Ontario invited 11 business candidates under the Entrepreneur Stream
On July 28, 2023, the Ontario Immigration Nominee Program (OINP) released the new draw results under the Entrepreneur Stream. It was the fourth draw for business candidates of the year. In this draw, the province issued 11 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to business candidates. This round’s Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score was between 134 and 151. The OINP noted that those whose Expressions of Interest were scored by July 6, 2023, were eligible for this draw. This year, Ontario invited 22,113 candidates under all streams of the OINP, including 48 entrepreneurs.
Ontario, #OINP, #Entrepreneurs, #Business_immigration, #PNP
Manitoba invited 21 Ukrainian candidates through the MPNP
On July 28, 2023, the Government of Manitoba held the 16th draw for Ukrainian candidates. The province invited 21 candidates through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) in this draw. To be eligible, applicants must be Ukrainian citizens, have a minimum of CLB 4 in each language band, have connections to the province (close relative, community ties, previous employment, or studies in Manitoba), and score at least 60 points in the EOI registration points-grid, and possess a valid language test in one of the official languages. In total, the province invited 8,454 candidates in 2023, including 195 Ukrainian nationals.
Manitoba, #MPNP, #Ukrainian_nationals, #Ukraine
Some OINP applicants receive fraudulent calls asking for their personal information
On July 28, 2023, the Government of Ontario announced that some applicants had reported fraudulent calls from individuals pretending to be the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) staff, using the phone number 416-327-0374. These callers ask for updates on temporary resident documents or other personal immigration information. The caller may be using Caller ID spoofing to make their phone number appear as someone else. The Provincial Government announced that OINP staff never contact clients by phone to request payment, inquire about immigration status, or update personal information.
OINP, #Fraud, #Ontatio. #Fake_Calls, #scam
Canada issued 2,120 invitations through the International Experience Canada
Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From July 22 to July 28, Canada invited 2,120 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of July 28, 27,622 candidates registered in the pool, awaiting the invitation. In this round, there were 241 ITAs for Australia, 2 ITAs for Austria, 2 ITAs for Belgium, 602 ITAs for Costa Rica, 2 ITAs for Croatia, 21 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 4 ITAs for Denmark, 1 ITA for Estonia, 116 ITAs for France, 122 ITAs for Germany, 8 ITAs for Greece, 20 ITAs for Hong Kong, 101 ITAs for Ireland, 76 ITAs for Italy, 185 ITAs for Japan, 23 ITAs for Korea, 1 ITA for Latvia, 4 ITAs for Lithuania, 1 ITA for Luxembourg, 22 ITA for the Netherlands, 61 ITAs for New Zealand, 5 ITAs for Norway, 25 ITAs for Poland, 20 ITAs for Portugal, 10 ITAs for Slovakia, 64 ITAs for Spain, 13 ITAs for Sweden, 6 ITAs for Switzerland, 5 ITAs for Taiwan, and 357 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2023, Canada issued 101,792 ITAs under the IEC Program.
