A new two-year pilot begins today that will allow sponsorship applications for certain family members who would normally be banned from obtaining permanent residence under Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.  The pilot concerns non-accompanying family members who were not examined and in some cases were not even declared when a foreign national applied for […]

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Employment in Canada increased significantly in August largely as a result of gains in part-time work, Statistics Canada is reporting. Five Canadian provinces saw employment gains while the rest of the country held steady, according to the StatsCan Labour Force Survey, and three industrial sectors benefitted from significant increases. Ontario: part-time work in wholesale and […]

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New billboards around Halifax, Nova Scotia, are touting the benefits of immigration and international students in a bid to “get the facts out and set the record straight,” the city’s chamber of commerce says.  The initiative comes just two weeks after billboards reading “Say NO to mass immigration” appeared in Halifax, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and […]

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Three of Canada’s biggest cities are among the 10 most liveable in the world, according to the latest Economist Intelligence Unit Global Liveability Index. Calgary, Alberta, was the highest-ranked Canadian city on the annual index, placing fifth out of the 140 cities surveyed. Vancouver and Toronto held on to their rankings from last year, ranking […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Students from Senegal and Morocco who wish to study in Canada will soon have access to a fast-track study permit processing program. The Student Direct Stream (SDS) allows eligible students to apply for a study permit online. The processing time for most SDS applications is 20 days, though […]

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Les étudiants du Sénégal et du Maroc qui souhaitent étudier au Canada auront bientôt accès à un programme accéléré de traitement des demandes de permis d’études. Le Volet direct pour les études (VDE) permet aux étudiants admissibles de faire une demande de permis d’études en ligne. Le délai de traitement de la plupart des demandes […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Nova Scotia held its first Labour Market Priorities draw in three months on September 4, inviting 204 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence.  The Labour Market Priorities Stream allows the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) to search Canada’s Express Entry pool […]

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Le 4 septembre, la Nouvelle-Écosse a tenu sa première ronde d’invitations en trois mois et a invité 204 candidats du programme Entrée express dans le cadre du volet Priorités du marché du travail à présenter une demande de résidence permanente au Canada. Le volet Priorités du marché du travail de la Nouvelle-Écosse du Programme des […]

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Invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence have been issued to 3,600 Express Entry candidates in a new draw held by the Government of Canada on September 4. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in today’s invitation round was 463, an increase of six points over the previous draw on August 20. The Express […]

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In 2018, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) welcomed 106,000 new permanent residents. In other words, the GTA welcomed more immigrants than Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the four Atlantic provinces combined. Immigration to the GTA is not slowing down as the region has already welcomed nearly 60,000 immigrants in the first half of 2019—significantly more immigrants […]

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Each sticky note on the wall of SFC Pizzeria in Winnipeg, Manitoba, symbolizes a meal for someone in need. Vikas Sanger and Shivani Sanger are immigrants from New Delhi, India. Shivani works as a dental hygienist and Vikas owns the restaurant where he got the idea for the “Pay It Forward Pizza Program.” Vikas came […]

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Ontario must identify new ways of ensuring more immigrants settle outside the Greater Toronto Area in order to guarantee more balanced population growth across the province and maintain a “high quality of life” for all its residents in the coming years, a new Conference Board of Canada study shows. The Greater Toronto Area, or GTA, […]

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Immigration candidates with a profile in Canada’s Express Entry system were the focus of new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence from the province of Alberta. Alberta issued 121 Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to Express Entry stream candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores as low as 400 in its […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The Government of New Brunswick is calling for a significant increase in immigration to the province over the next five years to address the economic and social challenges posed by its ageing population. The government’s new population growth strategy would see the number of economic immigrants settling in […]

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Le gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick prévoit accroître considérablement le nombre d’immigrants dans la province au cours des cinq prochaines années afin de relever les défis économiques et sociaux posés par le vieillissement de sa population. La nouvelle stratégie de croissance démographique du gouvernement prévoit que, d’ici 2024, ce sont 7 500 immigrants économiques qui s’établiront au […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The Government of Quebec has announced nearly $55 million in funding to help in the recruitment and integration of temporary foreign workers. The government’s labour minister, Jean Boulet, said $20.9 million of that total will assist international recruitment efforts by businesses in the province. Quebec is facing a […]

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Le gouvernement du Québec a annoncé un financement de près de 55 millions de dollars pour aider au recrutement et à l’intégration des travailleurs étrangers temporaires. Le ministre du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale, Jean Boulet, a déclaré que 20,9 M$ de ce total seront consacrés à quatre nouvelles initiatives visant à […]

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There might be easier options than Express Entry for achieving your goal of Canadian permanent residence. The Express Entry system is Canada’s main source of skilled foreign workers, managing the profiles of candidates for the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class, and Canadian Experience Class. Candidates in the Express Entry pool are ranked according to a […]

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Canada’s new five-year international education strategy is calling for greater diversity, innovation and global ties. The federal government’s strategy, released this week, recognizes the strong presence of international students in Canada, noting that 570,000 foreign study permit holders contributed over $21 billion to the Canadian economy since the start of 2019. A key aim of […]

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Look at the careers webpage of almost any U.S. tech giant and you will find openings in Toronto. The Amazon careers page has posted approximately 20 job openings for their Toronto location in the last 14 days alone. Microsoft is opening up a new headquarters in September 2020, expecting to add an additional 500 full-time jobs […]

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Since the launch of the Arrima system, Quebec has held two draws and invited 950 candidates to apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate (Certificat de sélection du Québec, or CSQ). Information was updated on the Ministry of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion (MIDI) webpage on August 19. New information includes the number of candidates drawn as […]

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An Express Entry draw took place on Tuesday, August 20, where a total of 3,600 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence were issued to candidates with ranking scores of 457 and above. The Express Entry system is Canada’s main source of skilled foreign workers. Eligible candidates enter the Express Entry pool and are issued […]

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Ontario, home to both Canada’s capital city, Ottawa, and the country’s largest city, Toronto, issued 997 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates on August 15. Express Entry candidates who received an invitation were required to have work experience in one of 10 occupations, as well as a Comprehensive Ranking System […]

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More and more women are finding themselves as the principal applicants in Canada’s Express Entry immigration process. Prospective immigrants to Canada are assigned a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score to help the federal government assess and rank candidate profiles in the Express Entry pool. Figures provided in the 2018 Express Entry year-end report reveal that […]

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Saskatchewan held two draws through the Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand immigration sub-categories issuing a total of 150 invitations. The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) uses a unique Expression of Interest (EOI) points grid to rank candidates in its Saskatchewan Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand sub-categories. The break down for Saskatchewan’s August 15 provincial nomination […]

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