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Last Updated on December 7, 2020 Canada’s federal immigration authority has launched a new portal for confirming permanent residence while in-person interviews are suspended due to the coronavirus crisis. The new system allows immigrants to declare they are in Canada, confirm their address and submit pictures for their PR card. It also gives candidates access

Last Updated on December 4, 2020 Canada tops the list of countries to which people throughout the world would like to move, a new survey reveals. Remitly, a company that lets users transfer money online from desktops, tablets or mobile phones, unveiled its ‘Where the World Wants to Work’ survey last month.  It shows there

Last Updated on December 4, 2020 Canada’s coronavirus recovery continued in November as employment rose by more than 62,000 and unemployment dropped to 8.5 percent. The Canada jobs Labour Force Survey recorded an employment increase of 0.3 percent for the month, slower than previous months but still another step in the right direction. The month

Last Updated on December 4, 2020 Quebec has updated its salary guide for employers hiring temporary foreign workers for many entry-level jobs. Called the Édition 2020 du Guide des salaires par professions présentés par intervalle, selon les quartiles au Québec , it provides salary ranges for entry-level, mid-level, and senior positions for many jobs categories,

Last Updated on December 4, 2020 British Columbia immigration has issued 68 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates in a new BC PNP Tech Pilot draw. The December 1 draw featured invitations through four streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program.  Minimum scores were 80 for all four streams. The featured streams were:

Last Updated on December 3, 2020 Canadian universities and colleges are increasingly wooing international students to study in Canada – especially those from China – to boost their bottom line, a Statistics Canada study reveals. China is the source of more than half of all international students in Canada. During the decade that closed at the end of the 2018-19

Last Updated on December 2, 2020 British Columbia immigration has issued 11 invitations in a new Entrepreneur Immigration draw. The December 1 British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program draw featured invites through the province’s general Entrepreneur stream. Candidates required a minimum score of 121 points. Full requirements are below. What Was the Minimum Score For The

Last Updated on December 2, 2020 Nova Scotia immigration has conducted a new draw through the province’s Express Entry-linked Labour Market Priorities stream, targeted at candidates with a skilled job offer. To qualify for the December 1 draw, candidates needed a job offer lasting at least one year after the issuance of permanent residence.  Candidates

Last Updated on December 1, 2020 Canada has extended international travel restrictions in place due to coronavirus until January 21, 2021, while also introducing a mechanism to allow international amateur athletes to have their applications to enter the country considered. The extension means restrictions will have been in place for 10 months as countries all

Last Updated on December 1, 2020 Canada’s federal government has described skilled worker immigration as an “essential part” of the recovery from the recession sparked by the COVID-19 crisis. In the Fall Economic Statement presented on Monday, Ottawa outlined how it will make immigration the cornerstone of Canada’s plan to get the economy moving again

Last Updated on December 1, 2020 Israel has one of the most active start-up ecosystems in the world, meaning it has thousands of established innovative companies featuring AI that could thrive with access to the Canadian and U.S. markets through Canada’s Start-Up Visa program. Israel has an established start-up track record dating back 30 years,

Last Updated on November 27, 2020 Iran slipped to the number 11 spot in the rankings of countries that are top sources of new Canadian permanent residents during the first half of 2020. In 2019, 6,055 Iranians became new Canadian permanent residents, putting the country in the top 10 most important sources of new Canadian

Last Updated on November 27, 2020 Canada has announced the resumption of citizenship tests online, eight months after they were suspended due to the coronavirus crisis. A new online platform was launched by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on Thursday, November 26, which it says will include safeguards to identify test candidates. The test

Last Updated on November 26, 2020 Canada has taken another step on the way to forming a new self-regulating body for immigration consultants, with the coming into force of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act. The act provides the framework for the creation of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC), the

Last Updated on November 26, 2020 Ontario briefly open its Employer Job Offer: International Student stream on Thursday, November 26, before it was closed again due to a technical issue. “The Employer Job Offer: International Student stream opening has been paused due to technical issues and will not reopen today,” an Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program

Last Updated on November 25, 2020 Canada has conducted a second Express Entry draw in a week featuring 5,000 Invitations to Apply (ITAs). The November 25 draw featured a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 469, the lowest minimum score of 2020 for an all-program draw. The 5,000 ITAs issued equals the record for an