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The following is a summary of developments concerning Canadian immigration and citizenship that have taken place over the past couple of weeks.
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February 8, 2017
The latest聽Express Entry draw for immigration to Canada has broken new ground, with the聽Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)聽point threshold dipping聽below the 450 mark for the first time ever. In total, 3,664 candidates in the pool with 447 or more聽Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points were issued an Invitation to Apply (ITA)聽for Canadian permanent residence on February 8, 2017.聽
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February 6, 2017
The Nova Scotia Office of Immigration is boasting record immigration numbers to the province, with many skilled workers, entrepreneurs, refugees, and family member of Canadian citizens and permanent residents having made a new home in the province. Overall,听preliminary figures for last year to the end of October reveal that聽4,835 newcomers arrived in Nova Scotia, the highest intake聽in decades.聽
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February 3, 2017
The first immigration draw of the year under the聽British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP)聽has taken place, with 457 candidates having been issued an Invitation to Apply (ITA) to the BC PNP on February 3. These candidates had previously created a profile in BC鈥檚 unique聽Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS), a mechanism that allows the province to rank and select potential newcomers across a range of sub-categories.聽
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February 2, 2017
The government of Canada鈥檚 upcoming federal budget will include long-awaited reforms to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), according to Employment Minister Patty Hajdu. Reforming the program has been a priority since the Liberal government took office 15 months ago.聽
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February 1,听2017
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the government department which oversees immigration and refugee affairs in Canada, has introduced a temporary public policy concerning certain foreign nationals who are affected by an Executive Order signed by U.S. President Trump on January 27, 2017. Under the temporary public policy, the government of Canada may allow foreign nationals affected the by the U.S. Executive Order to apply for temporary status in Canada, or to extend their stay.聽
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