Month: Mart 2024

Alberta has targeted healthcare workers in a new draw through the Express Entry-linked stream of the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program, issuing 33 invitations. The February 20 draw targeted medical workers with an Alberta job offer and had a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 311. Alberta reached its allocation of 9,750 provincial nominations for 2023.

A deal to allow Canadians and Finns aged 18 to 35 to work and travel in each other’s country through the International Experience Canada (IEC) Program or its Finnish equivalent has taken effect. The Canada–Finland Youth Mobility Agreement was inked on May 19, 2023. “Canada and Finland share a strong bilateral relationship based on common

British Columbia has started sending out its new attestation letters as now required by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to eligible colleges and universities so that international students can apply to study in the province. “Our ministry is moving quickly to ensure that we mitigate negative impacts to our post-secondary institutions and that international

Quebec immigration has announced details of a new draw through the Arrima Expression of Interest system, issuing 1,007 Canada immigration invitations to apply. The February 22 draw targeted two different groups of candidates, with February 19 listed as the date of extraction from the Arrima bank. In the first group, candidates needed a French language

Ontario has issued 2,583 Canada immigration invitations to Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream candidates in a new draw through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The March 1 draw saw invites issued to candidates in 40 occupations scoring between 350 and 424 Comprehensive Ranking System points. The invitations were targeted at the following occupations: NOC 72010

Nova Scotia is investing another $3 million in settlement funds to boost English language training, support healthcare workers and the francophone population and other community initiatives to improve the retention of newcomers through activities tailored for each region. “We’re very pleased to have attracted so many skilled professionals to Nova Scotia last year in fields where we

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) still does not accept the Pearson Test of English (PTE Core), despite Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) having officially included the test in its list of approved language proficiency tests. On January 30, IRCC announced that the PTE Core is eligible for all Canada work and

While immigration has been the source of much-needed fuel for various sectors across the Canadian economy, there has been an increase in the frequency of conversations about the sustainability of the country’s policy. According to the Northern Trust economic review, newcomers to Canada have significantly contributed to its record population growth in 2022. That year,

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