Month: February 2023

International students are heading for Canadian colleges and universities in record numbers with the 551,405 study permits issued last year representing a 24.1 per cent increase over the number issued the previous year. Most startling is that last year’s surge in study permits in Canada came on the heels of another record year.  In 2021,

BMO is helping newcomers to Canada make progress and establish their financial life through a new and exclusive partnership with Immigration.ca, a leading immigration and newcomer resource. The new partnership supports newcomers by providing access to trusted online resources and educational content to support financial literacy. With more than 1.5 million monthly page views and

Manitoba has issued its first occupation-specific invitations as part of a draw featuring a total of 583 invites for Canada immigration through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The February 23 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. A batch of 207 invitations with the lowest score of 615 went to Skilled Workers in Manitoba

The number of parents and grandparents reuniting with their relatives in Canada through the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) more than doubled last year and easily surpassed the previous record set during the year before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals a staggering 27,195 new permanent residents to

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser is setting out to find out what residents of Canada think of the country’s immigration policies and programs through an engagement initiative being dubbed An Immigration System for Canada’s Future. “Immigration is critical to Canada’s long-term success and we need to ensure our policies and programs are aligned with the needs

Iranians who have fled the brutal crackdown in Iran to seek safety in Canada will have an easier time getting extensions to their temporary visas allowing them to study, work or visit family in Canada starting March 1. “Canada will not stand idly by in the face of these aggressions as the Iranian regime continues

Job vacancies in Canada stayed high, remaining almost the same as during the previous month, as last year came to a close in December, reveals Statistics Canada.  “In December, overall job vacancies, at 848,800, were little changed from November, at 849,200, levelling off after trending downward from the peak reached in May 2022 when job

Quebec immigration has issued 1,011 Canada immigration invitations to apply in a new draw through the Arrima Expression of Interest system. The February 16 draw targeted two categories of candidates. The first category featured candidates scoring 583 points or above in the Quebec Expression of Interest points system. These candidates were also in one of

British Columbia has conducted new draws, issuing at least 242 invitations through multiple streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The February 22 draws were split into two categories: general and targeted. In the general draw, which included tech occupations, 203 invitations were issued through five BC PNP streams for skilled workers and international

Immigration to Canada through spousal sponsorship programs dipped last year even as overall immigration to the country hit record highs, the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals. In 2022, Canada hit a new immigration record by welcoming 437,120 new permanent residents, an increase of 7.7 per cent over the immigration level of

The Start-Up Visa (SUV) immigration program welcomed a record number of new permanent residents to Canada in 2022. Last year, 555 foreign nationals gained their permanent residence in Canada through the SUV. That’s 16.8 per cent, or 80 immigrant entrepreneurs, more than the 475 who started businesses and gained their permanent residence through the program in 2019,

Canada has one of the most advanced immigration systems in the world in Express Entry. Launched in January 2015, it is designed by Canadian authorities to better align the skills of immigrants with the needs of the labour market. Under Express Entry, candidates are placed in a pool, with each application carrying a score using

A hiatus on all-program Express Entry draws drove the number of new permanent residents able to come to Canada under the Federal Skilled Trades (FST) program last year to its lowest level yet. In 2022, the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals a mere 460 newcomers were able to get their

Prince Edward Island has issued invitations to apply to 228 skilled worker and entrepreneur Canada immigration candidates in a new provincial draw. The February 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 222 invites issued to Labour Impact