Month: August 2023

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has been requested by Canada tech employers to expand a fast-track work-permit program which pre-emptively reached its cap of 10,000 permanent residence applications from non-citizen U.S. tech workers, the Toronto Star reports. The fast-track program falls under Canada’s Tech Talent Strategy, and is aimed at luring 10,000 H-1B visa

In the Canada immigration realm, a key element in establishing your professional identity and absolutely optimizing your likelihood of successful employment lies in the art of writing a Canadian-style resume. This vital document is even more important than you may initially give it credit for, as it is your introduction to prospective Canada recruiters. It

British Columbia is inviting up to 158 foreign nationals to apply for immigration through the Skilled Worker International Graduate stream of its British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. Read more: Protecting Against Cybersecurity Threats in Canadian Banking: A Guide for Canada’s Newcomers A Global Migration Boom Has Started: What Are its Implications for Canada? Expanding Immigration While Not Fixing Systemic Racism

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 4,300 Invitations to Apply (ITA) in an all-program Express Entry draw on Tuesday. The Aug. 15 draw allows foreign nationals to immigrate to Canada through the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program, Federal Skilled Trades (FST) program and Canadian Experience Class (CEC), as well as parts of the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP). Read more: Protecting Against

The shortage of civil engineers in Canada is expected to persist for at least another nine years despite anticipated significant growth in the number of qualified immigrants and university graduates looking for such jobs. And with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announcing earlier this year that Canada’s Express Entry system will begin targeting 82

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC’s) Immigration Levels Plan for 2023-2025 has laid out a target goal of 465,000 new permanent residents for 2023, 485,000 for 2024, and 500,000 for 2025; this translates to Canada looking to bring in roughly 1.5 million new permanent residents in the next three years.  A large reason for such

Merely a couple of weeks after assuming office at the Immigration department, Canada’s federal Immigration Minister – the Honorable MP Marc Miller – confronted the Quebec government regarding its rather tight family reunification policy. “Quebec controls a good chunk of its immigration policy, particularly on the family reunification envelope, which is capped at about 10,000

In the latest Investment Migration Council story, economists have outlined a surge in migration to high-income countries (HICs) in the recent past, with the foreign-born population in Global North countries such as Canada rising faster than ever before.  Britain witnessed an influx of 1.2 million people just last year, and net migration (the number of

Independent research professional Themrise Khan sheds light on the endemic racism that exists within Canadian society, arguing that leaving it unaddressed while simultaneously expanding economic immigration would deter migrants from coming to Canada or staying for long.    At the outset, she illustrates how there are clear indications that both the Canadian government and public

Relocating to Canada offers an array of new opportunities, including integrating into the country’s robust banking system. However, with the digitalization of financial services, there’s a growing need to be vigilant against cyber threats. For newcomers, understanding and guarding against these threats is crucial to ensure their financial stability and peace of mind. Here’s a

Brijesh Mishra – who is charged for allegedly misrepresenting himself as a licensed immigration agent and defrauding Indian international students by providing them with fake college admission letters to study in Canada – appeared in the Vancouver provincial court on August 8, 2023.  Mishra had been sharing a rental house with five other people in

Parents and grandparents immigrated to Canada in greater numbers in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals. Read more: High Immigration ‘May Not Be the Cause or the Answer for Canada’s Economic Underperformance Immigration in 2023 on track

The Start-Up Visa (SUV) immigration program closed the first six months of the year with the number of new permanent residents coming to Canada as entrepreneurs under that program up by 6.3 per cent compared to the same period last year, reveals the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Read more: Although the number

Immigration is on track to bust every target set out in Ottawa’s 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan by the end of this year with 232,120 new permanent residents to Canada in the first six months of this year alone, the latest Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data reveals. Read more: Based on the current level of immigration –

Higher-than-average immigration levels are not the reason for Canada’s economic underperformance and falling living standards in recent decades, columnist Tony Keller has argued in The Globe and Mail. Canada’s population grew by 40.6 percent between 1990 and 2022, which is more than most highly-developed countries such as Switzerland, Norway, and Sweden. This disparity is credited