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Le nombre de personnes immigrantes au Québec pourrait atteindre 52,500 d’ici 2022

L’immigration au Québec pourrait attendre le seuil de 52,500 en 2022 en vertu des nouvelles orientations proposées par le gouvernement de la province le 7 juin dernier.  Cela se traduirait par une augmentation de 10,500 nouveaux arrivants au Québec par rapport au maximum de 42,000 de cette année et un retour approximatif au niveau d’immigration […]

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Saskatchewan holds new draws for Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand candidates

Saskatchewan issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to 426 candidates in its Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand immigration sub-categories in a draw held June 6.  A total of 342 candidates in the Occupation In-Demand sub-category received invitations in this draw and the remaining 84 went to Express Entry candidates. In order to […]

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CanadaVisa News Briefs | Mid-June

CanadaVisa News Briefs summarize Canadian immigration updates and news that occurred over the last week. The CanadaVisa team shares Canadian immigration news across different social channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Sign up, follow or like CanadaVisa on one of these social media channels to stay informed on the latest immigration updates. • June 11 […]

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More than 1,400 PNP invitations issued to Express Entry candidates in less than a week

Recent weeks have seen an impressive amount of activity among Canada’s Express Entry-linked provincial nominee streams. In the past five days alone, more than 1,400 Express Entry candidates have been contacted by Canada’s provinces to apply for a provincial nomination.  These streams allow Canada’s provinces and territories to choose candidates in the federal Express Entry […]

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PNPs in Focus: How Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program works

Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program has grown exponentially since its creation in the 1990s and now stands second only to the federal Express Entry system as the leading pathway to Canadian permanent residence for skilled foreign workers.  Recent weeks have seen nominee streams in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia issue more than […]

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British Columbia extends Tech Pilot to June 2020

British Columbia’s Tech Pilot will continue until June 2020, the province’s immigrant nominee program announced June 3.  Introduced by the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) in 2017, the Tech Pilot provides a fast-tracked pathway to Canadian permanent residence for international talent with a job offer in one of the pilot’s 29 eligible tech […]

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Ontario invites Express Entry candidates with work experience in 10 occupations

More than 1,000 Express Entry candidates with work experience in 10 occupations were the focus of a targeted draw through Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream held May 31. The draw issued a total of 1,072 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates with the required work experience […]

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Nova Scotia invites Express Entry candidates with work experience in early childhood education

Nova Scotia held a new draw for 312 Express Entry candidates with eligible work experience as early childhood educators and assistants on June 3. The invitations were issued through the Labour Market Priorities Stream, which allows Nova Scotia to search the federal Express Entry pool for candidates with eligible work experience in an occupation that […]

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New pilot for family members previously excluded from Canada will ‘right that wrong,’ immigration minister says

Sponsorship applications for some family members who were previously banned from obtaining permanent residence under Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations will be allowed under a new two-year pilot, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen, has announced.  The pilot concerns non-accompanying family members who were not examined by immigration authorities when the […]

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Nova Scotia launches new immigration pilot for in-demand intermediate-skilled workers

Nova Scotia has unveiled a new three-year pilot stream for immigration candidates with an eligible job offer in one of its targeted intermediate-skilled occupations.  The Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) said professions targeted by the new Occupation in Demand Stream are “in high labour market demand” in the province. The occupations are also subject to […]

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IRCC ‘quietly’ settled Parents and Grandparents Program lawsuits, CBC reports

The Government of Canada allowed at least 70 potential sponsors to apply to its Parents and Grandparents Program in exchange for dropping two lawsuits related to the program’s controversial expression of interest intake in January, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is reporting.  The settlement was done in secret and involved a non-disclosure agreement, CBC reports. Immigration, […]

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Canada invites 3,350 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence

A new Express Entry draw held May 29 invited 3,350 candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence.  The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score was 470. Today’s draw was the first all-programs Express Entry invitation round since May 1 and marked a return to a larger number of invitations. All-programs draws involve candidates from the […]

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Manitoba issues new invitations to skilled workers and international graduates

Manitoba invited 196 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in an Expression of Interest draw held May 23.  Of the 196 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) issued, 119 went to candidates in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba Stream, 60 went to Skilled Workers Overseas candidates and 17 were […]

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Alberta invites Express Entry candidates with CRS scores as low as 301

The province of Alberta has invited 197 Express Entry candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 301 to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence.  The draw, which took place through the Alberta Express Entry Stream, was held May 15 and the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) published details of the […]

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New Saskatchewan draws invite Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand candidates

Saskatchewan held new draws through its Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand immigration sub-categories May 22, producing a total of 325 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence.  Of that total, 221 invitations went to Occupation In-Demand candidates and 104 went to candidates in Saskatchewan’s Express Entry sub-category. Both sub-categories are key […]

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Ontario issues new invitations through Express Entry-aligned French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Ontario issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates with eligible French-speaking abilities in a draw held May 22.  The 360 invitations were issued through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)’s French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream, which is one […]

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L’Ontario émet de nouvelles invitations par le biais du volet des travailleurs qualifiés francophones lié à l’Entrée express

Le 22 mai, l’Ontario a émis de nouvelles invitations pour une désignation provinciale pour la résidence permanente canadienne aux candidats Entrée express avec les capacités linguistiques en français éligibles. Les 360 invitations ont été émises par l’entremise du programme ontarien des candidats à l’immigration (POCI) par l’entremise du volet des travailleurs qualifiés francophones, étant l’un […]

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Canada’s 2019 federal election: How could it affect immigration and Express Entry?

Canadians will head to the polls in October to elect a new federal government, which could bring changes to Canada’s current immigration policies.  Canada’s three major political parties — the governing Liberals, the Conservative Party of Canada and the New Democratic Party (NDP) — are all on the record as being in favour of economic […]

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Canada’s immigration policies providing tech sector advantage, Trudeau says

Government efforts to ensure Canada’s tech sector has access to the best international and domestic talent are providing a unique advantage in the global economy, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. An interview with Trudeau kicked off the 2019 Collision Conference in Toronto on May 20, marking the first time the five-year-old gathering of global tech […]

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Canada’s Maritime Provinces experiencing “fastest” population growth in decades

Immigration is helping drive the fastest population growth in decades in Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, says a new report by the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council.   The three provinces, collectively known as Canada’s Maritime provinces, have been the focus of intensive efforts to attract and retain skilled foreign workers and their families […]

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Prince Edward Island issues new invitations to immigration candidates in May 16 draw

Prince Edward Island invited 106 immigration candidates in its Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact categories to apply to the province’s nominee program in a draw held May 16.  The Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) allows the province to nominate a set number of economic immigration candidates who match local labour […]

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Canada invites Express Entry trades candidates with scores as low as 332

The Government of Canada invited 500 Federal Skilled Trades Class candidates with Comprehensive Ranking Scores as low as 332 to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a new Express Entry draw held May 15.  The program-specific draw was the first since September 24, 2018, to target candidates in the Federal Skilled Trades Class, which is […]

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Alberta invites 3,357 Express Entry candidates with CRS scores as low as 300 to apply for provincial nomination

Alberta has released new information showing it held 14 draws through its Express Entry-aligned immigration stream so far in 2019, issuing a total of 3,357 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 300.  Express Entry candidates nominated by the […]

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Canada saw largest employment gain on record in April

Canada had a banner April when it comes to employment, posting the largest one month gain in net jobs on record. Employment rose by 107,000 in April, with notable gains in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and Prince Edward Island. The unexpected jump in employment far surpassed the forecasted increase of around 10,000 net jobs and helped […]

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May 9 Manitoba EOI draw invites skilled workers and international students to apply for provincial nomination

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program issued 170 new invitations to apply for provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in the latest Expression of Interest draw held May 9. Out of the 170 invitations, 15 went to Manitoba immigration candidates with a valid federal Express Entry profile and job seeker validation code. The Express Entry system […]

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