Studying where immigrants prefer to stay is important in developing policies that attract newcomers to a particular area. Through mobility data, we learn what sorts of places immigrants find attractive, and what factors play into their decision of whether to stay or leave. Statistics Canada recently came out with a study on which cities and […]

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Every year, Canadian employers fill hundreds of thousands of jobs with foreign workers. If you want to hire foreign talent, the first step is to determine if you need a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). A positive LMIA signals to the federal government that there is no Canadian available for the job, and you as […]

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The onset of the coronavirus pandemic changed the course of Canada’s immigration system in 2020 and while things have stabilized, the pandemic caused IRCC to make major adjustments in 2021. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) entered 2021 facing difficult circumstances. Immigration application backlogs were growing, many newcomers such as Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) […]

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Canada’s immigration department is renewing a temporary medical exam exemption on some foreign nationals who are applying for immigration. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is extending the already-existing medical exam exemption on immigration candidates applying from inside Canada until March 31, 2022. Originally, the public policy came into effect in June and was set […]

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Nova Scotia’s population has breached one million people, which is largely thanks to immigration. Nova Scotia passed the population milestone following record growth since July 2021. The month before, Canada had lifted travel restriction on approved permanent residents, which had limited immigration since the border closed in March 2020. “More people make us stronger in […]

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Canada had an all-time high of 912,600 job vacancies in the third quarter of 2021, according to a new Statistics Canada report. This occurred as Canada’s economy continued to recover amid the easing of public health restrictions. The record-high level of job vacancies was due to growth in overall employment and falling unemployment. Discover if […]

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Christmas day is today, and you will probably find Canadians sipping hot cocoa while opening presents around a decorated Christmas tree. We know this, because these are the things that Canadians collectively spend millions and billions of dollars on around the holiday season, according to Statistics Canada. This Christmas is not quite back to normal, […]

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Immigrant wages have been trending up in recent years, according to a new Statistics Canada study. Immigrants who became permanent residents in 2018 had a median wage of $31,900 reported in 2019, which is the highest among all groups of immigrants who came to Canada since 1981. It was also about 4% higher than what […]

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Canada has landed over 400,000 new permanent residents in 2021 for just the second time since it was founded as a country in 1867. This has just been confirmed in a news release by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The department also confirmed that the country has broken its all-time record for permanent residence […]

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British Columbia invited 243 immigration candidates through Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws held on December 21. The province held two draws through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) and invited candidates from the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry BC (EEBC) streams. Invitations were issued to those from the Skilled Worker, International Graduate […]

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Canada invited 746 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on December 22. Invited candidates had previously received a nomination through a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), adding 600 points to their base human capital score. As a result, the minimum cut-off for this draw was 720. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has only been […]

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Under Canadian immigration law, all temporary residents have an automatically imposed condition that they are required to leave Canada after their authorized period of stay. However, Section 181 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) states that a temporary resident is able to apply to extend their period of authorized stay in Canada before […]

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The last time Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) candidates were drawn from the Express Entry pool was on December 23, 2020. Little did most of us know at the time it would mark the beginning of a temporary pause in Express Entry invitations to FSWP candidates. Discover if You’re Eligible for Canadian Immigration The FSWP […]

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Quebec invited 326 workers to apply for a permanent selection on December 9. The Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) invited these immigration candidates to apply for the Quebec Regular Skilled Worker Program (QSWP). Invited candidates needed to have profiles in the Arrima pool with scores of at least 633 points. […]

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Saskatchewan has launched a new International Healthcare Worker Expression of Interest (EOI) Pool. The pool will exist under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). The new International Healthcare Worker EOI submission process is not an application to the SINP, but rather a pre-application form that allows candidates to submit an online form indicating they are […]

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