New Migration Pathways for Hong Kong people

Good News for HongKongers! A new set of measures to enable easier immigration for Hong Kong people have been and will be developed by IRCC.   This includes both temporary and permanent residence applications. If you are from Hong Kong and would like to know more of...

Canada is welcoming 400,000 new immigrants!

Hot off the press!! Over the coming three years, Canada will aim to welcome the following number of new immigrants: 2021: 401,000 immigrants 2022: 411,000 immigrants 2023: 421,000 immigrants More than 60 percent of all immigrants will be from the economic class...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is a national public holiday in Canada and many people have the day off work, schools and most shops are closed, except those serving tourists and drugstores. Most Canadians would use the long weekend to visit families or friends or receive them in their...

Express Entry: Canada invites 4,200 candidates

In the latest Express Entry draw, i.e. today, 4,200 immigration candidates were invited, including Federal Skilled Worker Programs candidates. The minimum CRS score in this latest invitation round was 471.  The large number of invitations shows Canadian government’s...

Budget Planning is a MUST in Canada

In many cultures, the one who is most affluent in the extended family is obliged to help others in the family who are not.  Help may include providing everything: education for the children, money to buy food, shelter, utilities, transportation, etc.  In fact, I know...

Manitoba Latest EOI Draw

189 Letters of Advice to Apply were issued today of which 18 were issued to candidates who declared a valid Express Entry ID and job seeker validation code. For Skilled Workers in Manitoba Number of Letters of Advice to Apply issued: 160 Ranking score of lowest-ranked...

Can I exclude my spouse for Express Entry?

You are required to include your spouse and your children when applying for Express Entry. You cannot exclude a spouse so that you can have a higher CRS score. This is cheating and you are going to have a problem sponsoring your spouse later because you have excluded...