Month: İyun 2022

A tool on the Canadian government website allows foreign nationals who are hoping to immigrate to the country through the Express Entry system to see ahead of time how well they score on the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). The CRS is a points-based system used by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to assess and

Canada issued the lowest number of Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in the history of its flagship Express Entry selection system in the first half of 2022, as Ottawa tried to clear the backlog plaguing its entire immigration program. The 10,788 ITAs issued were lower even than in 2015 – the first year of Express Entry

Foreign nationals who want to immigrate to Canada as skilled workers can use a fast-track system called Express Entry by creating an online profile and applying – if they are eligible – under one of three federal immigration programs. Those programs, the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, and Canadian Experience Class all

Ontario will boost its provincial nominee program intake in 2022, after Canada’s federal government increased the number of immigrants it can nominate. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s nomination allocation was boosted to 9,750 this year, up more than 8 percent on the 9,000 candidates it nominated in 2021. The 2021 figure included an initial allocation

British Columbia has conducted a new draw through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program, issuing invitations to 182 candidates. The June 28 draws were split into two categories: general and targeted. In the general draw, which included tech occupations, 159 invitations were issued through five BC PNP streams for skilled workers and international graduates. Minimum

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set up a task force to tackle the growing immigration application backlog at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The task force’s goal is to reduce wait times, clear backlogs, and improve the overall quality of services provided to Canadians. As labour shortages continue to lead to air travel delays

Three Canadian cities – Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto – are among the top 10 most liveable cities in the world, says The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).  “The top 10 of our rankings remains dominated by western European cities, along with several from Canada,” notes the EIU. “In second place, behind Vienna, is Copenhagen, while Calgary

The highly controversial move by the US Supreme Court to end women’s right to abortion is the latest example of how the country is lurching to the right on a number of important issues. With the decision leaving many Americans feeling disenfranchised and frightened about the direction their country is headed, Canada could be an

Canadian businesses are relying more and more on Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) and international students to fill vacant jobs and that’s helping a growing number of these temporary residents get their permanent residency here. In its latest Research to Insights: Immigration as a Source of Labour Supply report, Statistics Canada says the number of temporary

Ottawa’s open door to immigration fuelled population growth in the first three months of this year the likes of which Canada had not seen for a first quarter in more than 30 years. “Canada’s population was estimated at 38,654,738 on Apr. 1, 2022, an increase of 127,978 people up three-tenths of one per cent from

Ottawa injected $3 million last week into an Ontario business incubator’s network to help international entrepreneurs start-up businesses and get their permanent residence in Canada. “Our government recognizes the importance of global business attraction and the role it plays in Canada’s economic development recovery,” said Helena Jaczek, the minister responsible for the Federal Economic Agency

A record-setting number of available jobs and too few workers has many Canadian employers, particularly those in the healthcare and social assistance sectors, scrambling to find employees, reports Statistics Canada. “Job vacancies climbed to 957,500 in the first quarter, the highest quarterly number on record,” notes the demographic and statistical services agency in a report

Canada has conducted a new Express Entry draw, issuing 636 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to Provincial Nominee Program candidates. The June 22 draw required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 752 points, 44 lower than the previous PNP draw. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser recently announced that all-program draws would resume in early July.

British Columbia has conducted a new draw through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program, issuing invitations to 125 candidates. The June 21 draw saw invitations issued in three different categories. Skilled workers and international graduates with a minimum score of 85 points received 101 invitations through the BC PNP Tech stream. A draw targeted at

Alberta has announced the details of a new draw through the Express Entry-linked stream of the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program. The June 16 draw saw 150 candidates invited, with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 306, the lowest this year through Alberta Express Entry. Important requirements for the stream are that candidates have stated