Creating an online Express Entry profile is, quite simply, the first step foreign nationals must complete to immigrate to Canada under the Express Entry system that offers permanent residence to skilled workers. Express Entry system draws for the Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades programs were on pause during the first
Month: June 2022
Canada faced a rapidly-growing backlog of applications for citizenship and temporary and permanent residence in the first five months of this year as Ottawa set a record-breaking pace for welcoming new immigrants. By the end of the first week of June, Canada’s backlog of immigration applications had hit almost 2.39 million. The exact number was
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is boosting by 40.8 per cent the number of immigrants Nova Scotia will be allowed to welcome to its shores through its Provincial Nominee Program and the Atlantic Immigration Program. “Nova Scotia is a special place and we are excited that more and more people see a future for
Quebec’s use of temporary foreign workers to fill its labour market needs is skyrocketing even as the francophone province holds the line on the number of new permanent residents settling there, say economists. In a report of the Quebec Institute (Institut du Québec) released this month, economists Daye Diallo, Mia Homsy, Simon Savard note the
Interested in immigrating to Canada, and have experience in research, market trends, or strategy formulation? Luckily, Canada provides options for you to immigrate and advance your career. Canada is looking for skilled workers such as business development officers, market researchers, and other occupations alike to settle. Job Description (NOC 4163/41402) Business development officers, market researchers,
Interested in immigrating to Canada, and have experience in research, market trends, or strategy formulation? Luckily, Canada provides options for you to immigrate and advance your career. Canada is looking for skilled workers such as business development managers, market researchers, and other occupations alike to settle. Job Description (NOC 4163/41402) Business development managers, market researchers,
Prince Edward Island has conducted a new provincial draw, issuing invitations to apply to 136 skilled worker and entrepreneur Canada immigration candidates. The June 16 draw saw invitations issued through the Labour Impact, Express Entry and Business Impact Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) streams. It saw 127 invites issued to Labour Impact
Hundreds of international students from outside of Nova Scotia can no longer use work experience gained through Post-Graduation Work Permits (PGWP) in those other provinces to apply for permanent residency under the Atlantic Canadian province’s Express Entry stream. “As of June 9, 2022, the Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration (LSI) has made a change
Quebec has inked a deal with the Swiss government to recognize the professional credentials of five groups of healthcare workers educated in that European country. “Quebec and Switzerland both have established networks of world-class institutions of higher learning and highly-skilled professionals and so we are growing our pool of potential workers whose professional qualifications meet
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged another $26.9 million to migration and protection-related projects in the Americas and Canada’s willingness to accept an additional 4,000 refugees from those two continents by 2028 at the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. “Canada values its deep and longstanding partnerships with countries across the Americas, which are
Tech companies in Quebec say it’s unreasonable to expect immigrants to the francophone province to learn French in only six months – and they want Premier Francois Legault to hit pause on his Bill 96 which makes that a requirement. “The requirement under Bill 96 to learn French within six months imposes an unrealistic deadline,
Vaccine mandates are coming to an end on Monday next week for those wanting to board a plane or train or any other mode of federally-regulated travel in Canada and for federal government employees too. But foreign nationals entering Canada will still face the same rules for entry at the border. “Vaccine requirements for entry
The IRCC has created several streams across Canada that target skilled workers with the experience and education to contribute to the country’s labor force but what French-speaking applicants don’t know is they have a major advantage. Some of these worker streams, like Ontario’s French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream, are more defined and specified with language proficiency
According to recent news, the federal government will declare this week that vaccination obligations for internal travel on aircraft and railways and incoming overseas travel will be suspended. According to top government sources, the announcement will be made on Tuesday, and the change will take effect on Wednesday. According to a government statement, the mandate
According to a senior administration official and a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, the Biden administration is expected to announce Friday that the US CDC will no longer require travelers to test negative for Covid-19 before entering the US. This change will take effect for US-bound plane travelers at midnight on Sunday, according
Foreign nationals who are the parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents can now immigrate much more easily and seamlessly to Canada with Ottawa’s decision to extend the Parents and Grandparents Super Visa to up to seven years. Under the Parents and Grandparents (PGP) immigration program, Canada welcomed 11,730 new permanent residents last