Ontario open and closed applications in 25 minutes to international students with job offers seeking provincial nominations for permanent residence. Sources say the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream was opened and closed between 10:00 a.m. and 10:25 a.m. EST. Ontario says that registration for the stream is now closed until further notice. Original story […]
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Lebanese immigration to Canada began in 1882. There are now an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 people of Lebanese origin living in Canada, according to the Canadian government. Over the past five years, about 1,800 Lebanese citizens have immigrated to Canada each year. The main way for Lebanese nationals to immigrate to Canada is as skilled […]
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L’immigration des Libanais au Canada a débuté en 1882. Selon le gouvernement canadien, entre 200 000 et 400 000 personnes d’origine libanaise vivent aujourd’hui au Canada. Au cours des cinq dernières années, environ 1 800 citoyens libanais ont immigré au Canada chaque année. La principale façon pour les ressortissants libanais d’immigrer au Canada est d’arriver en tant que […]
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Canada’s immigration department is now accepting online applications for work permits under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIP) program. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) started accepting applications for AIP work permits as of today, August 17. Paper applications will be accepted until September 1, 2020. The AIP offers a pathway to permanent residence for foreign […]
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“What if my visa gets cancelled?” “What if I lose my job and health insurance?” Those are the messages on nine billboards around Silicon Valley, the hub of innovation and technology in the San Francisco Bay Area of Southern California—and a Canadian company is behind them. Communitech is using this ad campaign to target foreign […]
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Canadians who have been separated from their foreign national loved ones for an extended period of time are mounting pressure on the federal government to take action. The coronavirus outbreak is highlighting issues in the spousal and common-law sponsorship program that existed before the pandemic. Temporary Resident Visas (TRV) are often denied for spousal sponsorship […]
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Canada is establishing an immigration task force in support of Lebanon. Canada’s Minister of Immigration and the Minister of Foreign Affairs issued a statement indicating that the task force will assist those affected by last week’s tragic events in Beirut. The purpose of the task force is to “support the delivery of consular services, and […]
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Another 533 Canadian-immigration hopefuls have received invitations to apply for a provincial nomination from Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) held its latest invitation round on August 14. Candidates were invited from the International Skilled Worker category through two subcategories: Express Entry, and Occupations In-Demand. The number of invitations fell short of being the […]
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La ministre de l’Immigration de la province, Nadine Girault, a annoncé aujourd’hui qu’un nouveau programme d’immigration sera disponible pour les demandeurs d’asile qui ont amené une aide dans le domaine des soins de santé pendant la pandémie de coronavirus. Le programme spécial pour les demandeurs d’asile pendant la COVID-19 est accessible aux personnes admissibles qui […]
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The pandemic has hit all of us hard. It is not easy to shift to a “new normal”, where everyone is staying home, or wearing masks. Front-line workers especially, work very hard in keeping us all safe. It is for that reason that Canada decided to provide a pathway to permanent residence to asylum claimants […]
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Quebec is thanking its “guardian angels” by providing them with a pathway to permanent residence. The province’s immigration minister Nadine Girault has just announced that a new immigration program will be available to asylum seekers who have provided health care assistance during the coronavirus pandemic. The Special Program for Asylum Seekers During COVID-19 is available to […]
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Manitoba held its largest draw of the year, inviting 253 candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on August 13. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) invited skilled workers and international student graduates through three immigration streams: Skilled Workers in Manitoba, Skilled Workers Overseas and International Education streams. The invitations, also known as Letters of […]
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Self-employed individuals have the possibility of becoming permanent residents in Canada, based on their work experience, and their intention to continue working for themselves. Canada’s Federal Self-Employed Persons Program allows eligible individuals who have relevant experience in athletics, arts and culture to apply for Canadian permanent residence. The program is aimed at a wide range […]
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Canadian parents automatically pass on citizenship to their children, no matter where they’re born. At least one biological or legal parent needs to be Canadian at the time of the baby’s birth. If you can prove your citizenship status to the Canadian government your children will benefit from the perks that come with being Canadian, and […]
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English language testing is now more readily available for those who want to submit a Canadian immigration application. The two English language tests recognized by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) are the IELTS General Training and the CELPIP. Candidates need to complete either exam in order to submit an Express Entry profile or apply […]
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B.C. recently raised the price to apply for the Skills Immigration stream, but it is still not the most expensive program in Canada. It now costs $1,150 to apply for the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Skills Immigration stream, which is up from the $700 that it cost before. B.C. says the fee […]
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British Columbia invited 52 immigration candidates with a job offer in the province’s technology sector to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence on August 11. The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech Pilot draw held today issued invitations to candidates under the Express Entry BC and Skills immigration categories. Selected candidates […]
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Canada is seeing some economic recovery as coronavirus restrictions ease throughout the country. About 55 per cent of the 3 million jobs lost since April were recouped as of July, according to the Labour Force Survey. About 419,000 jobs were added in July, a 2.4 per cent increase over the previous month. The growth was […]
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Québec is holding online recruitment campaigns targeting foreign workers to help employers in the province fill labour shortages and support the province’s post-pandemic economic recovery. The planned recruitment initiatives called the Journées Québec (Québec Days) are led by the Ministère de l’Immigration du Québec, with the support of its network of representatives in various locations […]
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Canada welcomed nearly 19,200 new permanent residents in June 2020. This was revealed in new Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data released today. Canada’s June permanent resident (PR) intake was much stronger than the 11,000 newcomers welcomed by Canada in May and the 4,000 who gained PR in April. It was also Canada’s highest […]
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If you’re looking to come to Canada from the U.S., make sure you know what you need to do beforehand and which port of entries are currently open. In March, Canada put in place travel restriction measures to slow the spread of COVID-19. Canada and the U.S. also announced an unprecedented border closure between the […]
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Canada has listed “tutors” as immediate family members, causing confusion for people who are only familiar with the word being used in academia. In Canada, many people think of “tutors” as people who help students study a particular subject. However, the Government of Canada groups them in with “guardians” under the list of family members […]
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Canada will have to continue supporting immigration if coronavirus is going to lower already-declining fertility rates. Coronavirus is expected to affect fertility differently depending on regional income levels, according to an editorial in Science magazine. High-income countries, such as Canada, are expected to see fewer newborns as a result of the pandemic, thus an older […]
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British Columbia issued invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence to Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC candidates on August 7. A total of 437 invitations were issued in the Skilled Worker, International Graduate, and Entry Level and Semi-Skilled Worker categories of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The minimum […]
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Compared to major Western countries, Canada has one of the highest percentages of immigrants who obtain citizenship. Citizenship refers to a person’s legal status. Canadian citizenship can be obtained either by birth or by a process called “naturalization”. Immigrants who come and settle in Canada and meet certain criteria may be eligible to apply for […]
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