Last Updated on October 22, 2021 Canada Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino is thinking of extending a program due to expire on Nov. 5 that gives temporary foreign workers an opportunity to become permanent residents. That new pathway was announced in May and was for up to 90,000 international students, health care workers and other workers
Month: October 2021
Last Updated on October 22, 2021 Foreign-trained lawyers, accountants, architects, engineers, electricians and plumbers will no longer need Canadian work experience to practice their professions in Ontario under a proposed new provincial law. “Ontario is facing a generational labour shortage with hundreds of thousands of jobs going unfilled. However, all too often, newcomers in this
Last Updated on October 22, 2021 Manitoba immigration has issued 459 Letters of Advice to Apply to skilled workers and international graduates in the latest draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The October 21 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 388 LAAs, with the lowest-ranked candidates scoring
Last Updated on October 22, 2021 Prince Edward Island immigration has conducted a new provincial draw, issuing invitations to apply to 204 skilled worker and entrepreneur candidates. The October 21 draw saw invitations issued through the Labour Impact, Express Entry and Business Impact Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) streams. It saw 195
Last Updated on October 21, 2021 Ontario immigration has issued a combined 537 Invitations to Apply in new draws through three streams of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The draws, through the streams for Masters Graduates, PhD Graduates and the Employer Job Offer: Foreign Workers, took place on October 20. In the Masters Graduate
I began working with Nadia and her team at the beginning of 2020 right before my husband and I got married. (He’s Canadian and I’m American.) Nadia helped us choose the best immigration route for our situation- spousal sponsorship and made a very tough process, very easy for us. Nadia and her team worked diligently
Last Updated on October 21, 2021 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday that a nationally-standardized vaccine passport system is being launched by all the provincial and territorial governments in Canada. “All provinces and territories have confirmed that they will be moving forward with a national standard of proof of vaccination,” said the Canadian prime
Last Updated on October 20, 2021 Digital media streaming service Spotify is planning to hire hundreds more employees in Canada, Europe and Australia in its bid to beef up its advertising revenues, following in the footsteps of Amazon. That giant online retailer announced in September it would expand its workforce in Canada by 15,000 this
Last Updated on October 20, 2021 Canada immigration news: A new BC PNP Tech draw saw British Columbia immigration issue 85 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates. The October 19 draw featured invitations through four streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. Minimum scores were 75 for all four streams. The featured streams
Last Updated on October 19, 2021 This article covers the basic requirements for Canada Express Entry immigration programs, including Federal Skilled Worker, Federal Skilled Trades and Canadian Experience Class. Canada’s Express Entry system is the main route for skilled workers to immigrate to Canada. It is not an immigration program in its own right, but
Last Updated on October 18, 2021 Alberta immigration has issued 275 invitations in a new draw through the province’s Express Entry– linked stream. The September 21 draw saw Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program candidates require a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 300. Important requirements for the Alberta Express Entry stream are that candidates have stated
I began working with Nadia and her team at the beginning of 2020 right before my husband and I got married. (He’s Canadian and I’m American.) Nadia helped us choose the best immigration route for our situation- spousal sponsorship and made a very tough process, very easy for us. Nadia and her team worked diligently
Last Updated on October 18, 2021 In a move with massive implications for the processing of Canadian immigration applications, Ottawa is overhauling its National Occupational Classification (NOC) system. Under the changes to take effect in the second half of 2022, the NOC will move from a four-digit number to categorize each occupation to a five-digit
Last Updated on October 18, 2021 British Columbia immigration has issued up to 15 invitations in a new Entrepreneur Immigration draw. The October 12 British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program draw featured invites through both the province’s general Entrepreneur stream and its regional pilot. General stream candidates received 10 invitations, requiring a minimum score of 123
Last Updated on October 15, 2021 The official date of the re-opening of the Canada-U.S. border to fully-vaccinated Canadians has been announced as November 8. “The White House is indicating the U.S. will start allowing vaccinated Canadians to enter the U.S. through land ports of entry beginning on Nov. 8,” tweeted New York Congressman Brian
Last Updated on October 15, 2021 The francophone province of Quebec is going to invest more than $20 million into its settlement services for immigrants over three years, announced Quebec Immigration Minister Nadine Girault this week. “The integration of immigrants is our collective responsibility and requires that all stakeholders in Quebecois society work together,” said