La province du Québec a annoncé de nouveaux quotas et de nouvelles dates d’acceptation de demandes pour les programmes concernant les Investisseurs, Entrepreneurs et Travailleurs Autonomes pour le Québec. Le programme des Immigrants Investisseurs du Québec (PIIQ), acceptera de nouvelles demandes entre le 10 septembre 2018 et le 15 mars 2019, avec un quota de […]

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A new survey has crowned Oakville, Ontario, as 2018’s best Canadian city for immigrants. The survey by the online magazine Moneysense put Oakville ahead of nearby Toronto, which is widely considered the destination of choice for most newcomers to Canada. Toronto ranked fifth in the Best Places to Live for New Canadians category, one of several […]

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The Government of Canada says it will begin issuing additional invitations today to potential sponsors of parents and grandparents who submitted an Interest to Sponsor form earlier this year. The new invitations follow a first round of invitations that went out in March. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says it is aiming to receive […]

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The province of Newfoundland and Labrador unveiled two new immigration categories for entrepreneurs on July 30, including one geared toward international graduates from two of the province’s main post-secondary institutions. The International Graduate Entrepreneur Category is open to graduates of Memorial University and College of the North Atlantic who have a Post-Graduation Work Permit and […]

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Starting July 31, fingerprints and a photo will become mandatory for many people from Europe, the Middle East and Africa applying for a Canadian visitor visa, work or study permit, permanent residence or asylum in Canada. Known as biometrics, the fingerprints and photo will be required for identification purposes. This requirement will be extended to […]

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Toronto led cities in both Canada and the United States in the number of tech jobs created between 2012 and 2017, outpacing traditional tech hubs like the San Francisco Bay Area, a new study shows. More than 82,000 tech jobs were created in Toronto during the five-year period, roughly 4,300 more than the number of […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. While it’s not yet known how Quebec Skilled Worker Program candidates will be ranked under the new Expression of Interest system that could take effect as early as August 2, a variation on the program’s current points grid will continue to determine their eligibility for a Quebec Selection […]

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Afin de vous aider à déterminer votre éligibilité potentielle, CanadaVisa a créé une calculatrice pour calculer vos points pour le Programme Régulier des Travailleurs Qualifiés. Bien que nous ne sachions pas encore comment les candidats du Programme Régulier des Travailleurs Qualifiés seront classés sous le nouveau système de Déclaration d’Intérêt qui pourrait entrer en vigueur […]

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The Government of Canada issued 3,750 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a new Express Entry draw held on Wednesday, July 25. The Comprehensive Ranking System cut-off score for this invitation round was 441. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in today’s draw is one point lower than the last invitation round […]

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This is a summary of Canadian immigration news that took place over the past week. Our Canadian immigration news briefs keep you up informed on the latest Canadian immigration news. These articles are shared across all our social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+ and LinkedIn. Make sure to follow us on our social media […]

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The Atlantic Canada province of New Brunswick has updated the priority occupations list for its Express Entry Labour Market Stream. The occupations list for the Express Entry New Brunswick Labour Market Stream continues to target Information and Communications Technology workers, among others. The updated list includes 19 occupations, nine of which are new additions: Occupation NOC Senior […]

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The Atlantic Canada province of Prince Edward Island has issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to candidates in its Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact categories. A total of 75 invitations were issued to candidates in the Express Entry and Labour Impact categories and 50 invitations were issued through the Business Impact […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Quebec has published more details about its new Expression of Interest system, which will manage the profiles of eligible Quebec Skilled Worker Program candidates. The new Expression of Interest (EOI) system will replace Quebec’s current first-come, first-served application process for its Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP). Under the […]

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Le Québec a dévoilé aujourd’hui de nouveaux détails sur son nouveau système de déclaration d’intérêt, qui servira à gérer les profils des candidats éligibles au Programme Régulier des travailleurs qualifiés du Québec. Le nouveau système de déclaration d’intérêt (DI) du Québec fonctionnera un peu comme le système fédéral d’Entrée Express, qui gère le bassin de […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Significant changes to Quebec’s Immigrant Investor, Entrepreneur and Self-Employed Worker programs are due to take effect August 2. Among the modifications are new or higher capital investment requirements for all three programs. Candidates for Quebec’s popular Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) will now have to meet higher net asset […]

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Les candidats intéressés au très populaire programme des Immigrants Investisseurs du Québec (PIIQ) devront répondre à des exigences plus élevées en matière d’actif net et d’investissement, qui atteignent désormais 2 millions $ CAN et 1,2 million $ CAN, respectivement. Les exigences antérieures étaient de 1,6 $ million CAN et un investissement de 800 000 $ CAN. […]

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Today marks the first day of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program’s new Expression of Interest system for its Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand sub-categories. The move to an Expression of Interest (EOI) system brings an end to the first-come, first-served model that Saskatchewan had used for these two International Skilled Worker sub-categories, which shut the […]

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There were 462,000 job vacancies across Canada in the first quarter of 2018, with Quebec reporting the largest year-over-year increase for the three-month period, according to new figures from Statistics Canada. Job vacancies in Quebec were up by 25,000 in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 37 per cent over the first three […]

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The Government of Canada has invited 3,750 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a draw held on July 11. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score for this draw was 442. Today’s minimum score is the same as the previous invitation round on June 25 and the 3,750 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) […]

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The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program is moving away from a first-come, first-served application model for its Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand sub-categories and will adopt an Expression of Interest system effective July 16. The new process means the first step toward being considered for either of the two International Skilled Worker sub-categories will be to create […]

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The Government of Canada is increasing the number of skilled immigrants and their family members who can obtain permanent residence through the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program this year by 500, bringing the 2018 allotment to 2,500. Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Ahmed Hussen, announced the increase Tuesday after a meeting with the premiers […]

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Manitoba invited 132 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination July 9 in its second Expression of Interest draw in three days. Once again, the minimum ranking score was 519 — the lowest score yet for Manitoba’s Express Entry sub-stream. The 132 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA) issued through Manitoba’s Express Entry-linked Skilled […]

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Canada refused more than a quarter of all temporary resident visa applications in 2017 — and 30 per cent in the first three months of 2018, the Globe and Mail newspaper is reporting. The report, published July 8, is based on data obtained by the Globe and Mail from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) […]

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Manitoba reduced the cut-off ranking score for Express Entry candidates to its lowest point yet in a new draw from its Expression of Interest pool on July 6. The cut-off score of 519 was 26 points lower than the previous low of 545 on March 13. Manitoba’s Expression of Interest (EOI) system has a unique […]

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The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program’s Express Entry sub-category has now closed, after opening for nearly a day to 500 new applications. The International Skilled Worker — Express Entry-aligned sub-category opened in the afternoon of Thursday, July 5 —on a first-come, first-served basis — to candidates who had been accepted in the federal Express Entry pool […]

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