Invitations to apply for a provincial nomination have been issued to 592 candidates in Manitoba’s Expression of Interest pool, including 114 Express Entry candidates. The June 21 draw issued invitations to candidates in Manitoba’s Skilled Workers in Manitoba and Skilled Workers Overseas streams, with Express Entry candidates receiving invitations through the latter’s Express Entry Pathway. […]

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Prince Edward Island has issued 135 invitations to apply to immigration candidates in a draw that took place June 21. Of this total, 32 candidates in the federal government’s Express Entry system were issued invitations through PEI’s dedicated Express Entry immigration category. The province’s immigrant nominee program, the PEI PNP, said Express Entry candidates who […]

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New amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada mean foreign nationals and permanent residents who commit the offence of impaired driving as of December 18, 2018, will be deemed inadmissible and could face deportation. This has the potential to affect individuals who are looking to immigrate to Canada permanently as well as those seeking entry to […]

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Express Entry is the system that manages applications for Canada’s three main economic immigration classes – the Federal Skilled Worker Class, the Federal Skilled Trades Class and the Canadian Experience Class. Candidates are ranked on the basis of points awarded for their so-called human capital and other factors and only individuals who score above a […]

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The Canadian province of Alberta unveiled two new immigration streams Thursday, including its anticipated Express Entry-linked stream. Both streams were originally expected in January, but the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) delayed their introduction until now. The creation of a dedicated Express Entry Stream will now allow Alberta to invite candidates in the federal Express […]

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Canada’s population broke the 37 million mark in the first four months of 2018, growing by a million people in record time thanks largely to immigration, Statistics Canada reports. New preliminary estimates from Statistics Canada put Canada’s population at 37,067,011 on April 1, 2018. It only took two years and two months for Canada’s population […]

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Saskatchewan’s International Skilled Worker – Express Entry sub-category has now closed, just hours after the first-come, first-served provincial immigration pathway reopened to 400 new applications. The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) opened the Express Entry-linked sub-category on Wednesday, June 13, and said it would close as soon as it reached its intake limit of 400 new applications. That […]

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Saskatchewan has opened its International Skilled Worker – Express Entry sub-category to 400 new applications. The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) announced the opening on Wednesday, June 13, and said the first come, first-served sub-category will remain open until the application threshold of 400 is met. Applicants who receive a provincial nomination under this Express Entry sub-category receive […]

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The Government of Canada conducted its largest Express Entry draw of 2018 on Wednesday, June 13, issuing 3,750 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores of 451 or above. Prior to the 3,750 Invitations to Apply, or ITAs, issued in today’s all-program invitation round, the largest all-program draw from […]

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This is a summary of Canadian immigration news that took place over the past week. Our Canadian immigration news briefs keep you up to date on the latest Canadian immigration news. These articles are shared across all our social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ and LinkedIn. Make sure to follow us on our social […]

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The Government of Canada marked the one-year anniversary of its Global Talent Stream pilot project Tuesday by adding three new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics occupations to the list of those deemed in-demand by the program. The three new occupations are Engineering Managers (NOC 0211), Architecture and Science Managers (NOC 0212) and Mathematicians and Statisticians […]

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The United States and Canada appear to be moving in opposite directions when it comes to visas for immigrant entrepreneurs looking to build and grow high-potential startups. In the U.S., the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is proposing to eliminate the Obama-era International Entrepreneur Rule, which would have offered temporary residence to immigrant entrepreneurs with […]

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Saskatchewan’s Occupations In-Demand sub-category opened briefly to 400 applicants yesterday and closed again within a matter of hours. This brief application window was reminiscent of this sub-category’s previous opening on Aug. 2, 2017, when it also quickly reached its intake limit of 1,200 applications. The International Skilled Worker — Occupations In-Demand sub-category functions on a first-come, first-served […]

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The Government of Saskatchewan announced that the International Skilled Worker’s Occupations In-Demand sub-category of its Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program is now open for applications. This is the first intake period of 2018. Applications under the International Skilled Worker — Occupations In-Demand sub-category are received on a first-come, first-served basis. Individuals interested in applying to this sub-category […]

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Express Entry is attracting the high-skilled candidates it was built to attract but improvements to the skills it targets may be necessary, says the official in charge of Canada’s main economic immigration application system. In a talk last week at the 2018 Canadian Immigration Summit, Patrick McEvenue, Director of Express Entry and Digital Policy with […]

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Prior to the introduction of Canada’s electronic travel authorization, almost anyone from a visa-exempt country could hop on a plane, show their passport or travel documents upon arrival, and be legally admitted to Canada. This all changed on March 15, 2016, when the electronic travel authorization, or eTA, became mandatory for citizens of temporary resident […]

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This is a summary of Canadian immigration news that took place in the past week. Our Canadian immigration news briefs keep you up to date on the latest Canadian immigration news as it unfolds. These articles are shared across all our social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ and LinkedIn. Make sure to follow us […]

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Newly released Express Entry data show a substantial increase in the number of applicants with a provincial nomination who gained admission to Canada together with their families in 2017. The data show admissions of Express Entry candidates with a provincial nomination and their accompanying family members rose from 7,818 in 2016 to 13,528 in 2017, […]

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A new report on the Government of Canada’s Express Entry economic immigration system shows candidates from India and China led their fellow Express Entry candidates in invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence in 2017. The following table provides a comparison of the top 10 nationalities of Express Entry candidates issued Invitations to Apply in […]

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Candidates in Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker Class and Canadian Experience Class benefited the most from changes to the way candidates in the federal economic immigration system’s pool are awarded points, says a new report published Thursday. The anticipated year-end report says Invitations to Apply, or ITAs, issued to candidates in the Federal Skilled Worker […]

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Since its inception 20 years ago, Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program has grown in both size and importance and now stands as the country’s second largest program for economic immigration. From its humble beginnings in 1998, when around 200 people were admitted to Canada through it, the Provincial Nominee Program, or PNP, will be responsible for […]

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The Government of Canada has issued 700 Invitations to Apply to Express Entry candidates through a program-specific draw held May 30. A total of 500 Invitations to Apply, or ITAs, were issued to Express Entry candidates under the Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC). The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score for these candidates was 288. […]

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When it comes to the future of immigration to Canada, it’s no longer a question of “why immigration” but “how much,” says federal Immigration Minister, Ahmed Hussen. “That’s where the debate is now,” he told his audience at the 2018 Canadian Immigration Summit in Ottawa. “Without immigration, our ability to grow our economy would become […]

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This is a summary of Canadian immigration news that happened in the past week. Our Canadian immigration news briefs keep you up to date on the latest Canadian immigration news as it unfolds. These articles are shared across all our social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ and LinkedIn. Make sure to follow us on […]

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Better government support for immigrant entrepreneurs could benefit Canada’s efforts to diversify international trade and strengthen its economy, a new report by the Conference Board of Canada says. Given the Canadian government’s growing interest in tapping emerging markets in Asia and South America, the report by the Conference Board of Canada’s National Immigration Centre says […]

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