The province of British Columbia issued 316 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC candidates on January 16. This draw follows a January 9 tech-specific draw when 35 candidates with a one-year job offer in a priority occupation were invited by the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The January 16 invitations […]
International media are taking notice of Canada’s ‘friendly stance’ towards immigration Canada’s goal of admitting more than a million new permanent residents by the end of 2021 is gaining new attention internationally. Recent reports by the BBC, CNN and others have highlighted how the three-year target is setting Canada apart on the global stage. As CNN reported, “Canada’s friendly […]
Canada scored 10 out of 10 for civil liberties Canada earned a 10 out of 10 for civil liberties and was ranked sixth overall among the world’s democracies in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s updated Democracy Index. The index provides a snapshot of the state of democracy in 167 countries based on scores in five categories: electoral […]
City-organized job fair for immigrants will be held January 25 The need for skilled labour is the biggest challenge facing employers in Moncton, New Brunswick, a new survey suggests, and increasing the number of foreign workers is seen as key to solving the problem. The survey by the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Moncton (CCGM) […]
Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia reported the largest year-over-year increases Job vacancies increased in every Canadian province in the third quarter of 2018, according to a new report by Statistics Canada. Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia reported the largest year-over-year increases during the three-month period spanning July 1 to September 30, 2018. Statistics Canada said […]
The province of British Columbia issued new invitations January 2 to Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC candidates. A total of 151 invitations were issued in this latest draw to candidates in the Skilled Worker and International Graduate categories of both the Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC streams and Skills Immigration — Entry Level and Semi-Skilled candidates. The minimum score was […]
The province of Saskatchewan issued its first Entrepreneur invitations of 2019 on January 3. A total of 90 candidates were invited with scores ranging from 115 to 150 under the category’s points assessment grid. Saskatchewan’s Entrepreneur Category is for eligible candidates who would like to establish, acquire or partner in a business that meets specified provincial criteria. […]
Higher admissions targets in 2019 and 2020 could produce another ITA record in the new year Canada’s Express Entry system had a banner 2018, and the coming year could be even more exceptional. Express Entry, which manages the pool of candidates for Canada’s three Federal High Skilled immigration programs, issued a record 89,800 invitations to […]
IRCC will accept up to 20,000 new applications through its Parents and Grandparents Program in 2019 Canada’s parents and grandparents sponsorship program will reopen to expressions of interest in late January 2019, the Government of Canada has announced. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) provided the update in a tweet and said details of the […]
Majority of approved PNP applications came through Express Entry-linked immigration streams Nova Scotia approved a record number of applications from immigration candidates in 2018 and is on track to welcome more new permanent residents this year than ever before, the provincial government says. The Atlantic Canada province accepted 2,272 applications through its immigration programs this year, compared […]