The entrepreneurial landscape in Canada is growing increasingly diverse thanks to immigrants, a new study by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) shows. Newcomers to Canada are more likely to start a business that grows more quickly and creates more net jobs per enterprise than the Canadian-born population, according to the study. The BDC […]
The post Immigrants more likely to start a business and create jobs than those born in Canada first appeared on CIC News.
British Columbia and Newfoundland led Canada’s provinces in employment gains in October, Statistics Canada’s new Labour Force Survey reports. Canada added 443,000 new jobs in the 12 months spanning October 2018 to October 2019, led by gains in full-time work, Statistics Canada said. Overall employment dropped slightly in October, as Canada shed 1,800 net jobs, […]
The post Employment rose in B.C. and Newfoundland last month, new Labour Force Survey shows first appeared on CIC News.
Manitoba invited 180 skilled workers, international student graduates and Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in a new draw held November 7. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) periodically invites candidates from its Skilled Worker in Manitoba, Skilled Worker Overseas and International Education immigration pathways to apply for […]
The post Manitoba draw brings 180 applicants one step closer to permanent residence first appeared on CIC News.
Efforts are afoot in Canada to sponsor 200 asylum seekers caught up in Australia’s controversial off-shore detention centres. [Read more…] © 2019 CICNews All Rights Reserved
The post David’s Blog | Canadians pull together to help refugees living in limbo in Australia first appeared on CIC News.
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Foreign students and temporary workers who were already in Quebec on November 1 will not have to meet new eligibility criteria for the Quebec Experience Program, the province’s immigration minister has announced. The reversal comes a day after opposition parties, student groups, foreign workers and foreign students […]
The post Quebec says reforms to popular immigration program won’t affect students, workers already in province first appeared on CIC News.
Les étudiants étrangers et les travailleurs étrangers temporaires qui étaient déjà au Québec le 1er novembre n’auront pas à satisfaire aux nouveaux critères d’admissibilité du Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ), a annoncé le ministre de l’Immigration de la province. Ce volte-face survient un jour après que des partis d’opposition, des groupes d’étudiants, des travailleurs et […]
The post Québec : les réformes d’un populaire programme d’immigration ne toucheront pas les étudiants et les travailleurs déjà dans la province first appeared on CIC News.
A new survey of public opinion on immigration shows the number of Canadians holding positive views of immigration grew between April and October. Since the Environics Institute’s previous Focus Canada survey in April, public disapproval with the statement “overall, there is too much immigration to Canada” rose from 59 per cent to 63 per cent […]
The post Growing majority of Canadians reject idea that Canada accepts too many immigrants first appeared on CIC News.
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. To sustain a strong economy, Quebec needs almost twice as many immigrants as it is currently targeting. In recent years, Canada’s second-largest province has welcomed around 50,000 immigrants annually, ranking second behind Ontario. On a per capita basis, however, Quebec’s newcomer intake ranked sixth among Canada’s provinces […]
The post Quebec needs 80,000 immigrants per year, not 50,000 first appeared on CIC News.
Pour maintenir une économie forte, le Québec a besoin de doubler sa cible d’immigration actuelle. Depuis plusieurs années, la deuxième principale province du Canada accueille environ 50 000 immigrants par année, et se classe ainsi en deuxième position derrière l’Ontario. Toutefois, en ce qui concerne le nombre de nouveaux arrivants qui sont accueillis par habitant, le Québec […]
The post Le Québec devrait accueillir 80 000 immigrants par année, pas 50 000 first appeared on CIC News.
Saskatchewan ended October with another big draw for immigration candidates in its Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand sub-categories. The 858 invitations issued October 31 continued a six-week string of major draws through these popular Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) pathways, neither of which requires a job offer in Saskatchewan or Canadian work experience in order […]
The post Saskatchewan invites 858 Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand candidates first appeared on CIC News.
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Quebec’s Immigration Ministry published its updated Area of Training List on Friday, November 1. The new list replaces the previous Area of Training List that was published August 2, 2018, and the ministry said the updated version applies to all applications submitted before or after November 1. […]
The post Quebec updates Area of Training List first appeared on CIC News.
Le ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) a publié sa liste mise à jour des domaines de formation le vendredi 1er novembre. La nouvelle liste remplace l’ancienne liste des domaines de formation publiée le 2 août 2018, et le ministère a déclaré que la version mise à jour s’applique à toutes les demandes […]
The post Mise à jour de la liste des domaines de formations admissibles au PEQ first appeared on CIC News.
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. International graduates can once again submit applications for a permanent residence selection certificate through the Quebec Experience Program (Programme de l’expérience québécoise, PEQ). Quebec’s Immigration Ministry (MIFI) reopened the PEQ’s graduate stream November 1 after suspending it in July. Temporary foreign workers with eligible work experience in […]
The post Quebec Experience Program reopens for graduate applications first appeared on CIC News.
Les étudiants étrangers diplômés au Québec peuvent à nouveau présenter une demande de sélection permanente au Programme de l’expérience québécoise (PEQ). Le ministère de l’Immigration du Québec (MIFI) a rouvert le volet des diplômés du PEQ le 1er novembre. Ce volet avait été suspendu en juillet. Les travailleurs étrangers temporaires ayant une expérience de travail admissible […]
The post Les diplômés du Québec sont à nouveau admissibles au Programme de l’expérience québécoise first appeared on CIC News.
The processing time for applications to Canada’s Federal Self-Employed Persons Program is now down to 22 months — a major improvement from the seven years it was taking just a few years ago. The Self-Employed Persons Program allows eligible individuals with relevant experience in athletics or arts and culture to apply for Canadian permanent […]
The post Processing time for applications to federal Self-Employed Persons Program now down to 22 months first appeared on CIC News.
Over her lunch break on one of the only Fridays she had to work, Maha Daoud watched the burial of her grandmother in Tunisia from her cell phone in her office at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Daoud had wanted to attend her grandmother’s funeral. She had been a matriarch and a role model for […]
The post ‘I really wanted to be with my mom’: The challenges of grieving from a distance first appeared on CIC News.
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program, which allows investors to obtain Canadian permanent residence with a $1.2 million investment, has been suspended until July 1, 2020. The suspension takes effect Friday, November 1, 2019. Quebec’s Immigration Minister, Simon Jolin-Barrette, attributed the suspension to the fact nearly 20,000 applications […]
The post Quebec suspends immigrant investor program until July 2020 first appeared on CIC News.
Le Programme des investisseurs du Québec, qui permet aux gens d’affaires d’obtenir une résidence permanente au Canada s’ils sont en mesure de faire un investissement de 1,2 million de dollars dans la province, a été suspendu jusqu’au 1er juillet 2020. La suspension entre en vigeur le vendredi 1er novembre 2019. Le ministre de l’Immigration du Québec, […]
The post Québec suspend le programme des immigrants investisseurs jusqu’en juillet 2020 first appeared on CIC News.
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Quebec could admit 44,500 new permanent residents and issue 24,700 new selection certificates in 2020, the province’s immigration ministry announced Wednesday. The majority of new admissions to Quebec in 2020 — 59 per cent — are expected to come through the province’s economic immigration programs, including the […]
The post Quebec could admit up to 44,500 new permanent residents in 2020 first appeared on CIC News.
Le ministère de l’Immigration du Québec a annoncé mercredi que la province pourrait accepter 44 500 nouveaux résidents permanents et émettre 24 700 nouveaux Certificats de sélection en 2020. La majorité des admissions au Québec en 2020 — soit 59 % — devraient provenir des programmes d’immigration économique de la province, y compris le Programme régulier des […]
The post Le Québec pourrait accueillir jusqu’à 44 500 nouveaux résidents permanents en 2020 first appeared on CIC News.
Quebec has introduced major changes to the requirements that international students and those with work experience in Quebec must meet in order to obtain permanent residence. The changes affect the Quebec Experience Program (Programme de l’expérience québécoise, or PEQ). Some changes take effect on November 1, 2019, while others only start in the new year. […]
The post New requirements added to Quebec Experience Program first appeared on CIC News.
The Government of Canada invited 3,900 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence in a new draw held October 30. Today’s draw brings the total number of invitations to apply (ITAs) to 71,700 issued so far this year through Canada’s Express Entry system. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in today’s draw was […]
The post Canada surpasses 70,000 Express Entry invitations this year first appeared on CIC News.
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Starting January 1, 2020, foreign nationals and their family members who wish to settle in Quebec will have to pass a test on democratic values and Quebec values as defined by the province’s Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. Information on the values test was published in […]
The post Quebec to impose a ‘values’ test for immigration candidates first appeared on CIC News.
À compter du 1er janvier 2020, les ressortissants étrangers et les membres de leur famille qui souhaitent s’établir au Québec devront réussir un test sur les valeurs démocratiques et les valeurs québécoises définies par la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne de la province. L’information concernant le test des valeurs a été publiée aujourd’hui […]
The post Québec imposera un test de valeurs aux candidats à l’immigration first appeared on CIC News.
Between 2011 and 2016, Atlantic Canada experienced the weakest population growth in the country. This was due in part to the region’s low intake of immigrants. Population growth is important to promoting the economic growth that is necessary for maintaining high living standards in Atlantic Canada. Recognizing this, the four Atlantic provinces — Newfoundland and […]
The post Atlantic Canada is experiencing an immigration revolution first appeared on CIC News.