Month: November 2021

Last Updated on November 30, 2021 Canada has extended the period international students can complete their studies online and still qualify for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP). Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says 100 percent of online studies between March 2020 and August 31, 2022 can count towards the PGWP. Normally, Canada does not
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Last Updated on November 29, 2021 Manitoba’s unemployment rate is currently the lowest in Canada and it has almost fully replaced all the jobs it lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, making this Prairie province a great place to seek permanent residence through the economic immigration programs. “We are focused on Manitoba’s recovery, and budget 2021
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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
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Last Updated on November 26, 2021 Saskatchewan has announced a new Canada immigration pilot program to attract overseas candidates for jobs in demand through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). The Hard-To-Fill Skills Pilot, announced on Thursday, November 25, will target 23 low-skilled and entry-level occupations in sectors including health, manufacturing, agriculture, ag-tech, construction, hospitality
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Last Updated on November 25, 2021 Acute labour shortages in Quebec and more provincial funding of settlement services for immigrants are creating tremendous opportunities for immigrants coming to fill vacant jobs in the francophone province. In September this year, Quebec had the second-lowest unemployment rate in Canada at 5.7 per cent. Only Manitoba, at 5.6
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Last Updated on November 25, 2021 Jean Boulet is Quebec’s new Minister of Immigration, Francisation and Integration, taking over the file from Nadine Girault, who has been sidelined with health problems. Boulet will combine the immigration role with his duties as Quebec’s labour minister. Premier Francois Legault made the announcement on Wednesday, November 24, with
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Last Updated on November 25, 2021 Canada has introduced a new immigration pathway for extended family members of Afghan interpreters who previously moved here. Children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and siblings of Afghans who moved to Canada under special measures introduced in 2009 and 2012 are covered by the new pathway, announced Wednesday, November 24. To
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Last Updated on November 24, 2021 Canada’s federal government has officially opened the new self-regulatory College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC). The new College was opened on Tuesday, November 23 by Immigration Minister Sean Fraser. A ministerial order published on August 14 saw the failed previous regulator, Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC),
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Last Updated on November 24, 2021 Canada has conducted a new Express Entry draw, issuing 613 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to Provincial Nominee Program candidates. The November 24 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 737 points, 52 higher than the previous PNP draw. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has now
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