Saskatchewan ended October with another big draw for immigration candidates in its Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand sub-categories.  The 858 invitations issued October 31 continued a six-week string of major draws through these popular Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) pathways, neither of which requires a job offer in Saskatchewan or Canadian work experience in order […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Quebec’s Immigration Ministry published its updated Area of Training List on Friday, November 1. The new list replaces the previous Area of Training List that was published August 2, 2018, and the ministry said the updated version applies to all applications submitted before or after November 1. […]

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Le ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) a publié sa liste mise à jour des domaines de formation le vendredi 1er novembre. La nouvelle liste remplace l’ancienne liste des domaines de formation publiée le 2 août 2018, et le ministère a déclaré que la version mise à jour s’applique à toutes les demandes […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. International graduates can once again submit applications for a permanent residence selection certificate through the Quebec Experience Program (Programme de l’expérience québécoise, PEQ). Quebec’s Immigration Ministry (MIFI) reopened the PEQ’s graduate stream November 1 after suspending it in July. Temporary foreign workers with eligible work experience in […]

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Les étudiants étrangers diplômés au Québec peuvent à nouveau présenter une demande de sélection permanente au Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ). Le ministère de l’Immigration du Québec (MIFI) a rouvert le volet des diplômés du PEQ le 1er novembre. Ce volet avait été suspendu en juillet. Les travailleurs étrangers temporaires ayant une expérience de travail admissible […]

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The processing time for applications to Canada’s Federal Self-Employed Persons Program is now down to 22 months — a major improvement from the seven years it was taking just a few years ago.    The Self-Employed Persons Program allows eligible individuals with relevant experience in athletics or arts and culture to apply for Canadian permanent […]

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Over her lunch break on one of the only Fridays she had to work, Maha Daoud watched the burial of her grandmother in Tunisia from her cell phone in her office at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Daoud had wanted to attend her grandmother’s funeral. She had been a matriarch and a role model for […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program, which allows investors to obtain Canadian permanent residence with a $1.2 million investment, has been suspended until July 1, 2020.  The suspension takes effect Friday, November 1, 2019. Quebec’s Immigration Minister, Simon Jolin-Barrette, attributed the suspension to the fact nearly 20,000 applications […]

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Le Programme des investisseurs du Québec, qui permet aux gens d’affaires d’obtenir une résidence permanente au Canada s’ils sont en mesure de faire un investissement de 1,2 million de dollars dans la province, a été suspendu jusqu’au 1er juillet 2020. La suspension entre en vigeur le vendredi 1er novembre 2019. Le ministre de l’Immigration du Québec, […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Quebec could admit 44,500 new permanent residents and issue 24,700 new selection certificates in 2020, the province’s immigration ministry announced Wednesday.  The majority of new admissions to Quebec in 2020 — 59 per cent — are expected to come through the province’s economic immigration programs, including the […]

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Le ministère de l’Immigration du Québec a annoncé mercredi que la province pourrait accepter 44 500 nouveaux résidents permanents et émettre 24 700 nouveaux Certificats de sélection en 2020. La majorité des admissions au Québec en 2020 — soit 59 % — devraient provenir des programmes d’immigration économique de la province, y compris le Programme régulier des […]

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Quebec has introduced major changes to the requirements that international students and those with work experience in Quebec must meet in order to obtain permanent residence. The changes affect the Quebec Experience Program (Programme de l’expérience québécoise, or PEQ). Some changes take effect on November 1, 2019, while others only start in the new year. […]

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The Government of Canada invited 3,900 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence in a new draw held October 30.  Today’s draw brings the total number of invitations to apply (ITAs) to 71,700 issued so far this year through Canada’s Express Entry system. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in today’s draw was […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Starting January 1, 2020, foreign nationals and their family members who wish to settle in Quebec will have to pass a test on democratic values and Quebec values as defined by the province’s Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. Information on the values test was published in […]

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À compter du 1er janvier 2020, les ressortissants étrangers et les membres de leur famille qui souhaitent s’établir au Québec devront réussir un test sur les valeurs démocratiques et les valeurs québécoises définies par la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne de la province. L’information concernant le test des valeurs a été publiée aujourd’hui […]

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Between 2011 and 2016, Atlantic Canada experienced the weakest population growth in the country. This was due in part to the region’s low intake of immigrants.  Population growth is important to promoting the economic growth that is necessary for maintaining high living standards in Atlantic Canada. Recognizing this, the four Atlantic provinces — Newfoundland and […]

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Immigration candidates with work experience as registered nurses or registered psychiatric nurses were the focus of a new Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities draw held October 28.  All 430 individuals invited had a profile in the Express Entry system, which manages the pool of candidates for Canada’s three Federal High-Skilled economic immigration programs — the […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Quebec issued new invitations to apply for selection under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program to 169 immigration candidates in its latest draw. Details of the September 25 draw were released today. Quebec’s Immigration Ministry said candidates invited in this latest round were among the roughly 16,000 Quebec […]

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Le 25 septembre, Québec a lancé 169 nouvelles invitations à présenter une demande de sélection dans le cadre du Programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés du Québec (PRTQ). Les détails de cet exercice d’invitations ont été dévoilés aujourd’hui. Le ministère de l’Immigration du Québec a déclaré que les candidats invités lors du dernier exercice figuraient parmi […]

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Saskatchewan held another major selection round October 24 for immigration candidates in its Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand sub-categories, issuing 922 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence.   The invitations were the latest in a series of high-invitation selection rounds for these popular Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) sub-categories, neither of […]

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Manitoba invited 157 skilled foreign workers to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in a new draw held October 24.  The invitations went to candidates in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)’s Skilled Worker in Manitoba, Skilled Worker Overseas and International Education immigration pathways. The MPNP is part of Canada’s Provincial Nominee […]

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Alberta invited 115 federal Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in a draw held October 9. The federal Express Entry system is Canada’s principal source of skilled foreign workers. It manages the pool of candidates for the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class and the Canadian Experience Class, which […]

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As Canadian federal election results rolled in Monday night, an international student in Toronto was tweeting his observations of Canada — a country that he says “feels like America, but something is fundamentally off.” By Wednesday, the Twitter thread by Shoji Ushiyama, who goes by the pseudonym Kavaeric online, had been praised and retweeted by […]

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The Liberals’ minority victory in the October 21 federal election means Canada’s immigration system will likely remain stable as long as they are able to maintain the confidence of Parliament.  While the Liberals will need to rely on the support of at least one other party to pass legislation through Parliament, which will require negotiation […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Canadian voters elected a minority Liberal government Monday night, bringing an end to a 40-day election campaign that heard many promises on immigration but never saw it emerge as a top issue. The Liberals won 157 of Canada’s 338 electoral districts but earned just 33.1 per cent […]

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