Immigration News & Services

Canada has issued 2,250 Invitations to Apply in a new all-program Express Entry draw, it’s fourth and largest since resuming after a 19-month hiatus. The August 17 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 525 points, 8 lower than the previous draw. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says new applications following these

Ontario immigration has issued 28 Invitations to Apply in a new draw through the province’s Entrepreneur Stream. The August 16 draw saw ITAs issued to Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) candidates scoring between 138 and 160 points. Candidates who submitted an Expression of Interest by August 8, 2022 were eligible for consideration. Read More Ontario

Entrepreneurs who want to gain permanent residency in Canada under the Start-Up Visa program can pool their resources with up to five of them being owners in the same business. Under the program, a qualifying business has to get a commitment from a designated organization that can be any one of the approved angel funds,

Employment and wages are up throughout Canada as every province struggles with labour market shortages, creating the perfect opportunity for foreign nationals to get jobs and their permanent residency under economic immigration programs. In his latest Regional Labour Market Report Card: Coast-to-Coast Tightness, BMO senior economist Robert Kavcic notes that Canadian employment rose in the

India and China were the two biggest sources of immigrants to Ontario last year as that central Canadian province nominated 9,000 prospective immigrants under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). “In 2021, the province’s nomination allocation from the federal government was 8,350 nominations. An additional 250 nominations were allocated to Ontario through the National Occupational

Businesses are hurting in Canada because employers are not able to bring in skilled workers quickly enough due to the backlog of applications at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), says an association promoting international labour mobility. “There is a real dichotomy between the government’s message (i.e., efforts to attract foreign workers to Canada) and

Saskatchewan has issued 745 Canada immigration invitations in a new Expression of Interest draw through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program. The August 11 draw featured 312 invitations through Saskatchewan’s Occupations In-Demand stream, with a minimum score of 68. The draw also featured 433 invitations through the province’s Express Entry stream, again requiring a minimum score

Manitoba has issued 345 Letters of Advice to Apply to Canada immigration candidates in a new draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The August 11 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 257 LAAs, with the lowest ranked candidates scoring 623 points. International Education Stream candidates received 55

British Columbia has conducted new draws aimed specifically at regions outside Metro Vancouver, issuing at least 163 invitations through multiple streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The August 10 draws were targeted at tech, teaching and health occupations. In the general draw, which included tech occupations, 155 invitations were issued through five BC

Intake Cap 30,000 applications. Eligibility Requirements 1) At least one year of full-time work experience in the last three years, or the equivalent in part-time experience (1,560 hours), in Canada, in an eligible occupation (listed below). The work experience can be acquired in one or more of the occupations, or a combination of the occupations

Nova Scotia Health Minister Michelle Thompson is taking a page from Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s playbook and betting immigration will be the remedy for its ailing healthcare system with its acute shortage of healthcare workers. Speaking with reporters on the same day as a more than $1 million funding announcement for the Newcomer Health Clinic

Entrepreneurs seeking permanent residency in British Columbia through that province’s Entrepreneur Immigration (EI) stream invested more than $21 million of their own money last year into new businesses. In its recently-released British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program Statistical Report 2021, the westernmost province in Canada gives a glimpse of the positive contributions of immigration to British

Tourism is steadily improving in Canada as both Canadians and foreign nationals visiting from abroad buoy the hospitality sector and drive a much-needed recovery back to pre-pandemic levels, reports Statistics Canada. The national statistical and demographic services agency reported this week that tourism activity in Canada was still down 21.2 per cent below the level

A labour shortage with a record-setting number of available jobs and too few workers to fill them continues to plague Canadian employers, the latest Statistics Canada data reveals. In its Labour Force Survey, July 2022, the statistical and demographic services agency of the federal government reported self-employment is up by 1.3 per cent, or 34,000

Hong Kongers are immigrating to Canada in numbers unseen since China took over the former British protectorate in 1997, with almost 12,500 open work permits issued in just over a year, reports the South China Morning Post. The daily English-language newspaper in Hong Kong, whose offices were raided during China’s crackdown on the pro-democracy movement,

Temporary and permanent residents to Canada need to open bank accounts in this country as soon as possible upon arriving – or even sooner – to avoid foreign currency conversion fees when using financial instruments from their home countries here. “Newcomers may be able to use their Mastercard or Visa debit/credit cards from banks in