Month: October 2023

Immigration Minister Marc Miller has acknowledged the Canadian immigration system’s “changing realities and growing pressures” from both international (public health and humanitarian crises) and domestic (housing and labor shortages) sources. The address was delivered during a meeting of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration last week. The first hour of this assembly was oriented

The perceived correlation between immigration levels and the housing and affordability crises has resulted in a sharp decline in Canadians’ support for newcomers to Canada over the past year. According to a survey conducted by the Environics Institute for Survey Research, in partnership with the Century Initiative (an organization advocating for Canada’s population to reach

Immigration Minister Marc Miller must decide what to do with Canada’s immigration targets on Wednesday and whether to give way to a growing sentiment that immigration is too high and fueling inflation. “I don’t see a world in which we lower it, the need is too great,” Miller reportedly told Bloomberg News earlier this year. “Whether we

Kitchener tops the list of the Top 10 Most Diverse Cities in Canada as reported in a study by Preply, a United States-based, e-learning company that operates a language app. That study claims the top 10 most diverse cities in Canada are: Kitchener Wrinkler Guelph Squamish London Abbotsford Charlottetown Brandon Hamilton Oshawa “We live in

After holding steady for two months, the number of monthly arrivals under Canada’s spousal sponsorship program fell by 22.7 per cent in August compared to the previous month, the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveal. In June and July, the number of new permanent residents settling in Canada under spousal sponsorships

Are you a candidate with skills and qualifications in one of Canada’s 82 jobs for occupation-specific Express Entry draws? We want to help you move to Canada. Please submit your CV here. Unfilled jobs were less abundant in Canada in August this year than at any other time in more than two years – since May

British Columbia is introducing new legislation, the International Credentials Recognition Act – to help immigrants with international training in 29 occupations get that know-how officially recognized faster. “This is a matter of fairness,” said the province’s Workforce Development Minister Andrew Mercier. “Ensuring international professionals can build strong, prosperous lives for themselves and their families in

Immigration Minister Marc Miller pledged on Friday to bring in reforms to be completed by the fall semester of next year to fight fraud in international student admissions and stop bad actors from preying on them for financial gain. Those reforms are to include: a requirement, starting Dec. 1 this year that all colleges and

British Columbia has issued at least 158 invitations in new draws through multiple streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The October 24 draws were targeted at specific occupations. In a tech draw, 101 invitations were issued to skilled workers and international graduates with a minimum score of 90 points. A further 34 invitations

Do you have skills and experience in one of our featured occupations? If so, you could qualify for Canada Express Entry immigration. Submit your CV here. Retiring industrial and manufacturing engineers across Canada will provide many opportunities for qualified foreign nationals to gain their permanent residence here through occupation-targeted Express Entry system draws over the coming nine years. The

Are you a candidate with skills and qualifications in one of Canada’s 82 jobs for occupation-specific Express Entry draws? We want to help you move to Canada. Please submit your CV here. Canada has issued 3,600 Invitations to Apply to healthcare workers in a new Express Entry draw. The October 26 draw, the third this week, featured a minimum

Canada will be able to process only half of the expected number of visa applications from India between now and the end of the year due to the diplomatic spat between the two countries. Immigration Minister Marc Miller told a hearing on Tuesday that India’s decision to expel Canadian diplomatic staff means only five people

Canada has conducted a new Express Entry draw, issuing 300 Invitations to Apply to candidates with French-language proficiency. The October 25 draw featured a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 486, 14 points higher than the previous draw aimed at French-speakers. Canada has now conducted the following draws this year: 17 all-program draws Five PNP draws Five draws

Canada has issued 1,548 Invitations to Apply in a new Express Entry draw aimed at Provincial Nominee Program candidates. The October 24 draw featured a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 776. The CRS score is usually higher for PNP draws as candidates score an extra 600 points for their provincial nomination. Canada has now conducted the following draws

The Atlantic Canadian province of Nova Scotia is launching a new immigration pilot, the Critical Construction Worker Pilot, to help the construction industry find the workers it needs to make up for labour shortages in 21 occupations. Those construction industry occupations and their corresponding National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 system codes are: 70010 Construction managers 70011

Even the arrival of thousands more software engineers and designers than Canada jobs for them over the next nine years will not be enough for Canada to finally resolve its tech labour shortage, predicts the Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS). That means a lot of opportunities for qualified foreign nationals to gain their permanent residence here through