Canada has increased to 13,500 the number of refugees that can be brought in under its private sponsorship program. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser made the announcement last week, saying the move “will support the vital work of these community organizations so they can continue helping refugees from around the world settle in Canada”. The move
Month: February 2023
Canada immigration officials are using a new checklist to ensure that applicants for citizenship have submitted everything needed to ensure their applications are processed in an expeditious manner. Based on that checklist, applicants cannot submit their application at a Canadian mission abroad or outside of Canada or the United States. Immigration officials will also not proceed
Canada’s Prairie provinces got the biggest bang for their immigration buck in recent years and are poised to see GDP boosts of more than half a percentage point by retaining even more immigrants in the future, says a Desjardins report. “Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba would experience more significant 0.3 to 0.6 percentage point boosts to
Immigration to Canada set a record last year, beating its own ambitious target, with 437,120 new permanent residents entering the country. That’s 5,475 more new permanent residents, or almost 1.3 per cent more, than Ottawa’s Immigration Levels Plan which had set 431,645 newcomers as the target. The record-setting level of immigration to Canada in 2022
Quebec immigration has issued 1,011 Canada immigration invitations to apply in a new draw through the Arrima Expression of Interest system. The February 9 draw targeted two categories of candidates. The first category featured candidates scoring 619 points or above in the Quebec Expression of Interest points system. Candidates with a job offer outside of
Canada has conducted a new Express Entry draw aimed at Provincial Nominee Program candidates, issuing 699 Invitations to Apply. The February 15 draw featured a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 791 points, 58 points higher than the previous PNP draw. Canada has now issued 16,512 ITAs in 2023 after inviting 45,115 candidates in the whole
British Columbia has conducted a new draw through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program, issuing invitations to at least 233 candidates. The February 2 draw saw invitations issued in four different categories. Skilled workers and international graduates with a minimum score of 83 points received 183 invitations through the BC PNP Tech stream. A draw
Canada Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Ottawa may fast-track applications for people displaced by earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Major earthquakes in southwestern Turkey destroyed thousands of buildings in the country, and across the border with Syria. The United Nations has estimated the death toll at 5,800 people in Syria and Turkish authorities say 35,418
Canada is slashing the amount of experience foreign nationals need to apply for permanent residence under its Caregiver programs in half, reducing that work experience requirement to only one year instead of two years. “Caregivers are an important option for families in Canada and have played an instrumental role in the lives of many growing
The number of asylum seekers entering Canada between structured border crossings has risen to its highest level since the government began tracking them in 2017, as pandemic restrictions are lifted, allowing for more travel, and conflict and disaster displace people in many parts of the world. The increase in irregular entries coincides with Canada’s preparation
Canada’s labour market enjoyed a solid month in January, adding 150,000 Canada jobs and maintaining an unemployment rate of 5 percent. Ontario, Quebec and Alberta led the way among the provinces, as the tight labour market that has existed since COVID-19 continued. Jobs have now been increasing since September last year, with an increase of
Ontario has issued 807 Canada immigration invitations to mainly skilled trades candidates in new draws through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The invitations were issued through three draws on February 10. A draw through the Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream saw 466 invites issued to candidates scoring between 260 and 489 Comprehensive Ranking System
A growing number of business owners in Ontario are planning to retire in the next five years and have no employee or relative waiting to take over their business. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Entrepreneur Success Initiative offers them new options for succession planning. “Immigrant entrepreneurs and internationally trained professionals bring a wealth of knowledge,
International students in STEM fields are struggling to gain admission to many Canadian universities and college campuses due to a lack of essential course prerequisites in their country of schooling. International students as a whole also face intense pressure on them to succeed but a leading online school principal in Ontario says there are things
Manitoba has issued 308 invitations to Canada immigration candidates in a new draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The February 9 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 221 LAAs, with the lowest-ranked candidates scoring 720 points. International Education Stream candidates received 55 LAAs. The remaining 32 LAAs
Ontario has issued 510 Canada immigration invitations to Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream candidates in a new draw through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The February 9 draw saw invites issued to candidates in five specific occupations scoring between 260 and 489 Comprehensive Ranking System points. The invitations were targeted at the following occupations: