A Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) and a temporary work permit must be obtained before a foreign national can begin working for a Canadian employer under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). The TFWP allows Canadian employers to address genuine labour shortages that have been corroborated by the federal government. LMIAs confirm that an employer has taken the required […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. International students are being invited to fill spaces in the classroom and skilled workers are being sought to populate the staff of Ontario’s first francophone university. Opening in Toronto in September 2021, the Université de l’Ontario français will offer programs in human plurality, globalized economy, urban environments, and […]

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La première université de langue française de l’Ontario, qui ouvrira ses portes en septembre 2021 à Toronto, invite les étudiants étrangers à prendre place dans les salles de classe et les travailleurs qualifiés à se joindre au personnel. L’Université de L’Ontario français (L’UOF) offrira des programmes dans les domaines de la pluralité humaine, de l’économie […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Quebec unveiled a new online website aimed at providing information about teacher training to foreigners and Canadians in hopes of attracting workers in the field of education. The announcement was made on January 22 by Jean-François Roberge, Quebec’s Minister of […]

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Dans l’espoir d’attirer des travailleurs dans le domaine de l’éducation, le ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur du Québec a dévoilé une vitrine en ligne visant à fournir aux étrangers et aux Canadiens des informations sur la profession d’enseignant. L’annonce a été faite le 22 janvier par Jean-François Roberge, ministre de l’Éducation et de […]

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Express Entry candidates may have received invitations to apply for a provincial nomination from Alberta on January 9. Alberta issued 150 invitations, or Notifications of Interest (NOIs), to candidates in the federal Express Entry Pool. Candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores as low as 350 were given NOIs. The Alberta Express Entry Stream allows […]

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The Government of Canada issued 3,400 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates in a draw held January 22. The cut-off Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in today’s draw was 471, a reduction of 2 points over the minimum score in the previous Express Entry draw held January 8. Immigration, Refugees […]

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For the fifth year in a row, people from around the world named Canada as the top country for quality of life. Out of the countries surveyed, Canada ranked number one overall for being politically stable, number two for having a good job market, and number four for having a well-developed public education system. Global […]

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Prince Edward Island issued invitations to immigration candidates in a draw held January 16. This is PEI’s first draw of the year. The PEI Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) issued a total of 123 invitations to candidates in the Express Entry, Labour Impact, and Business Impact categories. The 110 candidates invited through the Express Entry […]

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Skilled workers both in Manitoba and abroad, as well as international student graduates, were invited to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence on January 17. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) issued a total of 249 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) to candidates in the following three streams: Skilled Workers in Manitoba;Skilled […]

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Countries across the western world, whether Japan or Germany, Australia or Austria, need more immigrants to help offset the negative economic impacts of their aging populations and low birth rates. Anti-immigrant sentiment, however, has grown in prominence throughout much of the western world in recent years. There are concerns that welcoming immigrants hurts the economy […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The bilingual city of Moncton, New Brunswick is hosting a job fair for immigrants in hopes of connecting international talent with local employers on January 24. International students, newcomers, and prospective immigrants are invited to explore employment options in the fields of IT, finance, insurance, customer service, health, […]

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Les étudiants étrangers, les nouveaux arrivants et les immigrants potentiels sont invités à explorer les possibilités d’emploi dans les domaines des TI, des finances, des assurances, du service à la clientèle, des services de santé et d’accueil ainsi que de la fabrication. « L’an dernier seulement, nous avons pourvu 117 postes et nous cherchons à augmenter […]

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Since the news got out that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are stepping back from senior royal duties and making Canada — at least for now— their part-time home, immigration experts have been puzzling over the question: Would the Duke and Duchess of Sussex qualify for Canadian permanent residence? Several news outlets have looked at […]

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Ontario has conducted a Tech Draw on January 15 inviting 954 Express Entry candidates with eligible work experience to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. Those who received a Notification of Interest (NOI) in the January 15 draw had Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores between 460 and 472. The province […]

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The high demand for tech talent in Canada is rolling into 2020 as experts start to predict the sector’s outlook for the new year. Shortages in the technology sector labour market have prompted immigration programs in British Columbia and Ontario to step up recruiting efforts. In 2019 the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) extended […]

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Fifty-seven Canadians lost their lives after an airplane was shot down outside of Tehran last week.  [Read more…]

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Since a 2012 reform to Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), Canada’s immigration minister has had the legal authority to introduce new economic class pilot programs to welcome immigrants that can help address economic and labour force priority areas across the country. Other than one exception, every new federal economic class program since that […]

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The latest two Saskatchewan selection rounds were broken up by only a weekend. On Monday, January 13, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) issued another 234 invitations to candidates in the province’s Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand streams. Friday’s round was slightly higher, sending out a total of 308 invitations to candidates in the same […]

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Ontario and Quebec led the provinces in employment gains last month, according to Statistics Canada’s latest Labour Force Survey. There were 57,000 more employees in Canada’s private sector in December, which offset November’s decline of a similar size. “Employment increased in accommodation and food services and in construction, while it was little changed in the […]

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Four years ago Tareq Hadhad came to Antigonish, Nova Scotia, as a Syrian refugee, and next week he will officially become a Canadian citizen— something he calls “a great honour.” The ceremony will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia on January 15— a two-hour drive from where the Hadhad family set up their now-successful chocolate […]

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Saskatchewan invited 308 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in its latest draw on January 9. This is the first draw of the year for the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). Invitations went to candidates in both the Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand streams. Candidates did not need a job offer to be […]

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Ontario issued its first Express Entry-linked invitations of the new year on Friday, inviting 242 candidates to apply for a nomination for Canadian permanent residence through its French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream.  The stream is one of three Ontario immigration pathways that are aligned with the Express Entry system, which is Canada’s main source of skilled […]

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Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. A total of 305 candidates for Quebec immigration have been invited over two Arrima draws in December. In the latest draw on December 17, 2019, a total of 220 invitations went to candidates who submitted their application under Quebec’s Regular Skilled Worker Program. These candidates were either except […]

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Le ministre de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) a invité 305 personnes à lui présenter une demande de sélection dans le cadre du Programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés du Québec (PRTQ) lors de deux exercices d’invitations tenus au mois de décembre. Le 17 décembre 2019, un total de 220 invitations ont été […]

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