Last Updated on January 25, 2022 Temporary residents in Canada who work in essential occupations are no longer being allowed to go to the United States unless they are fully-vaccinated against COVID-19. The United States’ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) closed the door to unvaccinated foreign nationals travelling into the United States from Canada and
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Last Updated on January 24, 2022 The Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is upping its game and planning to offer more settlement services – including better recognition of foreign credentials – to immigrants. “Settlement and integration projects last year provided free legal information, career and entrepreneurship training, increased rural integration, and many more
Last Updated on January 24, 2022 Young and middle-aged immigrants who came to Canada within the last five years are now more likely to have landed a job than before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, figures from Statistics Canada reveal. In its latest Labour Force Survey, released on Jan. 7, Statistics Canada noted there
The Alberta community has spoken and the government listened. There has been a significant Tech Worker shortage in the Alberta province. In response, The province announced the development of the Accelerated Tech Pathway, which will give highly talented tech workers who wish to live and work in Alberta a fast road to permanent residency. According
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Last Updated on January 21, 2022 Canada has placed a temporary pause on invitations for new high-skilled immigrants through the federal component of the Express Entry system, representing a quarter of the annual intake, as officials struggle to tackle a growing backlog of applications. An Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) memo seen by the
Last Updated on January 21, 2022 Prince Edward Island has conducted its first provincial draw of 2022, issuing invitations to apply to 132 skilled worker and entrepreneur Canada immigration candidates. The January 20 draw saw invitations issued through the Labour Impact, Express Entry and Business Impact Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) streams.
Last Updated on January 21, 2022 Three big Canadian cities – Toronto, Vancouver, and Edmonton – rule the roost as the top places where immigrants like to stay put after they’ve settled in Canada. Those cities have the best immigration retention rates in Canada, according to a Statistics Canada report. Read More Canada Gives Break
Last Updated on January 20, 2022 Travel to Canada boomed in December last year compared to the number of people travelling into the country for that same month in 2020, the latest data from Statistics Canada reveals. “Compared with December 2020, more than 10 times as many non-resident travellers arrived from abroad at Canadian airports
Last Updated on January 20, 2022 Internationally-trained nurses looking to get their permanent residency in Canada are getting the opportunity to fulfill the requirements of their applications by working in Ontario’s beleaguered long-term care homes. Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott says more than 1,200 applicants are already showing interest in a program to match such
An internal memo from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) suggests that no new Express Entry draws will take place for Federal Skilled Worker (FSW), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), and Federal Skilled Trades (FST) candidates in the first half of 2022. The memo also suggests that throughout 2022 FSW processing times may increase to 36
Last Updated on January 19, 2022 Canada has issued a record 1,036 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to Provincial Nominee Program candidates in its second Express Entry draw of 2022. The January 19 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 745 points, 63 lower than the previous PNP draw. The previous record number
The Henley Passport Index is the first and most authoritative assessment of all passports in the world, based on the number of countries to which its holders may travel without a visa. The “best passports” are graded by the number of countries to which passport holders get visa-free entry. Canada and the United States both
Last Updated on January 19, 2022 Alberta has announced the details of the first draw of 2022 through the Express Entry-linked stream of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program. The January 5 draw saw 250 candidates invited, with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 327, 24 points lower than the previous draw. Important requirements for
Last Updated on January 19, 2022 British Columbia immigration has issued 91 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates in a new BC PNP Tech draw. The January 18 draw featured invitations through four streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. Minimum scores were 80 for all four streams. The featured streams were: SI
Last Updated on January 18, 2022 Immigrants’ wages are growing and their employment prospects are brighter than ever in Canada as labour shortages make them a much-sought-after commodity by employers struggling to get through the COVID-19 pandemic, a Statistics Canada report reveals. The federal agency reports the media wage of immigrants who were admitted into
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