The head of one of the main organizations pushing for an immigration pilot for Ontario’s northern regions has provided new details of his vision for the program. Charles Cirtwill, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Policy Institute, detailed a number of key issues that he said the pilot must address in a column […]
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The Government of Canada held its largest Express Entry draw of 2018 on September 5, issuing 3,900 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence. This is the fourth all-program draw in 2018 with a minimum score of 440, which is the lowest Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score drawn in 2018 to date. The tie-break date and time […]
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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program will reopen September 10 for a total of 1,900 applications. This typically popular program is the only provincial immigration stream that allows applicants to obtain permanent residence through a passive investment. This means that candidates are only required to make an investment in […]
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Le programme des immigrants investisseurs du Québec rouvrira le 10 septembre prochain pour un total de 1900 demandes. Ce programme populaire est le seul volet d’immigration provinciale qui permet aux demandeurs d’obtenir la résidence permanente par le biais d’un placement passif. Les candidats doivent faire un investissement au Québec pour une période de 5 ans, […]
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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. A new information portal has been created to help immigration candidates and immigrants to Quebec with questions about getting their foreign credentials recognized for employment in the province. Developed with funding from Quebec’s Immigration Ministry, known as MIDI, qualificationsquebec.com allows users to determine if their profession is regulated […]
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Un nouveau portail d’information a été créé pour les candidats à l’immigration et les immigrants au Québec ayant des questions concernant les modalités de reconnaissance des accréditations étrangères pour pouvoir travailler dans la province. Développé avec le financement du Ministère de l’immigration du Québec, connu sous le nom de MIDI, le portail qualificationsquebec.com permet aux […]
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The Government of Ontario has invited 29 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination through its French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream. The August 30 draw was Ontario’s twelfth through the French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream since the start of June. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has now invited 1,006 Express Entry candidates in 29 draws […]
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It’s been a busy summer for Canada’s Express Entry-linked Provincial Nominee Programs, with developments in Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Ontario leading the way. Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) allow participating Canadian provinces and territories to nominate a set number of immigrants for Canadian permanent residence each year. Each of Canada’s 11 PNPs now has at least […]
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A cornerstone of U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic policies was his pledge to re-negotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, which he has consistently referred to as “one of the worst trade deals in history.” With NAFTA renegotiations having now produced the makings of a bilateral deal between the U.S. and Mexico, the […]
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The CanadaVisa News Briefs provides a summary of Canadian immigration news and updates that you might have missed in recent weeks. Canadian immigration news is shared by the CanadaVisa team across all social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ and LinkedIn. Sign up, follow or like us on of these social media channels to get […]
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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The mayor of Quebec City is calling for an increase in immigration there to address what he says is a ‘dangerous’ shortage of labour. Immigration topped Mayor Régis Labeaume’s newly released list of annual priorities, citing the urgent need to fill 17,000 job vacancies in the Quebec City […]
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Le maire de Québec demande une augmentation du nombre d’immigrants afin de pouvoir répondre à ce qu’il appelle un « dangereux » manque de main-d’œuvre. Le secteur de l’immigration est en première position sur la récente liste annuelle de priorités publiée par Régis Labeaume, citant le besoin urgent de combler les 17,000 postes à pourvoir dans la […]
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The province of Ontario has issued new invitations to immigration candidates through its Express Entry-aligned French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream as well as its Entrepreneur Stream. In an update published August 24, Ontario said it issued 15 Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to Express Entry candidates through the French-Speaking Skilled Worker (FSSW) Stream on August 23 and […]
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The province of Saskatchewan has issued its first invitations to Express Entry candidates through the new Expression of Interest system introduced in July, and revised its In-Demand Occupation List in the process. A total of 466 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination were issued to candidates in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)’s Express Entry sub-category […]
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A new Express Entry draw held August 22 has issued a total of 3,750 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score in this draw was 440. This is the third draw in 2018 to feature a minimum score of 440, which is the lowest CRS score drawn in 2018 […]
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The province of British Columbia nominated 2,350 Express Entry candidates for Canadian permanent residence in 2017, with a notable boost in the number nominated through its EEBC — Skilled Worker category, a new report shows. The new provincial government report on the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) says nominations through its four Express […]
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says it will scrap its controversial randomized selection process for its Parents and Grandparents Program in 2019 and revert to a first-come, first-served approach to inviting interested sponsors to apply. The move was announced August 20 in a news release that also said Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) will accept […]
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لقراءة هذه المقالة باللغة العربية ،قم بزيارة هذه الصفحة. The Government of Canada is warning of a scam by individuals posing as immigration consultants on Facebook. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said a number of Facebook pages are claiming to be those of immigration consultants affiliated with the Government of Canada and promise successful […]
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حذرت الحكومة الكندية من وجود أشخاص على الفيسبوك يقدمون أنفسهم كمستشارين للهجرة. وقد ذكرت شؤون الهجرة واللاجئون والمواطنة الكندية (IRCC) إن عدداً من صفحات الفيسبوك تدعي انها تمثل مستشاري الهجرة المنتسبين إلى الحكومة الكندية وتعدهم بتحقيق الهجرة إلى كندا بنجاح. واكدت ال IRCC أن هذه الصفحات مكتوبة باللغة العربية بشكل أساسي بالاضافة الى أن بعضها […]
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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The new online portal for the Quebec Skilled Worker Program will only be available to users in September, the province’s Immigration Ministry says. Quebec’s Immigration Ministry, MIDI, said in a news release issued August 17 that the new portal, called Arrima, is undergoing final user experience tests and […]
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Le nouveau portail électronique pour le programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés du Québec ne sera disponible pour les utilisateurs qu’au mois de septembre, affirme le Ministère de l’Immigration de la province. Le Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion, aussi connu sous le nom de MIDI, a publié dans un communiqué émis le […]
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The Atlantic Canada province of Prince Edward Island issued new invitations to candidates in its Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact categories in an Expression of Interest draw held August 16. A total of 118 invitations were issued in all three categories, of which 111 went to candidates in Prince Edward Island (PEI)’s Express […]
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A new targeted draw through Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream on August 9 issued 947 invitations to Express Entry candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 350. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program says the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score range for this latest draw was 350 to 439 and those issued Notifications of […]
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Three of Canada’s largest cities — Calgary, Vancouver, and Toronto — continue to rank among the top 10 most liveable cities in the world in The Economist’s latest survey. The three cities are the only North American cities in the top 10 of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)’s 2018 Global Liveability Index. In comparison to the EIU’s […]
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