Immigration News & Services

No matter the outcome of the provincial election in Quebec on Monday, current immigration minister Jean Boulet will be leaving that portfolio, says Premier François Legault. In the final days before voters go to the polls, Boulet drew fire when he said during a debate that “80 percent of immigrants go to Montreal, do not

Quebec immigration has conducted a second large Arrima Expression of Interest draw in a month, this time issuing 1,009 invitations targeted at technology, health and education occupations. It follows a week after the French-speaking province issued 1,202 invitations in its largest-ever draw. The latest draw, on September 15, required a minimum score of 563 points

Canada surpassed its original goal this month of resettling 20,000 Afghans and is now doubling down on that humanitarian mission and aims to bring 40,000 of these refugees to safety by the end of the following year. Many Afghans, particularly those who worked closely with Canadian military personnel in Afghanistan, came under the threat of

Ontario has conducted a new Tech Draw, issuing 1,179 Notifications of Interest to Canada immigration candidates through the province’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) draw took place on September 28, with the invited candidates scoring 496 or more Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points. Candidates must submit

Five Canadian provinces – Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Alberta and Saskatchewan – are reportedly saying they will keep detaining migrants in their provincial jails under deals with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), migrants can be and are kept in these provincial jails across Canada even when

With almost a million jobs going begging for a lack of workers to fill them in Canada, employers are desperate for qualified candidates and many are turning to foreign nationals through immigration. “In nearly every Canadian industry and across every sector, a historic labour shortage is hitting companies hard,” noted RBC in a report earlier

British Columbia has conducted a new draw through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program, issuing invitations to at least 260 candidates. The September 27 draw saw invitations issued in five different categories. Skilled workers and international graduates with a minimum score of 100 points received 215 invitations through the BC PNP Tech stream. A draw

Canada has conducted a new Express Entry draw, issuing 3,750 Invitations to Apply. The September 28 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 504 points, 7 lower than the previous draw. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says new applications will be processed in six months following these latest invitations. Candidates have a

Families are being reunited in Canada through the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) in such high numbers that it is almost certain to far exceed its target under the Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024. Under that immigration plan, Ottawa was hoping to bring in 25,000 parents and grandparents to the country under the PGP this year

British Columbia will temporarily shut down online registration for its Skills Immigration (SI) category starting in mid-October as it switches to using the latest National Occupational Classification (NOC) system. That category of programs targets skilled and semi-skilled workers in high-demand occupations in the West Coast province and is further divided into five components: Skilled Workers;

Nova Scotia is ending its deal with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to house detainees under the country’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) in provincial jails. The move comes on the heels of a similar decision by British Columbia, making Nova Scotia only the second province in Canada to take steps to stop

The unprecedented wave of retirements by Baby Boomers from the Canadian labour force is causing massive headaches for business owners and great opportunities for economic immigration. “The working-age population (persons aged 15 to 64) has never been older,” says Statistics Canada.   “More than one in five persons, 21.8 per cent, in this population is

Quebec immigration has conducted the largest draw in the history of the Arrima Expression of Interest system, issuing 1,202 invitations. The September 8 draw was also rare in that it had no requirements other than a minimum score of 620 in the Quebec Expression of Interest points system. Quebec has usually favoured draws targeting candidates

Canada’s immigration minister has announced a change to the Express Entry system aimed at allowing more doctors to become permanent residents. The change introduces an important exemption for physicians who were previously seen as self-employed and therefore could not qualify for Express Entry. The move is designed to help doctors already in Canada and working