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New Ontario Express Entry Skilled Trades stream: skilled trades occupations invited

Ontario issued draw for Express Entry Skilled Trades stream. Candidates only received a notification if they had a (CRS) score of 350-424 and work experience in the following national occupational classification (NOC) codes. Your work experience in one of the following NOCs must be listed as your primary NOC in your Express Entry profile:

NOC 72010 – Contractors and supervisors, machining, metal forming, shaping and erecting trades and related occupations
NOC 72011 – Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
NOC 72012 – Contractors and supervisors, pipefitting trades
NOC 72013 – Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
NOC 72020 – Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
NOC 72021 – Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews
NOC 72022 – Supervisors, printing and related occupations
NOC 72100 – Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
NOC 72101 – Tool and die makers
NOC 72102 – Sheet metal workers
NOC 72103 – Boilermakers
NOC 72104 – Structural metal and platework fabricators and fitters
NOC 72105 Ironworkers
NOC 72106 – Welders and related machine operators
NOC 72200 – Electricians (except industrial and power system)
NOC 72201 – Industrial electricians
NOC 72203 – Electrical power line and cable workers
NOC 72204 – Telecommunications line and cable installers and repairers
NOC 72205 – Telecommunications equipment installation and cable television service technicians
NOC 72300 – Plumbers
NOC 72301 – Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers
NOC 72302 – Gas fitters
NOC 72310 – Carpenters
NOC 72311 – Cabinetmakers
NOC 72320 – Bricklayers
NOC 72321 – Insulators
NOC 72400 – Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics
NOC 72402 – Heating, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics
NOC 72403 – Railway carmen/women
NOC 72404 – Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors
NOC 72406 – Elevator constructors and mechanics
NOC 72410 – Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers
NOC 72422 – Electrical mechanics
NOC 72423 – Motorcycle, all-terrain vehicle and other related mechanics
NOC 72500 – Crane operators
NOC 73100 – Concrete finishers
NOC 73101 – Tilesetters
NOC 73102 – Plasterers, drywall installers and finishers and lathers
NOC 73110 – Roofers and shinglers
NOC 73111 – Glaziers
NOC 73113 – Floor covering installers
NOC 73200 – Residential and commercial installers and servicers
NOC 73201 – General building maintenance workers and building superintendents
NOC 73202 – Pest controllers and fumigators
NOC 73209 – Other repairers and servicers
NOC 73400 – Heavy equipment operators
NOC 73402 – Drillers and blasters – surface mining, quarrying and construction
NOC 82031 – Contractors and supervisors, landscaping, grounds maintenance and horticulture services

Changes to eTA and visitor visa requirements for Mexican citizens

Mexican citizens travelling to Canada will need to meet new requirements to travel to Canada.

What’s changing? In (February 29, 2024,)

  • Mexican will need to meet new requirements to be eligible for an eTA
  • If you already have an eTA, it will automatically be cancelled unless you also have a valid work or study permit
  • If you have an eTA application in progress, you will need to apply for a new eTA or for a visitor visa
  • Before you travel to Canada, you will need to apply for a new eTA (if eligible)
  • If you’re not eligible for an eTA anymore, you will need to apply for a visitor visa to travel to Canada

These changes apply even if you already booked your travel. Having pre-booked travel plans or a previously valid eTA does not guarantee you will be approved for a new eTA or a visa. Visitors are temporary residents who don’t have a valid work or study permit, such as tourists, students on a study term less than 6 months, or business visitors. You can stay in Canada for as long as you are authorized to do so. If you have a visitor record, it will remain valid.

However, your eTA will be cancelled. If you leave Canada and wish to return, you need to have

  • a visitor visa, or
  • a new eTA that was issued after February 29, 2024.

If you already have a valid work or study permit, IRCC will not cancel your eTA. You don’t have to apply for a new eTA. You can continue to travel with it as long as it’s still valid. You can keep studying or working in Canada based on the validity and conditions of your permit. Visitor records will also remain valid.

If you’re applying for a new work or study permit, IRCC will automatically issue a visa or an eTA (based on eligibility) when your work or study permit application is approved. You don’t need to apply for a visa or an eTA separately.

An eTA is for air travel only. Even if you have a valid eTA, you need a visitor visa if you plan to travel to Canada by car, bus, train or boat, including a cruise ship (even if you don’t leave the ship).

You may be eligible to have your eTA reactivated. To find out if you are eligible

  • send a web form request
  • complete all required fields
  • include the code “EMVR2024” in the text box

If you are not eligible to have your eTA reactivated, you will need to submit a new eTA application based on the new requirements or a visitor visa application.

Who can apply for an eTA under the new rules?

You’re eligible for an eTA if you meet all of these 3 requirements:

1. You’re using a valid Mexican passport to fly to Canada or to transit through a Canadian airport to another destination.

2. You’re coming to Canada for a short visit (normally for stays of up to 6 months).

3. You either

  • Have held a Canadian visitor visa (temporary resident visa) in the past 10 years or
  • Currently hold a valid United States  nonimmigrant visa

New Canada Visa Requirement for Mexicans, Effective February 29, 2024.

Mexican citizens travelling to Canada will need to meet new requirements to travel to Canada.
What’s changing
February 29, 2024,

  • Mexican will need to meet new requirements to be eligible for an eTA
  • if you already have an eTA, it will automatically be cancelled unless you also have a valid work or study permit
  • if you have an eTA application in progress, you will need to apply for a new eTA or for a visitor visa
  • before you travel to Canada, you will need to apply for a new eTA (if eligible)
  • if you’re not eligible for an eTA anymore, you will need to apply for a visitor visa to travel to Canada

These changes apply even if you already booked your travel. Having pre-booked travel plans or a previously valid eTA does not guarantee you will be approved for a new eTA or a visa.

Visitors are temporary residents who don’t have a valid work or study permit, such as tourists, students on a study term less than 6 months, or business visitors.

You can stay in Canada for as long as you are authorized to do so. If you have a visitor record, it will remain valid.

However, your eTA will be cancelled. If you leave Canada and wish to return, you need to have

  • a visitor visa, or
  • a new eTA that was issued after February 29, 2024.

If you already have a valid work or study permit, IRCC will not cancel your eTA. You don’t have to apply for a new eTA. You can continue to travel with it as long as it’s still valid. You can keep studying or working in Canada based on the validity and conditions of your permit. Visitor records will also remain valid.
If you’re applying for a new work or study permit, IRCC will automatically issue a visa or an eTA (based on eligibility) when your work or study permit application is approved. You don’t need to apply for a visa or an eTA separately.

An eTA is for air travel only. Even if you have a valid eTA, you need a visitor visa if you plan to travel to Canada by car, bus, train or boat, including a cruise ship (even if you don’t leave the ship).

You may be eligible to have your eTA reactivated. To find out if you are eligible

  • send a web form request
  • complete all required fields
  • include the code “EMVR2024” in the text box

If you are not eligible to have your eTA reactivated, you will need to submit a new eTA application based on the new requirements or a visitor visa application.

Who can apply for an eTA under the new rules
You’re eligible for an eTA if you meet all of these 3 requirements:

  1. You’re using a valid Mexican passport to fly to Canada or to transit through a Canadian airport to another destination.
  2. You’re coming to Canada for a short visit (normally for stays of up to 6 months).
  3. You either
    • have held a Canadian visitor visa (temporary resident visa) in the past 10 years or
    • currently hold a valid United States  nonimmigrant visa

Canada invites 1470 candidates under all-program general Express Entry draw.

A new General Express Entry draw was held in Canada, and 1,470 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were distributed.

A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 534 points was obtained in the draw on February 28, one point less than the minimum CRS score of 535 points obtained in the general draw on February 13, 2024.

Are you a candidate who meets the requirements for one of the 82 positions available in Canada for occupation-specific Express Entry draws? Helping you relocate to Canada is our goal.

Kindly use this link to send in your resume.

Permanent residence pathways for Hong Kong residents Pilot until August 31, 2026

Under this pilot for Hong Kong residents, there are two streams:
Stream A: In-Canada graduates and Stream B: Canadian work experience

Eligibility Under Stream A : In-Canada graduates

  1. The applicant should have a valid passport issued by one of the following:
    Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
    United Kingdom to a British National (Overseas) as a person born, naturalized, or registered in Hong Kong
  2. Applicant should be inside Canada with valid status.
  3. Applicant should have a level 5 score in all 4 skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) in English or French
  4. have graduated from a post-secondary designated learning institution in Canada within 3 years before you apply with minimum two years diploma or Post graduation Diploma study or a degree (associate, bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral) or a graduate or post-graduate diploma or certificate for a program of at least 1 year.

Eligibility Under Stream B: Canadian work experience

  1. Applicant should have a valid passport issued by one of the following:
    Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
    United Kingdom to a British National (Overseas) as a person born, naturalized, or registered in Hong Kong
  2. Applicant should be inside Canada with valid status.
  3. Applicant should have a level 5 score in all 4 skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) in English or French
  4. have worked in Canada for at least 12 months full-time, or an equal amount of part-time hours in the 3 years before you apply.

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