There are numerous immigration
programs in the world and the most popular one is Express Entry. The reason as
to why the above program is very popular is because it offers the applicants, the
chance to move permanently to Canada. This nation had solid economic growth of
nearing to 3.1% in the year 2017.
As Canada is considering to
increase its immigration, 2018 would be definitely busy year and the
immigration department would be rolling out new changes as well as updates
regularly to attain its immigration target.
Below you can find the changes which have been already made and might
affect both applicants throughout this year and present applicants.
When Compared To Previous Year, The CRS Scores Trend Is Lower
As the prioritization of Express
Entry as the main pathway to Canadian permanent Residence and with the
increased immigration quotas, the minimum CRS score needed dropped to record low
of 413 points in the year 2017. This trend of dropping the score low would most
likely to continue in 2018 as well.
Immigration Targets Has Been Increased
The maple leaf nation has made
the announcement that there has been an increase in the immigration target from
300,000 to 310,000 for 2018. And during 2018 and 2020, this nation would accept
nearing to one million new immigrants.
By The End of 2018, Maximum Live In Caregiver Permanent Resident
Applications to Be Processed
IRCC has made an announcement
that by the end of 2018, they would process nearing to 80% of backlogged PR
applications submitted by those individuals who came to the maple leaf nation
through the former Live-in Caregiver Program.
For Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Lottery Intake System
In the year 2018, under this
program, about 10,000 applications would be accepted. Even though there exist
criticisms, the randomized lottery system implemented for the above program
during the last year would continue.
Shorter Work Permit Processing Times
The Two-year Pilot program was
launched in Canada as the Global Skills Strategy, to enable the highly skilled
workers who are eligible to attain Canadian Work permits within two weeks.
The below changes has not yet been implemented or still ongoing. One
needs to keep an eye regularly for updates as to how these might affect the Canadian immigration Programs in 2018.
Provincial Nominee Programs Ongoing Updates
Each province independently
operated Canada Provincial Nominee Program. Some
of the provinces have made announcements or have already implemented, changes
to PNPs eligibility criteria and intake system. Provinces such as Alberta,
Manitoba and Prince Edward Island are all implementing changes to the above
program throughout this year.
Canada Job Market is Strong
We find, there exist more jobs
available in Canada when compared to the previous decade under the government
of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and there are not enough Canadians to fill
those vacancies. Hence employers are looking towards foreign workers so that
with their help, they can meet their labor needs. This is definitely very good
news to all who aspire to work in other nations.
Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP)
The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP) has
released steadily increasing target quotas for the next three years, following
a successful first year of operation. The above program pairs, skilled workers
with Canadian employers to fasten the permanent residency process.
