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A new pilot program to attract immigrants to small communities in Canada, the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP), is going to be rolled out this autumn, expanding on the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). Details have yet to be released on how it will work. “Given that interest – given the advocacy – I’m here

Prince Edward Island has issued invitations to apply to 85 skilled worker and entrepreneur Canada immigration candidates in a new provincial draw. The March 21 draw saw invitations issued through the Labour Impact, Express Entry and Business Impact Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) streams. It saw 83 invites issued to Labour Impact

Ontario has conducted a new draw through its Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream, issuing 2,281 invitations targeting tech occupations for Canada immigration. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) draw took place on March 21 and invited candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores between 468 and 480. The draw targeted the following occupations: NOC 20012 – Computer and information systems

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. The number of jobs up for grabs in Canada fell for the sixth consecutive quarter as last year came to an end with more workers landing paying

Ontario has conducted two new Expression of Interest draws, issuing 1,474 Canada immigration invitations through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. The draws were conducted on March 19, 2024. In a Masters Graduate stream draw, 1,370 candidates were invited, requiring a score of 52 or above.  In the PhD Graduate draw, the minimum score was 42

British Columbia will be updating the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) in January by replacing the current International Graduate and International Post-Graduate Streams with three new streams: the Bachelor’s stream, the Master’s stream, and the Doctorate stream.  The updates are being made so that prospective applicants will be made aware of the level of

Canada will start limiting temporary immigration from September and gradually work on reducing it over the coming three years, says Immigration Minister Marc Miller. In an announcement on March 21, the immigration minister said he would be meeting with provincial and territorial immigration ministers in May to determine the specifics of these temporary immigration levels.

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), which helps foreign nationals immigrate to Canada to take hard-to-fill jobs in such areas as healthcare, specialized skilled trades, and technology, hit a record number of nominations for permanent residency last year, reports that provincial government. “Demand for the OINP continues to be strong with the OINP issuing its largest number of nominations

Canada has tightened the rules for which spouses and common-law partners of international students are eligible for open work permits. Under the new measure, valid for applications received on or after March 19, the spouses or common-law partners are only eligible if the international student both holds a valid study permit and is studying in

Immigration officials in Canada announced this week they are going to process more H-1B open work permit applications submitted under a temporary measure announced in July last year than was previously allowed, says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on its website. The IRCC is not accepting new applications under this temporary measure, only allowing

Canadian-born women are almost twice as likely to divorce their husbands or common-law partners as are immigrant women, reveals Statistics Canada. In their report, The Duration Of First Unions: A Comparative Analysis Between Landed Immigrants And Canadian-Born Individuals, researchers Clémence Zossou and Solène Lardoux report using data from 2017 that landed immigrant women split up

Immigration Minster Marc Miller’s cap on study permit applications will likely mean far fewer new international students coming to Canada this school year than previously expected. After Miller announced the cap of only 606,250 study permit applications in the coming year for new international students, The Globe and Mail reported this would likely mean a drop of 35

The two Caregiver pilot programs for immigration to Canada, the Home Child Care Provider (HCCP) and the Home Support Worker (HSW) pilots are set to expire in only three months – with many applicants for permanent residency still in the backlog. “Many of us are still struggling to apply for permanent resident because of English

Almost a quarter of a million Ukrainians are already here after having come under the Canada-Ukraine Authorization For Emergency Travel (CUAET) – and a growing number of them are arriving as the March 31 travel deadline for the program looms. “We’re seeing definitely more arrivals week over week because people are trying to come, people

Canada’s spousal sponsorship program was down almost a third in January this year compared to the level of new permanent residents admitted under the program during the comparable month last year, the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals. In January, the spousal sponsorship program helped 6,975 spouses and common-law partners become new

Quebec immigration has announced details of a new draw through the Arrima Expression of Interest system, issuing 1,136 Canada immigration invitations to apply. The March 7 draw targeted two different groups of candidates, with March 4 listed as the date of extraction from the Arrima bank. In the first group, candidates needed a French language