Month: December 2023

Temporary foreign workers and international students – and new permanent residents – drove the fastest quarterly population growth in Canada since 1957 in the three months that ended at the start of October. “Canada’s population was estimated at 40,528,396 on Oct. 1, 2023, an increase of 430,635 people up 1.1 per cent from July 1,” reports Statistics Canada.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) must set a deadline to clear its backlog of applications and put in place accountability measures to make sure that deadline is met, says a standing committee of the House of Commons. In his report In Demand Yet Unprocessed: Endemic Immigration Backlogs, Sukh Dhaliwal, chair of the standing committee

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 1,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in a new Express Entry draw targeting trade occupations. The December 19 draw saw a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS)

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 1,325 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in a new Express Entry draw.  The December 18 all-program targeted draw saw a minimum Comprehensive

The premiers of the four Atlantic Canadian provinces are disappointed by the drop in the number of immigrants arriving under the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) and the lack of any increase in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) allocations in the latest Immigration Levels Plan 2024 – 2026. “Atlantic provinces are best positioned to determine immigration needs based

Canada is opening an operations centre in Romania to process immigration applications, less than nine months after opening one in the Philippines. The operations centre in the Canadian embassy in Manila was an attempt to build enough capacity to boost immigration levels to Canada beyond the current, record-breaking numbers.  Since its launch in March, the Global Operations

Canada is home to several of the world’s top 100 universities and welcomes more than 800,000 Study Permit holders each year.  The country offers some of the world’s best study programs and is houses of the world’s leading research facilities and academic institutions. If studying abroad is your plan, Canada should be at the top

Manitoba has conducted a new Canada immigration draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program, issuing 283 invitations to apply.  The December 14 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba candidates who had completed post-secondary studies in the province received 160 LAAs, with a minimum score of 774 points. Candidates with

Ontario has conducted a new draw through its Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream, issuing 2,359 invitations targeting technology occupations for Canada immigration. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) draw took place on December 14 and invited candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores between 473 and 480. The draw targeted the following occupations: NOC 20012 –

Toronto was named one of the world’s best cities in terms of quality of life for newcomers, according to a recent report by the leading consulting firm, Mercer. Titled Quality of Living City Ranking 2023, the ranking assessed the “practicalities of daily life” for expatriate employees and their families in locations across the world. 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 a shortage of therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies, providing opportunities for qualified foreign nationals to gain permanent residence here through occupation-targeted Express Entry system draws. “As

By including 25 new occupations in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP), starting November 16, the Western Canadian province is boosting its construction sector. The occupations in question include a variety of trades, such as welders, plumbers, and electricians. These new additions are a welcome addition to BC’s other focal areas, such as

British Columbia has issued at least 193 invitations in a new draw through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The December 12 draw saw invitations issued in five different categories. A general draw, which included tech occupations, saw 73 invitations issued through five BC PNP streams for skilled workers and international graduates. Minimum scores ranged

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. Manitoba Immigration Minister Malaya Marcelino is pledging to remove barriers to accreditation for internationally-educated nurses hoping to work in that Prairie province. “I’m just responding to them

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. Several US workers are looking to move to Canada, especially in the wake of the latter’s transformative immigration measures, such as increasing immigration levels targets and changing

Immigration Minister Marc Miller opened the 2024 season of the International Experience Canada (IEC) program on Monday so that nearly 90,000 young people from IEC partner countries and territories can  come to Canada and participate. “Canada benefits when young people around the world participate in International Experience Canada,” said Miller. “This program will help Canadian employers in