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BC PNP Effectively Closed for New Applications until December 2025

BC PNP Effectively Closed for New Applications until December 2025

On 14 April 2025, the Provincial Nominee Class in BC is essentially closed. The BC government just announced that they had about 10,000 applicants on 1 January 2025 when the new quota of 4,000 openings were assigned to the BC government. Their priority is the 1,100...

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program New Requirement

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program New Requirement

From March 27, 2025, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program will require all applicants to be existing temporary resident of Canada. Therefore, the foreign nationals will require a LMIA or an open work permit, unless being recruited by an employer in the...

Express Entry points for job offers removed

Express Entry points for job offers removed

Canadian Immigration and Citizenship (IRCC) removes points from its Express Entry system that were in the past awarded to immigrants with job offers. This action punishes immigrants working for Canadian employers and will inevitably make it harder for them to obtain...

521,935 people will not qualify for permanent residence in 2025

521,935 people will not qualify for permanent residence in 2025

521,935 people will not qualify for permanent residence, according to this chart from IRCC Ontario. We suspect the majority are those on Post Graduate work permits. However, many foreign workers working under the authority of positive LMIA's will also not qualify for...

Canada makes money for 80 countries

The Royal Canadian Mint’s International Section located in Winnipeg, makes coins for 80 countries around the world. Some of the countries include New Zealand, Costa Rica, Israel, Zambia The full lust can be seen here:...

Canada’s NEW Rural Community Immigration Class

Canada’s NEW Rural Community Immigration Class

The rural community immigration class is for foreign nationals who have the ability to become economically established in a designated rural community. The requirements for the program are: Permanent Job offer (in an occupation listed on the priority occupation list -...

Background Checks Delaying Applications

Background Checks Delaying Applications

Many South African applicants with any military service are being sent for “background checks” that can take 18 months. This has result in some applicants loosing their job offers in Canada as a result. Since March 2024 (and onwards), Matrixvisa has written to senior...

Background Checks Delaying Applications

Background Checks Delaying Applications

Many South African applicants with any military service are being sent for “background checks” that can take 18 months. This has result in some applicants loosing their job offers in Canada as a result. Since March 2024 (and onwards), Matrixvisa has written to senior...

Invitations to apply issued for the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream

Invitations to apply issued for the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream

On August 11, 2021, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued invitations to apply to candidates in the Expression of Interest system pool who may qualify for the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream.

You may apply to the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream if you received an invitation to apply on August 11, 2021.

The OINP targeted candidates under this stream with work experience in the national occupational codes (NOC) below:

Health and agricultural occupations:
  • NOC 3413 – nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
  • NOC 4412 – home support workers and related occupations, excluding housekeepers
  • NOC 8431 – general farm workers
  • NOC 8432 – nursery and greenhouse workers
  • NOC 8611 – harvesting labourers
  • NOC 9462 – industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
Manufacturing (outside the GTA only):
  • NOC 9411 – machine operators, mineral and metal processing
  • NOC 9416 – metalworking and forging machine operators
  • NOC 9417 – machining tool operators
  • NOC 9418 – other metal products machine operators
  • NOC 9421 – chemical plant machine operators
  • NOC 9422 – plastics processing machine operators
  • NOC 9437 – woodworking machine operators
  • NOC 9446 – industrial sewing machine operators
  • NOC 9461 – process
Ontario Provincial Nominee Invites

Ontario Provincial Nominee Invites

The ON Provincial Nominee Program has nine several streams

  • French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream*
  • Human Capital Priorities stream*
  • Skilled Trades stream*
  • Entrepreneur stream
  • Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream
  • Employer Job Offer: International Student stream
  • Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream
  • Masters Graduate stream
  • PhD Graduate stream

On 15 July 2021 several skill Level C and D occupations were targeted in the  Employer Job Offer : In Demand Skills Stream

Applicants had to have 12 months experience in these 5 occupations could be obtained anywhere in Ontario
3413 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associate
4412 – Home support workers and related occupations, excluding housekeepers
8431 – General farm workers
8611 – Harvesting labourers
9462 – Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers

Applicants must have had 12 months of experience in one of the following towns to be invited (Chatham-Kent, Cities of Belleville and Quinte West, City of Cornwall) within the following occupations.
9411 – Machine operators, mineral and metal processing
9416 – Metalworking and forging machine operators
9417 – Machining tool operators
9418 – Other metal products machine operators
9421 – Chemical plant machine operators
9422 – Plastics processing machine operators
9437 – Woodworking machine …