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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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April 11, 2017
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) will resume identifying candidates in the Express Entry pool through the popular Human Capital Priorities (HCP) Stream during the week of April 10 to 14, 2017. Identified candidates will be issued a Notification of Interest (NOI), after which they may apply to the Ontario government for a provincial nomination certificate. This is the second time the province of Ontario has resumed issuing NOIs for the HCP Stream in 2017, after it had ceased identifying candidates聽for over a year between February 16, 2016 and February 21, 2017.聽
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April 7, 2017
蚕耻别产别肠鈥檚 Minist猫re de l鈥橧mmigration, de la Diversit茅 et de l鈥橧nclusion (Ministry of Immigration, Diversity, and Inclusion, or MIDI) has announced that individuals who have submitted an application for a Quebec Selection Certificate (Certificat de s茅lection du Qu茅bec, or CSQ) through the online intake management system Mon projet Qu茅bec聽may modify and update their information in certain sections of the online profile.聽
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Manitoba鈥檚 Minister of Education and Training, Ian Wishart, has announced that the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) will implement improvements to service standards, stating that 鈥淎s of this month, all candidates who submit complete applications to the program will be processed in six months or less.鈥�
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April 6, 2017
On April 5, 2017, the province of British Columbia (BC) invited 458 workers and international graduates to apply to the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). Candidates in five sub-categories managed through聽the Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS) were issued Invitations to Apply (ITA) for a provincial nomination certificate, with which they may then apply to the federal government for Canadian permanent resident status.聽
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has invited 3,753 individuals to apply for Canadian permanent residence in its latest draw on candidates in the Express Entry pool. This draw, which took place on April 5, 2017 represents the fourth time in 2017 that the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score a candidate requires in order to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) has dropped to a record low. Candidates in the Express Entry pool with a CRS score of 431 or higher are now in a position to submit an application for Canadian permanent residence.聽
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March 31, 2017
The government of New Brunswick and the federal government of Canada have signed a new agreement, the Canada-New Brunswick Immigration Agreement.聽The deal aims to help New Brunswick address labour shortages and grow its population.聽
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