What to expect – Canadian immigration in 2021?

Year 2020 has been a year full of turmoil as it was the year of the Coronavirus pandemic. In 2019 Canada welcomed 341,000 new immigrants & continued to accept high levels of new immigrants at the start of 2020.

Latest Figures – End of 2020 Express Entry Draw

December 23rd was the last Express Entry draw in 2020 for immigration to Canada! Nearly 5,000 candidates were issued an Invitation to Apply (ITA) & the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score cut-off threshold was 468 points

Express Entry – New Draw

Canada has held its recent Express Entry draw for immigration to Canada on December 9th & 5,000 candidates are issued an Invitation to Apply (ITA).

Unemployment decreases to 8.9% in Canada

The onset of the COVID 19 pandemic had led to widespread unemployment in all sectors in Canada. Nearly three million workers in Canada lost their jobs while others saw their hours or pay reduced