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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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will now provide some Canadian permanent residence applicants with processing times that are forward-looking, rather than estimations based on historical data. The introduction of projected times will replace historical processing times for some applications received on or after July 31, 2018. In a press release published on August 9, 2018, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship […]
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Nova Scotia’s new Labour Market Priorities Stream issued its first invitations Wednesday, targeting Express Entry candidates with eligible work experience as early childhood educators and assistants. A total of 314 invitations were issued to eligible candidates in the federal Express Entry pool with at least two years of work experience in National Occupational Classification (NOC) […]
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A new Express Entry draw held August 8 has issued a total of 3,750 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System score of at least 440. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in today’s draw marks the second time this year that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada […]
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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Updates to Quebec’s Areas of Training List are giving a new edge to foreign degrees in actuarial science, information management and early childhood education, among others. The Areas of Training List provides the number of points awarded for specified foreign and Quebec university, college and secondary-level vocational degrees […]
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La mise à jour de la liste des domaines de formation du Québec donne une nouvelle forme aux diplômes étrangers en science actuarielle, gestion de l’information et éducateurs spécialisés en petite enfance parmi d’autres domaines. La liste des domaines de formation accorde des points en fonction des diplômes étrangers spécifiques, ceux des universités Québécoises, d’études […]
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Two-thirds of Canadians believe the current influx of asylum seekers into Canada is a “crisis” and that could have political repercussions for Canada’s Liberal government and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, says a new poll by the Angus Reid Institute. Since January 2017, roughly 30,000 people have claimed asylum in Canada by crossing its border with […]
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The Government of Canada is increasing the number of applications that it will accept for processing this year under its parents and grandparents sponsorship program, from 10,000 to 17,000. The update was issued Thursday via Ministerial Instruction from Canada’s Immigration Minister, Ahmed Hussen. The news follows an announcement by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) […]
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The Atlantic Canada province of Nova Scotia will issue invitations to Express Entry candidates with work experience as early childhood educators and assistants on August 8 through its new Labour Market Priorities Stream. In an announcement published August 2, Nova Scotia said eligible Express Entry candidates with a minimum of two years work experience in […]
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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Quebec released new information Wednesday that details how candidates in its new skilled worker Expression of Interest bank will be organized and ranked. A key innovation is the fact the ranking system takes into consideration work experience in the United States, making Quebec’s the only immigration system in […]
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Le Québec a dévoilé de nouvelles informations Mercredi détaillant comment les candidats dans la nouvelle Banque de Déclaration d’Intérêt seront organisés puis classés. Le système de classement prend en compte l’expérience professionnelle obtenue au Etats-Unis, faisant du système d’immigration du Québec le seul comptant l’expérience professionnelle des Etats-Unis au moment de classer les candidats. Les […]
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The Government of Saskatchewan has announced the dates for the next two Expression of Interest draws for entrepreneurs, which are scheduled to take place September 19 and November 21, 2018. Foreign entrepreneurs interested in immigrating to Saskatchewan through its Entrepreneur sub-category are required to register in the SINP’s online application system and complete an EOI profile. […]
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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The province of Quebec has announced the new quotas and application intake periods for its Investor, Entrepreneur and Self-Employed Worker immigration programs. The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program will open from September 10, 2018, to March 15, 2019, to 1,500 applications. This number includes a quota of 1,235 applications […]
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