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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will increase fees for all permanent residence applications in Canada, including economic, permit holder, family and humanitarian classes as of April 30. IRCC has been increasing immigration fees to account for inflation since 2020. “The changes ensure that Canada remains competitive and in line with fees charged by other

Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith has said that federal immigration levels are too low and are affecting her province’s ability to create jobs, grow the economy, and provide aid for those fleeing the violence in Ukraine. She has urged Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to double Alberta’s 2024 PNP allotment of 9,750 to 20,000 and add

Ontario is raising its minimum wage by 3.9 per cent to $17.20 on Oct. 1 this year which will make it the province with the second-highest minimum wage in all of Canada. “Under the leadership of Premier Doug Ford, our government is helping nearly one million workers earn more money for themselves and their families,”

Quebec saw some of the highest growth in temporary immigration to Canada in the five years that ended in 2021 with most of those international students and temporary foreign workers choosing to live on the outskirts of big, urban centres, reveals a Conference Board of Canada study. “Quebec saw some of the highest growth with

India was once again the number one source of new permanent residents to Canada last year, growing its contribution to the Canadian population by 18.2 per cent, to 139,775 newcomers in 2023 from 118,245 the previous year.  In the second spot on the list of the Top 10 Most Important Sources of New Permanent Residents

Immigrants in Canada are increasingly taking a bigger share of both lower-level jobs Canadians are unwilling to do and also taking on more professional jobs than ever before, a Statistics Canada study shows. In Immigration and the shifting occupational distribution in Canada, 2001 to 2021, the statistical and demographic services agency’s Garnett Picot and Feng

Ukrainians in Canada are calling on the federal government to extend the Canada-Ukraine Authorization For Emergency Travel (CUAET), but Immigration Minister Marc Miller says that’s not in the cards. In an interview with Canadian Press, the Canadian immigration minister reportedly said an extension of the CUAET is “not something that is actively being considered.” Miller did not,

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. Ontario is hurting for family doctors despite the province nominating a record number of healthcare workers through its Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) last year as a growing

Thousands of candidates have profiles in the Canada Express Entry Pool with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores below 400, and several draws have taken place this year that have seen candidates with lower scores receive invitations. Although it is certainly more difficult to get an Invitation to Apply with a CRS score below 400, it

The Pre-Arrival Supports and Services (PASS) program which helps internationally-educated nurses immigrate to Canada by offering free, pre-arrival services is booming, reports the CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses. “From January 2016 to the end of the last fiscal year, on March 31, 2023, PASS has served over 1,425 internationally-educated nurses from 90 countries,” notes

Ford’s government wants to reserve close to all of Ontario’s available international student spots for pubic colleges and universities, which will alienate private career colleges. A plan was proposed to cabinet for deliberation, under which 96 per cent of foreign student applications would be allotted to Ontario’s 24 public colleges and 23 universities, with the

Canada’s immigration-led demographic change produced the highest annual population growth rate in the country since 1957, so that its population is now 40,769,890 inhabitants – an increase of 1,271,872 people compared with January 1, 2023. The vast majority of that 3.2% population growth rate stemmed from temporary immigration in 2023, without which (relying solely on

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 conducted another French language proficiency Express Entry draw, issuing 1,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs). The March 26 draw saw a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of

The Alberta government wants to more than double its tourism economy by 2035, initiating the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program Tourism and Hospitality Stream, which is geared towards temporary foreign hospitality workers who want to stay permanently in Canada.  However, while the stream has seen high demand since its launch on March 1, the President and

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 conducted another all-program Express Entry draw, issuing 1,980 Invitations to Apply (ITAs). The March 25 draw saw a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 524 points

Thousands more Ukrainians are expected to come to the West Canadian province of British Columbia before the expiration of the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET). The visa helped Ukrainians work and live in Canada for up to three years through an expedited process. According to Ottawa, 960,000 people made use of it to come