British Columbia

New immigrants and temporary foreign workers in Canada may have the opportunity to apply for Canadian permanent residence in Vernon, B.C.— a small city in Canada’s wine country.

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) regularly invites a number of low-skilled workers to apply for provincial nomination for permanent residence. This is through the Entry Level and Semi-skilled Worker category.

Under the Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024, the PNP is the main economic-class immigration program for this year and the next.

When a PNP is aligned with Express Entry, it is known as an enhanced PNP.In order to get an enhanced PNP, candidates first need to be eligible for one of the Express Entry-managed programs: Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), or the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP).

The Canadian employers, looking to hiring a foreign worker, may need a Labour Market Impact Assessment.

If you wish to immigrate to British Columbia as a skilled worker, then you have two options to choose from:

• Skills Immigration Stream
• Express Entry British Columbia Stream

Temporary residents may still be able buy a house in Canada if they meet certain conditions under the new regulations.

Immigrants coming to Canada now, have more difficulties to get affordable apartments to rent in the sizzling hot rental market.

Quarterly CBSA detention statistics show that Canada separates detained persons based on seven different “grounds for detention”. The list of reasons for detaining immigrants includes:

Canada has resumed all-program Express Entry draws as of July 6. Since then, the number of Invitations to Apply (ITAs) issued in each draw has grown by 250 each week, causing the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirements to go down.