Month: March 2021

Last Updated on March 5, 2021 Immigrants now overwhelmingly prefer Canada – often derided in popular culture south of the border as The Great White North – over the United States, a new report reveals. “If 30 years ago, you had asked somebody from Brazil, South Africa, or the UK which foreign country they would

Last Updated on March 4, 2021 Nova Scotia immigration has conducted a new business immigration draw targeting Entrepreneur Stream candidates. The draw, which took place on February 24, saw 43 invitations issued through the Nova Scotia Nominee Program, with the lowest-ranked candidate scoring 118 points. Nova Scotia Entrepreneur Draw Details Draw date Stream Number of

Last Updated on March 4, 2021 U.S.-based Malwarebytes, a maker of anti-virus software, is warning of online attacks targeting immigrants. In its February Threat Intelligence Report, the American company reveals its analysts have uncovered a group, which is typically a nation-state or state-sponsored group, that has been stealthily gaining unauthorized access to computer networks.  In

Last Updated on March 4, 2021 Alberta immigration has conducted a new Express Entry draw, issuing invitations to 159 candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 352. The new draw took place on February 16 through the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program.  Important requirements for the Alberta Express Entry stream are that candidates have

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Last Updated on March 3, 2021 Ontario immigration has conducted a new draw through the Express Entry-linked French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream, issuing Notifications of Interest to 126 candidates. The March 3 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program draw saw NOIs issued to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores between 455 and 467. To qualify for the

Last Updated on March 3, 2021 British Columbia immigration has conducted two new draws, issuing invitations to a total of 444 candidates through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The March 2 draws again included the 31 occupations previously excluded due to the coronavirus crisis. B.C. also again took the step of conducting a general

Last Updated on March 3, 2021 Quebec has unveiled details of three new immigration programs to attract orderlies, food production workers and experts in artificial intelligence, information technology and visual effects. Details of the programs – announced last year – were published in the Gazette officielle du Québec on Wednesday. Read More Quebec Publishes 2021

Last Updated on March 2, 2021 Canada Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino recommitted himself to fighting racism Friday during a special, online citizenship ceremony to mark the 25th anniversary of Black History Month. “Today, we celebrate the conclusion of one journey and the beginning of another,” said Mendicino. “Thank you for choosing Canada. “As we write

Last Updated on March 2, 2021 The International Experience Canada program has opened its application process for the 2021 season. Candidates aged 18 to 35 from one of 34 participating countries can apply in one of three categories: Working Holiday International Co-Op (Internship) Young Professionals The IEC program is arranged using pools, with each participating

Last Updated on March 1, 2021 Immigration to Ontario dropped last year to barely over half of what it had been the previous year as COVID-19 closed the Canadian border to non-essential travel and crippled many of the province’s businesses. Economic activity in Canada’s most populous province tanked during the first and second waves of

Last Updated on March 1, 2021 Ottawa is eyeing artificial intelligence developed by researchers at Stanford and Zurich Universities to help immigrants to Canada settle in the places where they are most likely to prosper. “Canada has been working with the Immigration Policy Lab (IPL) to explore the possibility of using … (an) … algorithm