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Saskatchewan’s allocation of study permit applications grew by 25.4 per cent as April rolled around, boosting its share of these permits to 15,054 from the originally-announced 12,000. Based on the historical rate of acceptance, that number of applications could result in about 7,200 study permits for international students in Saskatchewan during the upcoming school year.

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’s unemployment rose while the employment rate fell as the federal government released its latest jobs statistics. Employment underwent little change in March (-2,200), while the employment

Prince Edward Island has issued invitations to apply to 66 skilled worker Canada immigration candidates in a new provincial draw. The April 4 draw saw invitations issued through the Labour Impact and Express Entry Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) stream. Invitations were issued to individuals working in the Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Early

Cutting back on temporary resident immigration to Canada is going to hurt the country’s economic growth and make the impact of retiring Baby Boomers harder to handle, predicts an RBC Economics report. “When the population rises via immigration, it essentially floats all boats,” notes RBC senior economist Nathan Janzen. “It increases both the capacity of

The unprecedented demographic shift triggered by rising immigration to Nova Scotia has allowed for the growth of some religious communities. As per Statistics Canada numbers, the number of Muslims in the province was about 15,000 in 2021, which is almost a two-fold increase since 2011, when there were roughly 8,500 Muslims. Meanwhile, Sikhs and Hindus

The Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador wants Ottawa to clear up a few things about the cap on study permits in the wake of what provincial Immigration Minister Gerry Byrne is calling mixed signals from the federal government. “We’ve got to get clarity from Ottawa. That’s the bottom line,” Byrne reportedly told CBC

Haitian Montrealers have written an open letter to both the Quebec and Canadian governments asking help for a special program for people immigrating from Haiti to escape the violence there. “They’re trying to not just survive,” Haitian Montrealer Manuel Mathieu stresses. “They’re trying not to die.” “I think there should be a program specially for

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