population and economic growth in Manitoba

Manitoba issues 492 invitations in 20th December draw

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Express Entry candidates among those issued Letter of Advice to Apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence Manitoba held its second Expression of Interest draw of December on Thursday, issuing 492 invitations to immigration candidates in its Skilled Workers in Manitoba, Skilled Workers Overseas and International Education streams. These streams are part of the Manitoba […]

PEI issues invitations to Express Entry Labour Impact & Business Work

PEI issues new invitations to Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Work Permit candidates

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PEI has now issued 1,240 invitations through its Express Entry and Labour Market categories in 2018 Prince Edward Island issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to candidates in its Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact immigration categories in a new draw held December 20. A total of 65 invitations were issued to Express […]

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International migration to Canada reached record level 3rd quarter of 2018

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Arrival of permanent and temporary residents drove population growth in nine provinces International migration to Canada reached an unprecedented level between July 1 and October 1, 2018, and helped the Canadian population grow at a record three-month pace. Preliminary estimates show Canada’s population increased by 183,715 people during the third quarter of 2018. Statistics Canada says […]

Alberta Opportunity Stream

Alberta releases details of first draws through new Express Entry stream

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Eligible Express Entry candidates with CRS scores as low as 301 have been invited through Alberta Express Entry Stream Alberta has released the first details of draws conducted through its Express Entry-linked stream since its introduction in June. A total of seven draws have been held since then, with the first and largest issuing 155 Notifications […]

Express Entry invitation record drops minimum score to lowest of 2018

Express Entry invitation record drops minimum score to lowest of 2018

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Invitations reach 89,800 while minimum score drops to 439 Canada set a new Express Entry invitation record Wednesday in a draw featuring the lowest minimum score of 2018. The December 19 draw issued 3,900 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates with scores as low as 439. Express Entry manages the pool […]

Trudeau condemns misinformation about UN migration pact

Trudeau condemns misinformation about UN migration pact

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Canada’s Prime Minister says ‘fearmongering’ and ‘falsehoods’ have no place in country’s political discourse on immigration Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned what he says is “misinformation” about his government’s decision to support a new United Nations agreement on migration. The agreement, known as the United Nations Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular […]

Express Entry Invitations with provincial nomination on increase

Express Entry Invitations with provincial nomination on increase

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Bump in 2018 invitations reflects rising prominence of Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program Invitations issued to Express Entry candidates with a provincial nomination for permanent residence are up this year, according to new data from the Government of Canada. Of the 62,500 Express Entry candidates invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence between January and September, […]

Canada more than 160 other countries adopt UN migration pact

Canada more than 160 other countries adopt UN migration pact

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UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration sets out 23 objectives for international cooperation Canada joined more than 160 United Nations member states in adopting a new negotiated agreement on international migration Monday.  The non-binding United Nations Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration sets out 23 objectives for improving international cooperation on all […]

Saskwatchewan first Occupations In-Demand invitations EOI system

Saskatchewan issues new invitations to Express Entry, Occupation In-Demand candidates

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Saskatchewan has now issued 4,080 invitations through its new Expression of Interest system since July Saskatchewan has issued 743 new invitations to candidates in its Occupation In-Demand and Express Entry immigration sub-categories in draws held December 6.   The bulk of these invitations — 532 — went to candidates in Occupation In-Demand candidates. The remaining 211 invitations went […]