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CanadaVisa News Briefs | Mid-May

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. • Atlantic Immigration […]

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Immigration, improved labour market participation of Canadians ‘best path’ to future prosperity, new study says

Immigration combined with efforts to improve the participation of under-represented groups in Canada’s labour force is “the best path” for ensuring the country’s economic growth and high living standards over the next 20 years, says a new Conference Board of Canada study.   Titled Can’t Go It Alone: Immigration is Key to Canada’s Growth Strategy, the […]

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Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program giving rural communities a new lease on life

In 1996, the Manitoba community of Steinbach had a population of 8,478 people, a number that has now almost doubled thanks in large part to the province’s immigrant nominee program.   This and other successes of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) were touted recently in an article by the province’s Minister of Education and Training, […]

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The race is now on to apply to Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program

The Government of Canada has finished issuing invitations to potential sponsors to its Parents and Grandparents Program — and those invited now have less than 60 days to submit a complete application.  Known as the PGP, the program allows eligible Canadian citizens and permanent residents over the age of 18 to sponsor their parents and/or […]

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Saskatchewan invites Express Entry, Occupation In-Demand candidates with specific work experience

Saskatchewan invited 202 candidates with work experience in seven occupations to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence on May 1.  The draws through the province’s Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand immigration sub-categories targeted candidates with work experience in the following occupations. NOC refers to the profession’s code under Canada’s National Occupational Classification: NOC Occupation […]

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CanadaVisa News Briefs | Early May

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. • Saskatchewan issues […]

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Minimum score drops again in latest draw from Canada’s Express Entry pool

The Government of Canada invited 3,350 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a draw held May 1.  The cut-off score in today’s draw was 450, which is one point lower than the minimum score in the previous draw on April 17, which was 451. This is the fourth time that the […]

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Ontario reopens Masters Graduate Stream

Ontario reopened its Masters Graduate Stream to new registrations April 30 and quickly reached its limit. The Masters Graduate Stream gives international graduates with an eligible Ontario master’s degree the opportunity to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. The stream is popular because it does not require a job offer from an […]

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Canadian public opinion on immigration, refugees ‘remarkably steady’, new survey finds

A majority of Canadians continue to hold positive views on key aspects of immigration and few see immigrants and refugees as a pressing national concern, a new Environics Institute survey has found. The findings of the public opinion research institute’s Spring 2019 Focus Canada survey found that Canadians’ views on immigration and refugees have “held […]

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CanadaVisa News Briefs | Late April

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. • New BC […]

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New study finds immigrant-owned businesses created ‘disproportionate’ number of jobs in Canada

Immigrant-owned businesses were responsible for what a new Statistics Canada study says was a “disproportionate share of net job creation” between 2003 and 2013 compared to businesses with Canadian-born owners.   The study distinguished private incorporated businesses owned by immigrants who entered Canada since 1980 from firms with Canadian-born owners.  Businesses owned by immigrants accounted for […]

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Manitoba issues new invitations to immigration candidates in three MPNP streams

The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program issued new invitations to apply for a nomination for Canadian permanent residence in a draw held April 25.  Known as the MPNP, the program allows Manitoba to nominate a set number of economic immigration candidates each year through a variety of streams designed to address specific labour market needs in […]

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Is your occupation in demand in Canada?

Immigration candidates with work experience in any skilled occupation may be invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence through Canada’s Express Entry system, but experience in a specific line of work can be an advantage at the provincial level.  Canada has both federal and provincial economic immigration pathways, each with its own unique work experience […]

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IRCC now inviting interested sponsors to apply to Parents and Grandparents Program

The Government of Canada is now issuing invitations to apply to its Parents and Grandparents Program.  Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents over the age of 18 to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents for Canadian permanent residence. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said invitations are being issued in the […]

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Prince Edward Island issues 130 invitations in April 18 draw

Prince Edward Island issued new invitations to Express Entry candidates and others in a draw held April 18.  Prince Edward Island, or PEI, holds monthly draws for immigration candidates who have submitted an Expression of Interest to its immigrant nominee program, the PEI PNP. A total of 130 invitations were issued to candidates in PEI’s […]

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Ontario provides new details of proposed nominee program changes

Ontario has released new details of proposed changes to a number of key Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program streams.  The changes touch on existing Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) streams and do not detail the new stream for foreign tech workers or the new smaller communities pilot announced in the province’s 2019 budget last week. Two […]

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10 Canadian tech startups that are hiring right now

Looking for work in Canada’s thriving tech start-up scene?  The Toronto-based MaRS innovation hub has published a list of high-growth Canadian startups with current job openings. Nine of the 10 companies listed here are located in Toronto, where tech job growth has outpaced San Francisco in recent years. DROP Location: Toronto In their own words: […]

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This Ontario city has Canada’s lowest unemployment rate

The unemployment rate in Guelph, Ontario, was the lowest in Canada once again last month, maintaining a trend that’s attracting an increasing number of immigrants to the so-called “Royal City.”   Located 100 kilometres west of Toronto, the city of nearly 132,000 people had an unemployment rate of just 2.2 per cent last month — the […]

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New Express Entry draw issues 3,350 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence

Canada has invited 3,350 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a new draw held April 17.  The cut-off score in today’s draw was 451. The Express Entry system manages the pool of candidates for three of Canada’s main federal economic immigration programs — Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class and Canadian Experience Class. […]

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Saskatchewan draws candidates with specific work experience, revises In-Demand Occupations List

The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program broke new ground April 17 with its first Expression of Interest draw for immigration candidates with work experience in specific in-demand occupations.  Three of the four occupations targeted were new additions to Saskatchewan’s In-demand Occupations List, which the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) updated on April 4. Work experience in […]

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New OINP tech stream, smaller communities immigration pilot reflect ‘immediate labour needs,’ Ontario says

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici.  The creation of a dedicated Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program stream for technology workers responds to “immediate labour needs” that have to be filled, the Ontario government says.    The government’s new budget announced four major updates to the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) that include the new […]

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Nouveau volet pour le secteur technologique du POCI, programme d’immigration pilote pour les petites communautés devraient refléter le besoin de main d’œuvre immédiat, stipule l’Ontario

La création d’un volet spécialisé dans le cadre du programme ontarien des candidats à l’immigration pour les travailleurs du secteur technologique répond aux « besoins immédiats de main d’œuvre » devant être comblés, stipule le gouvernement de l’Ontario. Le nouveau budget du gouvernement annonce 4 mises à jour importantes dans le cadre programme ontarien des […]

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Express Entry candidates issued invitations in April 11 Manitoba draw

Manitoba issued 403 invitations to immigration candidates in a draw held April 11 through its Skilled Workers Overseas stream.  The Skilled Workers Overseas stream is a key component of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP), which allows the province to nominate a set number of economic immigration candidates for Canadian permanent residence each year. The […]

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Ontario announces new foreign tech worker stream and immigration pilot for smaller communities

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici.  Ontario will create a new immigration stream for tech workers and a new immigration pilot initiative with the goal of attracting highly skilled immigrants to smaller communities around the province, the province’s government announced April 11 in its 2019 budget.  The initiatives are among four immigration-focused priorities […]

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