January has typically marked the opening of the window for immigrants to express their interest in sponsoring family under Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program, or PGP. However, given the challenges Canada has had managing the PGP and the recent federal election in October, it remains unknown as to when the PGP intake window will open […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Quebec will be increasing its financial support requirements and application fees for 2020 to reflect changes in the province’s average Consumer Price Index. The required settlement funds and financial capacity amounts for sponsors in Quebec will increase on January 1. Application processing fees will also go up on […]

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Québec revoit à la hausse le niveau de revenu requis pour parrainer les membres de famille ainsi que les frais de demande pour 2020. Ces augmentations sont dues à la variation annuelle de l’indice moyen des prix à la consommation de la province. Les fonds requis pour s’établir au Québec et la capacité financière dont […]

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The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program has received an additional 700 nominations for 2019 and issued 667 invitations to Express Entry candidates through its Skilled Trades Stream.  The additional nominations announced this week bring the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)’s annual allocation under Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program, or PNP, to 7,350. The PNP allows participating provinces […]

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A new draw from the federal Express Entry pool on December 11 produced 3,200 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence.  The minimum  Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in the December 11 invitation round was 472. The Express Entry system manages the pool of candidates for three of Canada’s main skilled labour immigration categories — […]

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The rules for professional work visas will remain unchanged under Canada’s new free trade deal with the United States and Mexico. The three countries approved updates to the agreement’s original text on Tuesday, December 10, paving the way for its ratification. Under the new agreement, the chapter that deals with temporary entry for business persons […]

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Manitoba has invited 221 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) held the draw on December 6, inviting candidates in the Skilled Worker in Manitoba, Skilled Worker Overseas categories and the International Education Stream. The invitations, also called Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs), […]

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The International Experience Canada (IEC) program is set to open to young adults who wish to live and work in Canada on a temporary basis. Canada was scheduled to open its various IEC pools for the 2020 season on December 9, but technical difficulties forced a delay. The IEC program allows people to experience Canada, […]

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Alberta issued 132 invitations to candidates in the federal Express Entry pool in a draw held December 5. The invitations, or Notifications of Interest (NOIs), went to Express Entry candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores of 400 and up. The Alberta Express Entry Stream allows the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) to select eligible […]

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A new draw through Nova Scotia’s Labour Market Priorities Stream has issued new invitations to Express Entry candidates with work experience as social and community service workers. The Labour Market Priorities Stream allows the Nova Scotia’s immigrant nominee program, the NSNP, to search the federal Express Entry pool for candidates with specific work experience and […]

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The Government of Canada is making it easier for foreign nationals with protected person status and their family members living abroad to apply for permanent residence.  A protected person is someone Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) believes has a credible reason to fear persecution in their country of origin. This could be due to […]

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The immigration experience may not seem like comedy gold — unless, perhaps, you’re an immigrant and you happen to be a comedian. Integrating into a new society can be a real struggle. Having to navigate a culture that may be very different from one’s home country, perhaps communicating in a second, third, or fourth language, […]

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The launch of the Express Entry system in January 2015 marked a significant departure from Canada’s previous approach to managing applications to its main Economic Class immigration programs. Prior to Express Entry’s launch, Canada processed applications to the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC), Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) on a first-come, first-served […]

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The number of foreign nationals in Canada on a Post-Graduation Work Permit has skyrocketed in recent years, rising from nearly 5,400 in 2005 to more than 143,000 last year.  A new Statistics Canada study attributed the growth to the rising number of international students coming to Canada as well as enhancements to the popular Post-Graduation […]

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A new immigration pathway is now open for international graduates of eligible post-secondary institutions in Saskatchewan who want to start a business in the province. The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) unveiled the new International Graduate Entrepreneur Category on December 3. “This new immigration pathway will help retain international students who have often already successfully […]

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Service centres across Canada are now open to take biometrics for foreign nationals applying to stay in the country. Prior to December 3, only immigration candidates applying from outside of Canada had to submit their fingerprints and photo. Unless they are exempt, biometrics are now required for those who are applying from within Canada for: […]

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Saskatchewan held an Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand draw on November 28, inviting 460 skilled workers to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)’s Express Entry sub-category is linked to the federal government’s Express Entry system, which manages the pool of candidates for three of Canada’s main […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The Government of Quebec has announced new regulations to protect temporary foreign workers from questionable practices by recruiters and personnel placement agencies and employers. Under the new measures, personnel placement and recruitment agencies for temporary foreign workers will need a permit to operate. Agencies that already offer […]

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Le gouvernement du Québec a annoncé un nouveau règlement visant à protéger les travailleurs étrangers temporaires contre les pratiques douteuses de recruteurs, d’agences de placement de personnel et d’employeurs. En vertu des nouvelles mesures, les agences de placement et celles qui recrutent des travailleurs étrangers temporaires auront besoin d’un permis pour pouvoir fonctionner. Les agences […]

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People from around the globe have deemed the Canadian brand one of the best in the world. This year Canada ranked third out of 50 countries on the Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands Index, up from fifth place overall in 2018. Only France and top-ranked Germany scored higher than Canada. The rankings were based on 20,035 online […]

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The Government of Canada issued 3,600 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates in a new draw held November 27.  The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score required in this draw was 471. This is a reduction of one point from the previous Express Entry draw held on November 13, which […]

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It’s common knowledge that immigrants who are highly proficient in English and/or French have stronger odds of integrating into Canada’s labour force and society. Canada’s immigration system reflects this reality with language proficiency standards for obtaining permanent residence and Canadian citizenship. The Express Entry system is a case in point. Launched in 2015 to manage […]

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The latest draw through Alberta’s Express Entry-aligned immigrant nominee stream turned out 148 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence.  Express Entry candidates selected in the November 6 draw needed a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of at least 400 to receive an invitation, among other requirements. The federal Express Entry […]

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Manitoba issued 230 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence in its 77th Manitoba Expression of Interest (EOI) draw on November 21.  This latest draw issued invitations to candidates in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)’s Skilled Worker in Manitoba Category, Skilled Worker Overseas Category and International Education immigration streams. The 230 LAAs […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Quebec issued a total of 162 invitations to apply for selection under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program, after holding two draws in October. Details of the October 23 and October 29 draws were released November 22. On October 23, Quebec invited 89 people to apply for permanent […]

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