permanent Residence visa through Express Entry System. The PR visa allows you to live, work and settle in Canada permanently.
You can also apply for Citizenship, later once; you have spent enough time in the maple leaf country, on PR visa. The IRCC review the submitted EOIs (Expressions of Interest) and allocate the ITA (Invitation to Apply) to the selected candidates.
Also Read– Easiest Way to Apply for Permanent Residency in Canada
The IRCC assess the applicants based on their scored points for the key factors, i.e. age, education, language proficiency, work experience, etc.
The candidates with top Comprehensive Ranking System or CRS score get the ITA (Invitation to Apply) from the Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Find below the Stepwise process for immigration to Canada:
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Posted on September 15, 2020
Proficiency in English language is one of the key requirements to immigrate to Canada on Permanent Residence. Canada is a bilingual country, and English and French are its two official languages.
Hence, the applicants applying for permanent residence visa in Canada, needs to be proficient in either English or French.
The individuals accepted for PR needs to have good English communication English, as they require to work in the respective occupations and gel in the society.
Canada has designed a point- based immigration system for the allocation of skilled PR visa to the skilled and talented overseas applicants.
There are six selection factors, i.e. age, education, language proficiency, work experience, etc. in this point system and an applicant get points for each factor.
Language proficiency is an important factor, for which a Canada immigration applicant get points. Most Canada PR applicants choose their preferred language as English.
Since International English Language Testing System (IELTS), is a globally recognized English test, hence, Canada too accept it as the proof of English proficiency level of an applicant.
Also Read– Best IELTS and PTE Coaching for Canada immigration
The Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) require minimum CLB (Canadian Language Benchmark) level 7 from the applicant.
However, this level of proficiency is just good to become eligible, however, if you want to earn good points for language factor, you must try to score CLB 9 or 10 level of proficiency in English.
To clear the IELTS test with higher band score, you must coordinate with a trusted IELTS coaching institute and get enrolled for classroom or online IELTS coaching classes.
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Posted on September 8, 2020
Do you wish to immigrate to Canada, however, stuck with your decision considering the Covid-19 situation?
Well, this article will answer all your questions and clear all your doubts regarding immigration to Canada this year.
Firstly, Canada’s immigration system and policy is different from the other advanced nations. Hence, if you are holding your plan just to view immigration news coming from other countries, please avoid doing that.
Unlike some developed nations, Canadian government has never stopped accepting new immigration applications for Canada Permanent visa.
The federal government of Canada has issued about 69,000 invitation this year via its popular and point-based immigration system and nearly 22,000 people are yet to be invited this year, as per the Express Entry invitation target for this year.
Hence, there should be any concern regarding whether or not Canadian government is accepting the immigrants at now.
The Canadian government has implemented some temporary restrictions on outside travellers in view of Covid-19, however, as already told these restrictions are temporary and the government is gradually lifting these restrictions and allowing the travellers under different categories one by one.
Also read- Key Reasons to Apply for Canada PR Despite Covid-19
The travel restrictions are temporary in nature, and by the time your application is processed, Canada government most probably will lift these restrictions.
The Canadian PR visa process takes around 8 – 12 months and going by this, if you are applying for Canadian PR visa at now, you will most probably land in Canada next year, i.e. in 2020-21. Hence, there is no harm, but benefit in applying for Canadian PR visa at now, with less competition.
The Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is expecting a huge surge in number of applications in next few months and hence, if you apply at now, you may avoid delay in processing of your applications, once the volume of application increases drastically.
Considering the frequently changing guidelines for Canadian immigration and visa, it is wise to apply through an ICCRC accredited Canadian immigration consultant. You may get in touch with Visas Avenue– a leading and trusted immigration advisor and consultant for Canada in India.
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Posted on September 5, 2020
The Express Entry System is Canada’s popular immigration program, via which it allocate Permanent Residence (PR) to skilled and talented people from overseas.
It is a point-based online system, based on Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS).
The candidates who register in Express Entry System are assessed based on the points they score for the key factors, i.e. age, education, language proficiency, work experience, etc.
However, to create profile in the EE system you need two main documents, i.e. IELTS test for English proficiency and ECA from approved authority.
Let us find out more about these two documents.
English and French are two official languages of the Canada. Hence, the applicants of Canadian PR visa needs to be proficient in any of these two languages. The applicants get immigration points also based on their proficiency level.
Most of the Canada PR applicants prefer to give International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Test for English language proficiency, as it isthe globally recognized language test for English and approved by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) as well.
You need to have at least IELTS Band 6 score to be able to apply through express entry immigration system of Canada.The IELTS test fee is approximately INR 13, 250/-. The fee may differ country to country, depending on the currency.
The ECA is another important documents needed to create EE profile. It is needed to verify whether your overseas qualification is equivalent or not to the Canadian Education system.
Hence, you need to have the Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) from an approved assessing authority such as, WES, ICAS, IQAS, etc. The fee for obtaining ECA via WES assessing authority is CAD$250, though it may differ for other assessing authorities.
Also read– How to Apply for Canada Immigration This Year
Both these factors are included in the six selection factors of Express entry, for which you get points in express entry, i.e.
When both these documents are ready, you are good to create your profile in Express Entry System.
Check out the Six Selection Factors for Canada PR in detail.
If you need assistance to obtain these documents and apply for PR visa in Canada this year, you may get in touch with Visas Avenue- the trusted Immigration Advisor and Consultant for Canada.
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Posted on September 3, 2020
Canada Vs Australia– The immigration aspirants often get confused, when it comes to choosing between the two as an immigration destination. Both are exceptionally good countries for immigrants and offer some of the best and easiest pathways to get permanent residency visa.
Canada and Australia ranks among top 5 countries in the world based on various parameters of immigrant living.
In this article, we will try to explore both visa options and try to find out which one suits you the best. Let us start with the Canada PR first.
Canada’s express entry system invites the skilled people from across the world and issue the ITA (Invitation to Apply) to the selected candidates. It is based on a point system called Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). The candidates with high enough CRS point score based on age, education, work experience,Language ability (English/French), etc. get the invitation to apply for Canadian PR visa from Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
On receipt of the invite, candidates can submit complete PR application and documents. The IRCC reviews the same and issue the PR approval if everything goes fine.
Also read– How to Apply for Canada PR?
Similar to Canada, Australia too has a point-based immigration program, i.e. General Skilled Migration Program, through which it assess and select the applicants for Australian permanent residency.
It has an online SkillSelect system through which it process the submitted EOIs (Expressions of Interest) and invite the best ones based on their point score. The key Skilled PR visas of Australia are:
Also read– How to Apply for Australia PR?
Well, there is very little to choose from between the two when it comes to infrastructure, stable economy, available opportunities, etc. However, having said the same, based on its lenient immigration policy and high immigration rate, Canada is slightly ahead of Australia.
Canada every year invites over 3,00,000 new immigrants and by 2022, it plans to invite more than 1 million permanent resident. At the time, when most countries suspended their immigration programs, Canada constantly invited immigration application and issued ITAs to the candidates.
The Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is still accepting the new immigration applications and inviting candidates.
Australia too has started issuing invitations to apply for visa via its monthly Skillselect invitation rounds. The August and July 2020 invitation rounds held on the
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Posted on August 21, 2020
The year 2020 has been unique year so far in view of many reasons. Apart from affecting the health sector in most advanced nations, it has had impact on other key industries as well including immigration sector.
Canada, however, the applicants and aspirants of Canadian Permanent residence visa are eagerly waiting for the EE draws and minimum CRS to get Canada PR visa this year.
The IRCC has been smartly mixing and opening the Express Entry All program draw and PNP class draw in tended.
Well, guessing the winning Comprehensive Ranking System score is a herculean task for sure. The Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) always surprise the applicants with their unexpected draw results and CRS cut-off.
However, based on the latest EE draw results and ongoing the trend of the qualifying marks; you can try to get an idea about the same.
Also read– What is minimum points score requirement in Express Entry this year?
The cut off was hovering around in 470s in the first quarter of the year. Then came the Covid-19 caused disruption and Immigration Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) started opening the program specific draws for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) class candidates.
The Zigzag trend in the below graph indicates the program specific draws.
Now, once again, Canadian government has begun opening the all-program draws and this time around, in addition, the qualifying marks are hovering around the 470s.
In the last all-program express entry draw, the Comprehensive Ranking System score requirement was 476 points.
Therefore, as per the trend, if your CRS score is anywhere near the 475 mark, you are good to get the ITA (Invitation to Apply) for Canadian permanent residence visa.
On the contrary, if your score is not up to the mark, it is better to explore the alternate options.
Applying in a relevant Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), obtaining the provincial nomination and getting the 600 CRS points based on the same is the best way to make a strong claim for the ITA (Invitation to Apply) for Canada PR visa from Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
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Posted on April 3, 2020
The unexpected Express Entry rounds in 2020 continue to surprise the Canadian PR applicants in 2020. Being one of the most popular immigration pathways to apply for Canada Permanent Residency, Express Entry manages to fetch everyone’s attention with every passing draw.
This year as well, the IRCC (Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada) has kept the draw results optimistic to ensure that more and more applicants obtain their ITAs (Invitations to Apply) and the country can meet its target set by Canada immigration level plan 2020-2022.
The last two draws surprised all the applicants as both were opened in a week’s time. The IRCC issued a humongous number of Invitations, i.e. total of 3900 ITAs in the last two consecutive Express Entry draws held on 18th March and 23rd March, respectively.
Usually, IRCC announces draws every fortnightly to EE applicants with top CRS scores to apply for a Canadian PR visa.
The IRCC also announces a minimum CRS score requirement for each draw and candidates profiles that are able to meet the qualifying scores get an ITA. However, as mentioned, the last two draws were launched within a week.
With the last two draws, the total number of ITAs issued to Express Entry candidates so far in 2020 has reached up to 22,600.
| #Draw | Date | No. of ITAs Issued | Minimum CRS Score Requirement |
| #134 | 08- January-2020 | 3,400 | 473 |
| #135 | 22-January-2020 | 3,400 | 471 |
| #136 | 05-February-2020 | 3,500 | 472 |
| #137 | 19-February-2020 | 4,500 | 470 |
| #138 | 04-March-2020 | 3,900 | 471 |
| #139 | 18-March-2020 | 668 | 720 |
| #140 | 23-March-2020 | 3,232 (Exclusively for Canadian Experience Class candidates) | 467 |
Apart from the latest draws, prevalent COVID-19 outbreak is a key concern for aspiring immigrants who wish to apply or have already applied for Canada PR. People are coming up with a lot of questions about how COVID-19 may impact the Express Entry.
If we go by the latest draws held on March 18 and 23, it is clear that Canada is still issuing invitations to EE candidates.
Yes. Canada is still processing PR visa applications under Express Entry and PNP, but applicants may expect a short span of delays.
In this case, you don’t need to worry as the federal government has announced a few exemptions and IRCC will not refuse any application due to incompleteness. In fact, the IRCC is providing an additional 30 days to complete and submit an application along with documents, i.e. now you have a total 90 days time.
Amidst this public health crisis, the main concern of Canada is to provide factual information. There is no statement issued by the government regarding any possible impact of the COVID-19 on the CRS score cut-off.
The below table can better display the score distribution of EE candidates in past draws held in 2020:
| Date | Minimum CRS Score Requirement |
| 08- January-2020 | 473 |
| 22-January-2020 | 471 |
| 05-February-2020 | 472 |
| 19-February-2020 | 470 |
| 04-March-2020 | 471 |
| 18-March-2020 | 720 |
| 23-March-2020 | 467 |
If you are willing to migrate to Canada in 2020, then you must be happy to know that the doors are always open for skilled and talented individuals. At Visas Avenue, we can help you find the right pathway to reach that door and become a permanent resident of Canada in a hassle-free manner.
You may connect with our team at Toll-Free No. 78-18-000-777 or can fill out our free assessment form to get a call back from our advisors to discuss the right immigration program.
Posted on April 3, 2020
Like most other industries and services, travel and immigration to has been impacted by the ongoing Pandemic caused by COVID-19. Though, several advanced nations have taken a series of steps to contain this outbreak and fight the battle against the pandemic.
Canada, like most other nations, has also taken key measures, including the enforcement of travel restrictions to stop the outbreak of the virus and henceforth, safeguard the Canadians. However, despite all these measures, Canada has not stopped accepted Canada permanent residency applications.
The federal as well as most of the provincial governments of Canada continuing to accept the applications and issuing the Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Canadian permanent residency visa.
The applicants are allowed to create a profile in the Express Entry System– the most popular online immigration system of Canada as well as on the provincial nominee programs (PNPs).
Moreover, the IRCC (Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada) and provinces of Canada are holding the draws or invitation rounds to invite the candidates to apply for the visa on a regular basis as usual.
Hence, if you as an aspirant of Canadian PR has not started your process, you must explore the process, requirements, etc. and start applying now.
Also read– How to Apply for Canadian Permanent Residency Visa
Well, while you are staying at home following the government orders in your country, you can still do a various thing to start your immigration process for Canada, i.e.
Visas Avenue- the trusted Visa Advisors and Consultant for Canada is offering vital help and assistance to the interested immigration aspirants via email, chat and phone calls, etc. methods of communication.
Hence, you can get the necessary guidance, advice, and assistance, while following the Social Distancing rule, i.e. while staying at home only.
If you want to apply for a PR visa, skilled visa, visit visa, study visa, family-sponsored visa, etc. in Canada, Australia, etc. countries, you may get in touch with Visas Avenue for complete visa process assistance.
Visas Avenue is a genuine and registered Visa Advisor and Consultant in India. The VA team has seven Visa consultancy offices across the country to offer genuine advice, assistance, and support to visa applicants.
It specializes in Canada and Australia immigration process and has splendid record for acquiring visa approvals for the clients for Canada and Australia. If you have further queries or you are willing to start your visa process with
Visas Avenue, you can simply fill the free assessment form here to get a call back from the expert. Alternatively, you can email your queries and feedback to us at our e-mail id- info@visasavenue.com.
Posted on April 2, 2020
The governments in various developed and developing countries have ordered a lockdown or issued guidelines for “stay-at-home” in order to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 Pandemic.
Immigration hotspot countries, such as Canada, Australia, etc. have also imposed some travel restrictions due to COVID-19, however, despite the same, these countries have not stopped accepting the new applications or inviting the existing ones to apply for the visa.
Canada and Australia, in particular, are consistently holding draws or invitations rounds to invite the applicants.
Now, the big-time question is, if you are an aspirant or applicant of immigration to Canada, Australia, etc. countries, how should you spend your stay at home period?
The citizens of every country are adhering to the guidelines of their respective governments to fight this pandemic and hence, following the mantra of social distancing by staying at home.
However, since you cannot go out, what can you do in this period of isolation? One option is to silently wait and let this duration of lockdown pass, without doing anything? However, by doing this, you may lose precious time. So what one should in such a situation?
The smart option would be to plan your immigration if you are an overseas visa aspirant or applicant. Planning is the best thing you can do while following the “stay home” guidelines.
Plan your immigration and explore the option
In this“stay-at-home” period, you can plan your immigration to the desired country and explore the best available pathways or visa categories for you.
You can collect as much as information, you can prepare and streamline your documents so that you are ready to submit the same, if you are midway of your application, or apply for a visa as a new applicant, if you have planned for the same in advance.
Also Read- Visas Avenue Received 114 Canadian Visa Approvals in Last Quarter of 2019
Following the orders and advisories from the government, the offices of the visa consultancy services are temporarily closed. However, the Immigration experts are still available online, on-call or on chat, etc. to address the queries and concerns of the interested applicants and assist them in the process.
Hence, if you have any queries, questions, or need advice regarding a particular visa, or need assistance in the immigration process of a particular country, you can get in touch with these Visa experts and consultants online.
Visas Avenue is a trusted Immigration Advisor and Consultant in India. It has Visa consultancy offices all across the country to offer genuine advice, assistance, and support to visa applicants.
The VA team specializes in Canada and Australia immigration process and has tremendous record when it comes to obtaining visa approvals for the clients for Canada and Australia. You may contact Visas Avenue Immigration expert, if you wish to apply for PR visa, skilled visa, visit visa, study visa, family-sponsored visa, etc. in an overseas country.
If you have any queries or wish to start your visa process with Visas Avenue, you can simply fill the free assessment form here to get a call back from the expert. Alternatively, you can email your queries and feedback to us at our e-mail id- info@visasavenue.com.
Posted on March 13, 2020
Canada’s Permanent Residency visa is perhaps the most popular visa category these days, especially, when top advanced nations like the USA and UK are narrowing their gateways for immigrants.
Canada has popular and streamlined express entry system in place, through which, it invites, evaluate and subsequently, select the candidates to allocate them Canadian permanent residency visa.
The best immigration system coupled with the lenient immigration policy has lured the immigration aspirants in bulk for immigration to Canada. The first to apply in the Express Entry System is to create a profile in the Express Entry system.
If you are new aspirants this article will guide you about the creation of profile an apply Canada PR through express entry pathway.
Express Entry is an online point-based immigration program which assess the registered applicants and allocate them points based on key factors of their profile, i.e. age, education, work experience, language proficiency, etc.
The candidates with top point scores get the Invitation to apply for a Canadian permanent residency visa from the Canadian immigration department, i.e. IRCC (Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada).
Also read– All you want to know about Express Entry program, process and requirements
Find below the stepwise process to apply in EE System:
If you didn’t get an invitation from IRCC due to a low CRS score, you still have the option to apply in one of Canada’s provincial nominee programs and obtain the nomination for Canadian PR visa, which in turn helps you get Canadian PR.
Though, most of the process mentioned above is online, however, having said that, if you are new to the Canadian immigration program and existing visa process guidelines, you may get in touch with a visa expert or advisor for trusted assistance and support.
To apply and obtain Canadian permanent residency this year through a federal express entry system or a PNP, you may contact Visas Avenue – the best mentor and consultant for the Canadian immigration process.
Visas Avenue is a registered visa consultant, associated with ICCRC member to provide candid advice, assistance, and support to visa applicants.
You may contact Visas Avenue to get complete Canada immigration process assistance from start till approval of visa.
The VA Team has a remarkable success rate when it comes to getting Canadian visa approval for its clients, i.e. Canadian permanent residency visa applicants.
If you want to start your Canadian PR visa process with the Visas Avenue team, you can simply call on Visas Avenue Toll-Free No. 78-18-000-777. Alternatively, you can also fill the free assessment form to get a call back from the Canada immigration expert at Visas Avenue.
Posted on January 21, 2020
If you are an applicant of a visa, nothing else can give you the contentment or happiness than visa approval received from the immigration office. Visas Avenue has been extremely privileged in this sense to have played his part in bringing the smile on the faces of thousands of visa applicants over the years. The last quarter of 2019 has been significant in this regard.
In the last quarter, i.e. October to December 2019, total 114 Visas Avenue clients, i.e. Canadian visa applicants received approval for their respective visas. This is an outstanding achievement of the Visas Avenue team.
The certified migration experts and visa advisors in the Visas Avenue team has left no stone unturned in last few years in terms of offering trusted advice, assistance and support to the immigration applicants, willing to immigrate to overseas countries, i.e. Canada, Australia, USA, UK, New Zealand, etc. And the result it has received itself states the efforts the whole team has been making month after month.
Canada Visa Approvals Received by Visas Avenue Clients
| S.No | Country | Client Name | Passport Request/Visa Approved | Month |
| 1 | Canada | Rahul | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 2 | Canada | Vishal | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 3 | Canada | Hamsa | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 4 | Canada | Vishal | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 5 | Canada | Anish | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 6 | Canada | Tunisha | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 7 | Canada | Karuna | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 8 | Canada | Shivika | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 9 | Canada | Medhavi | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 10 | Canada | Mani | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 11 | Canada | Sukriti | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 12 | Canada | Divya | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 13 | Canada | Abbas | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 14 | Canada | Manthan | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 15 | Canada | Shweta | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 16 | Canada | Pallav | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 17 | Canada | Richa | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 18 | Canada | Gaurish | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 19 | Canada | Sannah | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 20 | Canada | Nada | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 21 | Canada | Naresh | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 22 | Canada | Santhanam | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 23 | Canada | Anushree | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 24 | Canada | Kavuluri | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 25 | Canada | Raghav | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 26 | Canada | Masab | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 27 | Canada | Prinston | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 28 | Canada | Jaydeep | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 29 | Canada | Ramneet | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 30 | Canada | KRITI | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 31 | Canada | Sharath | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 32 | Canada | Gautam | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 33 | Canada | Sanakara | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 34 | Canada | Latha | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 35 | Canada | Sreejith | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 36 | Canada | Jhansi | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 37 | Canada | Sneh | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 38 | Canada | Kanika | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 39 | Canada | Manasa | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 40 | Canada | Mrudula | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 41 | Canada | Shruti | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 42 | Canada | Chanukya | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 43 | Canada | Krupa | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 44 | Canada | Rajarshi | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 45 | Canada | Ashmeet | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 46 | Canada | Manohar | Passport Request | Oct’19 |
| 47 | Canada | Orijit | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 48 | Canada | Sumit | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 49 | Canada | Ashay | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 50 | Canada | Ankur | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 51 | Canada | Hysen | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 52 | Canada | Shriya | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 53 | Canada | Mohana | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 54 | Canada | Baljeet | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 55 | Canada | Rishi | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 56 | Canada | Mr Nikhil | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 57 | Canada | Shatabdi | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 58 | Canada | Tanmay | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 59 | Canada | Jagrut | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 60 | Canada | Rafiya | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 61 | Canada | Ryan | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 62 | Canada | SYED | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 63 | Canada | Sheryl | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 64 | Canada | Surma | Passport request | Nov’19 |
| 65 | Canada | Rakhee | Passport request | Nov’19 |
| 66 | Canada | Anurag | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 67 | Canada | SIVA | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 68 | Canada | Snehal | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 69 | Canada | Sarath | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 70 | Canada | Saradhamani | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 71 | Canada | Vikram | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 72 | Canada | Silvi | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 73 | Canada | Rushda | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 74 | Canada | Subhankar | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 75 | Canada | Lenin | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 76 | Canada | Neelima | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 77 | Canada | Tarun | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 78 | Canada | Abhinav | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 79 | Canada | Ankita | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 80 | Canada | Neha | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 81 | Canada | Monish | Passport Request | Nov’19 |
| 82 | Canada | NITISH | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 83 | Canada | Abhinav | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 84 | Canada | Divya | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 85 | Canada | Amrita | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 86 | Canada | Shivprakash | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 87 | Canada | Divyanshu | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 88 | Canada | Srilaxmi | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 89 | Canada | Jithu | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 90 | Canada | Pavan | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 91 | Canada | Anuj | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 92 | Canada | Aashish | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 93 | Canada | Rochelle | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 94 | Canada | Hemant | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 95 | Canada | Akhila | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 96 | Canada | Amreen | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 97 | Canada | Altamash | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 98 | Canada | Adrija | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 99 | Canada | Sriya | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 100 | Canada | Juhi | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 101 | Canada | Pushkar | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 102 | Canada | Siddharth | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 103 | Canada | Shyam | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 104 | Canada | Humpreet | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 105 | Canada | Benjamin | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 106 | Canada | Sarthak | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 107 | Canada | Arputha | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 108 | Canada | Haarini | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 109 | Canada | Soumitro | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 110 | Canada | Ankur | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 111 | Canada | Binil Bharat | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 112 | Canada | Harpreet | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 113 | Canada | Sumangla | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
| 114 | Canada | Sourav | Passport Request | Dec’19 |
Visas Avenue is a registered Visa Consultancy Company associated with ICCRC member and MARA members to offer genuine guidance, assistance, and support to overseas visa applicants. With 7 branches and more than 100 client service managers, it offers the best consultation and guidance to the people applying for PR visa, visit visa, study visa, etc. in different countries.
It follows a transparent, but organized procedure so that the applicants apply for the desired visa through a stepwise yet hassle-free manner. The VA team has an excellent track record when it comes to acquiring visa approvals for its clients aka overseas visa applicants. Visas Avenue provides the following services to the visa applicants:
To start your immigration process with Visas Avenue, you can simply call on Visas Avenue Toll-Free No. 78-18-000-777. You can also send your queries or feedback to our e-mail id- info@visasavenue.com.
Posted on November 18, 2019
The increased CRS score requirement in the last couple of draws has made the most express entry applicants concerned about their invites. The candidates who have their CRS (Comprehensive Ranking System) Score around 450 marks desperately waiting for the cut off to fall down, which is placed beyond 470 at the moment.
The qualifying marks were 472 and 475 points in the last two express entry draw opened on November 12 and October 30, 2019, respectively.
Express Entry draws started off moderately at the start of the year and hovered around 450 marks till May 2019. During this period the lowest mark the cut-off score touched was 438 points (30th January draw).
However, with the start of June month it rocketed up to 470 points and since then it never came down to 450 marks again for the Federal Skilled Worker Category. It reduced once to 357 points once, but that draw was for the Federal Skilled Trades category and not regular FSW category of Express Entry system.
Also read– Visas Avenue Continue to Receive High Number of Client Visa Approvals for Canada
This year, we now have three draws left, considering the fortnightly draw pattern being followed by IRCC (Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada). Now keeping in mind the trend of the maximum number of invitations per draw, i.e. 3,900 in next three draws (3,900 x 3) IRCC will invite nearly 11,700 candidates to apply for Canada PR.
Now, let’s take a look at the Express Entry pool. As per the express entry pool status on November 8, 2019, the pool has a total of 14,937 candidates with a CRS score ranging from 451 to 1200. Even if we subtract the number of candidates invited in the last EE draw, there will be still over 11,000 candidates remaining in the pool with CRS score more than 451 points. It clearly indicates that in the next three draws of this year, the CRS Point score is unlikely to come down below 450 marks.
If you want to get Canada PR visa invitation from IRCC with a low CRS score, the best option is to apply in the most appropriate provincial nominee program, obtain the provincial nomination and increase your point score by 600 CRS points based on the same.
If you want to apply and obtain Canada PR through provincial nomination, you may coordinate with qualified Visa Advisors at Visas Avenue to choose and apply in the right PNP based on your profile. You are promised to get crucial help in an application assessment, visa application filing, documentation, calculation of points and eligibility, following up on Visa application, etc.
Visas Avenue is a trusted Canadian Visa Consultancy Company in India.
To confirm your eligibility and apply in the best Canada immigration program based on your profile, you may call Visas Avenue migration experts on Toll-Free Number– 78-18-000-777. Moreover, to get your eligibility checked and subsequently, receive a call from the expert, you may fill the free assessment form.
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