Canada

Start-Up Visa (SUV) entrepreneur immigration to Canada softened somewhat in February from its blisteringly-fast pace in January. The number of new permanent residents arriving to the country dropped by 14.3 per cent month over month, the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals. That’s a drop in immigrant entrepreneur immigration that’s almost lock-in

A Quebec employers’ group says a reduction in temporary workers will have negative impact on businesses. Karl Blackburn, president and CEO of the Conseil du patronat du Québec, called the situation “deplorable,” denying an overpopulation of temporary workers, who are instead “working in our businesses producing goods and services.” Their numbers, he said, reflect the

Prince Edward Island (PEI) has found success in filling its labor shortage in nursing with overseas workers, recruiting more than 100 new hires in the field. The province has recruited 11 new internationally educated health workers and 96 nurses trained abroad, as per Health PEI. They agency’s director of talent management, Ryan White, said that

Canadian immigration softened in February by 18.4 per cent compared to the previous month, driving down the number of new permanent residents to the country by 13.8 per cent for the year to date compared to the first two months of last year. Although immigration to Canada was up 28 per cent in January compared to

A political party in Quebec is calling on the provincial government to put a freeze on all temporary immigration over which it has control in a bid to lower rents and other housing costs. Parti Québécois (PQ) leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon claims the high levels of temporary immigration to the province are making housing unaffordable

Conservative immigration critic Tom Kmiec criticized the sharp increase in the number of temporary residents coming to Canada, instead saying the country should prioritize a policy focused on citizenship as its ultimate goal. Kmiec moderated a panel on the Conservative approach to immigration at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Ottawa on April

A range of benefits and tax credits are available to newcomers to Canada, including both permanent (including people with “approval-in-principle” from IRCC to stay in Canada) and temporary residents (including student, worker, or temporary resident permit holders). Newcomer status under the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) lasts for one’s first year of residence in Canada. The

Immigrants who come to Canada as children do better in the workforce and make more money than not only those newcomers who arrive here later in life but also the average Canadian, a Statistics Canada report reveals. “Immigrants admitted to Canada as children are generally more likely to participate in postsecondary education during early adulthood

New Brunswick post-secondary institutions are taking issue with new federal caps on international student numbers. This comes despite the immigration department’s easing up of requirements for international students by increasing the number of attestation letters schools can send to them in support of their study permit applications. St. Thomas University, for example, has access to

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has released an updated version of its Employer Form. As of April 10, the ‘Application for Approval of Employment Position’ form must be used for all new applications for a nomination to the Employer: Job Offer stream of the Provincial Nominee Program. “If you upload an older version of

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 a major targeted Express Entry draw for STEM occupations, issuing 4,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs).   The April 11 draw saw a minimum Comprehensive Ranking

Canada has revealed how many Study Permit applications each province will be allowed to receive under new caps on numbers of international students. Immigration Minister Marc Miller says 235,600 approvals will be targeted in 2024 from 392,667 applications. This is down 42 per cent on the 404,668 issued (excluding K-12 + Grad) in 2023. Under the

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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 1,280 Invitations to Apply (ITAs).  The April 10 draw saw a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 549

The University of Alberta (UofA) offers various scholarship opportunities for international students looking to move to the province for undergraduate or postgraduate studies. It is one of Canada’s and the world’s premier learning institutions, hosting roughly 40,000 students from 156 countries, for programs at the undergraduate, master’s and PhD levels. It is currently ranked 111th

British Columbia has issued at least 88 invitations in new draws through multiple streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The April 10 draws were targeted at specific occupations. In a tech draw, 46 invitations were issued to skilled workers and international graduates in tech occupations with a minimum score of 116 points. A