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Many visitors who entered Canada through the expedited visitor visa pathway have applied to stay here as asylum seekers. This has been said to reflect, among other things, the pent-up demand for asylum created during COVID-19, when the Canadian border was closed to newcomers. About 152,400 visas were issued under the time-limited program as of

Manitoba recently conducted a draw under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program, issuing a total of 327 letters of advice to apply (LAAs). This draw, which took place on April 24, distributed LAAs across three MPNP streams. Among the recipients, 203 LAAs were granted to Skilled Workers in Manitoba candidates who had completed post-secondary studies in

Quebec Premier François Legault’s fears of the French language losing ground in the province were bolstered this month by a report which reveals the number of complaints to the Office de la Langue Française more than tripled in five years. Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government has been limiting immigration to the province due to worries the

Are you a candidate with skills and qualifications in one of Canada’s 82 jobs for occupation-specific Express Entry draws? We want to help you move to Canada.   Please submit your CV here. Canada has conducted a French language proficiency Express Entry draw, issuing 1,400 Invitations to Apply (ITAs). The April 24 draw saw a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score

Quebec immigration has issued 1,036 Canada immigration invitations to apply in a new draw through the Arrima Expression of Interest system. The April 11 draw targeted three different groups of candidates, with April 8 listed as the date of extraction from the Arrima bank. In the first group, candidates in skilled trades jobs needed a

Are you a candidate with skills and qualifications in one of Canada’s 82 jobs for occupation-specific Express Entry draws? We want to help you move to Canada.   Please submit your CV here.   Canada has conducted an all-program Express Entry draw, issuing 2,095 Invitations to Apply (ITAs).    The April 23 draw saw a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of

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In the wake of the provinces ending the incarceration of asylum seekers in their jails, Canada’s federal government has announced it may start holding these migrants in Canada in federal penitentiaries. “The government proposes to introduce amendments to the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) to enable the

Canada welcomed three per cent more parents and grandparents as new permanent residents in February than it had the previous month but the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) is still off to a sluggish start this year. The latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals 1,895 parents and grandparents arrived under the PGP in the second month of

Canada is aiming to streamline foreign credential recognition for construction workers as part of a funding package introduced in the federal budget. The 2024 budget is putting major focus on the need to boost Canada’s housing supply by providing measures and funding for getting more skilled trades workers to contribute toward that aim. Delivered by

Prince Edward Island has issued invitations to apply to 82 skilled worker Canada immigration candidates in a new provincial draw. The April 18 draw saw invitations issued through the Labour Impact and Express Entry Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) stream. Invitations were issued to individuals working in the Healthcare, Manufacturing, Construction, and

Canada’s prioritization of francophone economic immigrants is causing higher-ranking Express Entry candidates to be bypassed in the selection process. To pick the French-speaking applicants, the federal government has to reach deeper into the pool of immigration candidates, which reduces the cutoff score for entry in this category compared to others. “What’s the objective here? If

Start-Up Visa (SUV) entrepreneur immigration to Canada softened somewhat in February from its blisteringly-fast pace in January. The number of new permanent residents arriving to the country dropped by 14.3 per cent month over month, the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals. That’s a drop in immigrant entrepreneur immigration that’s almost lock-in

Canada is planning to add more agriculture and food processing jobs to a simplified Temporary Foreign Worker Program set to be rolled out next year, the Toronto Star has reported. A federal government proposal seen by the newspaper says the updated program will include better protections for migrant workers, such as allowing them to change

A Quebec employers’ group says a reduction in temporary workers will have negative impact on businesses. Karl Blackburn, president and CEO of the Conseil du patronat du Québec, called the situation “deplorable,” denying an overpopulation of temporary workers, who are instead “working in our businesses producing goods and services.” Their numbers, he said, reflect the

Prince Edward Island (PEI) has found success in filling its labor shortage in nursing with overseas workers, recruiting more than 100 new hires in the field. The province has recruited 11 new internationally educated health workers and 96 nurses trained abroad, as per Health PEI. They agency’s director of talent management, Ryan White, said that