The Ontario immigration office has issued a new round of Notifications of Interest under the province’s Express Entry stream for French Speaking Skilled Workers.

The latest draw was dated. It saw 34 NOIs issued to candidates who submitted their Canada Express Entry profiles between January 1 and April 19, 2018.

There is no minimum score for the French Speaking Skilled Worker stream.

Ontario Express Entry: French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream

To qualify applicants must have:

• Pending application under the Federal Express Entry system;
• Minimum of 1-year of full time, or full time equivalent work experience under NOC occupation level 0, A or B;
• Canadian equivalent Bachelors degree, Masters degree or PhD;
• Minimum CLB level 7 in TEF exam;
• Intention to reside in the Province on Ontario;
• Minimum of 400 points under the Federal Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System.

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program(OINP) began publishing information about specific draws at the beginning of 2018. It comes after the province signed an immigration agreement with Canada’s federal government at the end of 2017.

This was the second draw in April under the FSSW, and the 11^thin 2018.

The previous FSSW draw was made on April 12 and saw 55 NOIs issued to candidates who submitted their Canada Express Entry profiles between January 1 and April 12, 2018.

Ontario has also conducted several Human Capital Priorities and Entrepreneur Stream draws so far in 2018.

Ontario NOIs Issued So Far in 2018

Source: www.ontarioimmigration.ca

The OINP has received an increased federal government allocation for 2018 of 6,600 nominations, up 600 on the number for 2017.

The province is currently accepting applications for all but one of its immigration streams.

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Status of Ontario Streams

Source: www.ontarioimmigration.ca

Interested employers: Kindly contact us here to receive further information.

Interested candidates: Find out whether you qualify to Canada by completing our free on-line evaluation. We will provide you with our evaluation within 1-2 business days.

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April 20, 2018 – Ontario is making it clear that Skilled Trades candidates are a priority for immigration, after the province conducted its ninth draw of the year under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program.

The draw saw 29 candidates issued Notifications of Interest under the province’s Express Entry Skilled Trades stream, bring the total for 2018 to 488.

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Priority Occupations Under Canada Express Entry

In the latest draw, dates April 18, 2018, Canada Express Entryprofiles submitted between January 1 and April 18 were considered for NOIs.

The draw is also the second in a week for the Skilled Trades stream, which has no minimum points requirement.

Ontario Express Entry: Skilled Trades Stream

The Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream targets skilled trades workers in the construction and agricultural sectors, but could be expanded in the future.

To qualify applicants must have:

• Pending application under the Federal Express Entry system;
• At least 12 months of paid cumulative or continuous Ontario work experience with the last two years prior to your Notification of Interest in National Occupation Classification 633, or major groups 72, 73 or 82;
• Proof of Ontario license or certification if your occupation so requires;
• A valid work permit and be resident in Ontario at the time of application;
• English or French-language level of Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 or above in reading, writing, listening and speaking;
• Proof of settlement fund to cover you and your dependents, with the minimum amount determined by official Low Income Cut-Offs.

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program(OINP) began publishing information about specific draws at the beginning of 2018. It comes after the province signed an immigration agreement with Canada’s federal government at the end of 2017.

The previous Skilled Trades draw was made on April 11, 2018, and saw 87 NOIs issued to candidates who submitted their Canada Express Entry profiles between January 1 and April 11, 2018.

Ontario has also conducted several Human Capital Priorities, French Speaking Skilled Worker and Entrepreneur Stream draws so far in 2018.

Ontario NOIs Issued So Far in 2018

Source: www.ontarioimmigration.ca

The OINP has received an increased federal government allocation for 2018 of 6,600 nominations, up 600 on the number for 2017.

The province is currently accepting applications for all but one of its immigration streams.

Read More

An Overview of Ontario’s 2017 Immigration Strategy Progress Report
Ontario Immigration Act, 2015 Now in Force effective January 1, 2018
Ontario Immigration Granted Increased 2017 Nomination Allocation
New Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement to Harmonize Immigration Policies to Canada’s Largest Province

Together with the Skilled Trades stream, other open streams include the other Express Entry streams for Human Capital Priorities and French-Speaking Skilled Workers, the Employer Job Offer streams for Foreign Workers, International Students and In-Demand Skills, plus the Corporate and Entrepreneurbusiness streams.

Ontario’s International Student PhD Graduate stream is also currently open, while the Masters Graduate stream is now closed after twice briefly opening so far in 2018.

Status of Ontario Streams

Source: www.ontarioimmigration.ca

Interested employers: Kindly contact us here to receive further information.

Interested candidates: Find out whether you qualify to Canada by completing our free on-line evaluation. We will provide you with our evaluation within 1-2 business days.

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April 19, 2018 – Northern Ontario mayors have called for a similar program to the Atlantic Immigration Pilot to help boost the population in the region.

At a recent meeting of the Northern Ontario Large Urban Mayors in Sault Ste. Marie, it was highlighted that the region faces the same demographic challenges as the Atlantic provinces of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

Northern Ontario is comprised of major centres including Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, Timmins, North Bay and Thunder Bay.

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With population growth stunted and an aging demographic meaning the labour market is shrinking in the region, it is clear there is an issue to be tackled.

The Ontario population as a whole is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. Northern Ontario’s shrinking population is in danger of getting lost within that overall growth, becoming an increasingly smaller percentage of the province.

In Atlantic Canada, the federal-provincial Atlantic Immigration Pilot aims to tackle the issue by bringing in new immigrants and helping them integrate into life in the region.

The pilot started slowly after it was introduced in March 2017, not meeting its initial target of 2,000 new immigrants per year. The federal government has revised that target, with 1,000 new immigrants expected through the AIP in 2018, rising to 4,000 by 2020.

Atlantic Immigration Pilot Targets

The employer-driven program allows designated businesses to bring in candidates and their families from overseas, with streams for high-skilled and intermediate-skilled workers, plus international graduates.

Candidates can apply for permanent residence through the program once they:

• receive a job offer from a designated employer,
• develop a settlement plan with a designated Atlantic service provider organization, and
• are endorsed by an Atlantic provincial government.

While they are in the process of applying, candidates are given expedited processing for temporary work permits. It means they can be in Canada, doing the job while their permanent residence application is being processed.

Atlantic Immigration Pilot: The Programs

1. Atlantic High-Skilled Program
2. Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program
3. Atlantic International Graduate Program

The work experience, education, and job offer a candidate needs will depend on whether they are applying as a worker or an international student graduate. The other requirements are the same for both.

Work Experience

Workers

You must have worked for at least one year (1,560 hours total or 30 hours per week) within the last three years. It can be full-time, non-continuous, or part-time, as long as it adds up to 1,560 hours.

The work must be:

• In one occupation (but can be with different employers)
• Paid (volunteering or unpaid internships do not count)
• At skill type/level 0, A, B, or C of the National Occupational Classification (NOC)
• Under the Atlantic High-Skilled Program, workers need one year of experience at skill type/level 0, A, or B.
• Under the Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program, workers need one year of experience to be at the skill level C.
• The experience can be gained inside or outside Canada.

International Graduates

Candidates do not need work experience.

Education

Workers

Candidates must have:

• A Canadian secondary (high school) or post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree,

OR

• A foreign degree, diploma, certificate, or trade or apprenticeship education credential. Candidates need an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) to make sure it is valid and equal to a Canadian credential. The ECA must show your education is equal to a completed Canadian secondary (high school) or post-secondary certificate, diploma or degree. Your ECA must be less than five years old when you apply.

International Graduates

Candidates must have:

• A minimum two-year degree, diploma, certificate, or trade or apprenticeship credential from a recognized publicly-funded institution in an Atlantic province.
• Been a full-time student in Canada for at least two years.
• Graduated in the 12 months prior to the application date.
• Lived in one of the Atlantic provinces for at least 16 months in the last two years before graduation.
• Had a visa or permit to work, study or train in Canada.

A candidate does not qualify if their study or training included:

• English or French second language courses for more than half of the program.
• Distance learning undertaken for more than half of the program.

A candidate cannot apply if their scholarship or fellowship required them to return to their home country after graduation.

Note: Atlantic Immigration Pilot candidates are able to apply for a temporary work permit if the job needs to be filled urgently. If an employer wants a candidate to apply for a temporary work permit first, the candidate will need to commit to applying for permanent residence within 90 days of the temporary application being submitted.

Job Offer

Under the high-skilled, intermediate-skilled and international graduate programs, candidates must have a job offer that is:

1. From a designated employer in an Atlantic province.
2. Non-seasonal.
3. Reviewed by the province.

Job offers for high-skilled workers must:

• Be skill type/level 0, A, or B
• Last at least one year

Job offers for intermediate-skilled workers must:

• Be skill type/level 0, A, B, or C
• Be indeterminate (permanent)

Job offers for international graduates must:

• Be skill type/level 0, A, B, or C
• Last at least one year

A candidate’s job offer does not need to be in the same occupation as past work experience. However, a candidate does need to meet employment requirements for the job, as listed in the NOC.

The employer does not need an LMIA. Each province will communicate a list of employers hiring under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot.

Language

Requirements applicable to all three programs

Candidates must:

1. Score at least a level 4 in the Canadian Language Benchmark exam in English or the Niveaux de Compétence Linguistique Canadiens in French.
2. Take an approved language test and meet the level for speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Results must be less than two years old on the date of application.

Proof of Funds

Requirements applicable to all three programs

Candidates need to show they have enough money to support themselves and their families after immigration. Amounts depend on the size of the family and includes family members a candidate supports that are not immigrating.

Proof is not required if a candidate is already living and working in Canada with a valid work permit.

Settlement Plan

A candidate must have a needs assessment before immigrating. After the assessment, a candidate will get a plan with information about the community they are moving to and where they can get help after arrival. To find out about the needs assessment, click here.

Endorsement

Employers must complete an Endorsement Application for each candidate able to fill an existing vacancy.

Candidates cannot apply to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada without an endorsement., which includes details of the job offer and settlement plan.

Interested employers: Kindly contact us here to receive further information.

Interested candidates: Find out whether you qualify to Canada by completing our free on-line evaluation. We will provide you with our evaluation within 1-2 business days.

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5 de abril del 2018 – El Ministro de Inmigración, de Quebec restableció la admisión de 5 000 solicitudes de Certificado de Selección de Quebec (CSQ) por parte de los trabajadores calificados  para el 2017-2018 a través de “Mon projet Quebec”, su plataforma en línea. Todavía no se ha anunciado el periodo de admisión de las solicitudes.

Los requisitos del Programa Trabajador Calificado de Quebec no cambiarán hasta el 15 de agosto del 2018, fecha a partir de la cual serán efectivas las nuevas regulaciones presentadas recientemente por Quebec.

Las solicitudes de candidatos con una oferta de trabajo válida o que son residentes temporales de Quebec pueden ser presentadas en cualquier momento.

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Quebec tiene un objetivo general de entre 49 000 y 53 000 recién llegados bajo todos los programas en el 2018.

Los números están dentro del mismo rango que los objetivos de inmigración de Quebec en el 2017.

Las cifras muestran un ligero aumento en el número de inmigrantes de la categoría económica, compensado por un ligero descenso en las cifras de las categorías de reunificación familiar de inmigrantes refugiados.

Categorías de inmigración de Quebec

Quebec Skilled Worker
Quebec Business Immigration
Quebec Experience Program

Cifras de Inmigración Económica

Quebec planea recibir a hasta 31 300 inmigrantes de la categoría económica en el 2018, divididos entre las categorías de Trabajadores Calificados, Negocios y otras categorías económicas.

Esta cifra máxima de admisión es 1 000 más que el máximo proyectado para el 2017 y, de hecho, el mismo que el total de 31 600 en el 2016.

Las cifras desglosadas del 2018 para Trabajadores Calificados (24 200 a 26 300), Negocios (4 000 a 4 300) y otros inmigrantes económicos (500 a 700) se encuentran dentro de un rango similar al observado en los dos años anteriores.

Cifras de Reunificación Familiar

En la categoría de Reunificación Familiar, la cifra máxima de 12 100 es ligeramente inferior a la de 12 800 proyectada para el 2017, pero significativamente más alta que en el 2016 (11 124) y el 2015 (10 490).

Cifras de Refugiados

Se espera que el número de refugiados disminuya ligeramente en comparación con los años anteriores. En el 2018, Quebec planea dar la bienvenida a un máximo de 8 800 en las categorías de Refugiados, en comparación con un máximo proyectado de 9 500 para el 2017 y 9 274 en el 2016.

Esto se produce después de finalizada la campaña del gobierno liberal federal para recibir  40 000 refugiados sirios, así como una serie de solicitudes de asilo a venir por parte de personas que cruzan ilegalmente por tierra la frontera entre los Estados Unidos y Canadá.

Objetivos de admisión de inmigración de Quebec para el 2018

*Incluye cuidadores y otras clases de inmigración económica

**Incluye varias categorías especiales de inmigrantes admitidos bajo bases humanitarias  o de interés publico

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17 de abril del 2018 – La Oficina de Inmigración de Ontario ha publicado dos nuevas Notificaciones de Interés (NOIs, por sus siglas en inglés) bajo las corrientes provinciales de Entrada Rápida Oficios Calificados y Trabajador Calificado Francófono.

En los sorteos del 11 y 12 de abril del 2018, la provincia emitió un total de 142 NOIs bajo ambas corrientes.

El sorteo del 11 de abril se centró en los candidatos bajo la corriente Oficios Calificados. Durante este sorteo, se emitieron 87 NOIs a los candidatos que enviaron su perfil de Entrada Rápida Canadáentre el 1^ero de enero y el 11 de abril del 2018.

El sorteo del 12 de abril se centró en los candidatos para bajo la corriente Trabajador Calificado Francófono. Durante este sorteo, se emitieron 55 NOIs a los candidatos que enviaron su perfil de Entrada Rápida Canadá entre el 1ero de enero y el 12 de abril del 2018.

No hay un puntaje mínimo para las corrientes Oficios Calificados o Trabajador Calificado Francófono.

Entrada Rápida de Ontario: Corriente Trabajador Calificado Francófono

Para calificar, los solicitantes deben tener:

• solicitud pendiente bajo el Sistema Federal Entrada Rápida,
• mínimo de 1 año de tiempo completo en una ocupación de nivel NOC 0, A o B,
• licenciatura, maestría o doctorado equivalente canadiense,
• nivel mínimo de CLB 7 en el examen TEF,
• intención de residir en la provincia de Ontario,
• mínimo de 400 puntos en el Sistema de Clasificación Integral de la Entrada Rápida Federal.

Entrada Rápida de Ontario: Corriente Oficios Especializados

La corriente de Oficios Calificados Entrada Rápida va dirigida a trabajadores calificados en los sectores de la construcción y la agricultura, pero podría expandirse en el futuro.

Para calificar, los solicitantes deben tener:

• solicitud pendiente bajo el Sistema Federal de Entrada Rápida,
• por lo menos 12 meses de experiencia de trabajo en un empleo remunerado continuo o

acumulado en Ontario en los dos años anteriores a su Notificación de Interés en la Clasificación Nacional de Profesiones 633 o en los grandes grupos 72, 73 o 82,

• Prueba de licencia o certificación de Ontario si su ocupación así lo requiere,
• un permiso de trabajo válido y ser residente en Ontario en el momento de la solicitud,
• nivel de inglés o francés de Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 5 o superior en lectura, escritura, comprensión auditiva y expresión oral,
• pruebas de fondos de asentamiento para sustentarse a sí mismos y a sus dependientes, con un monto mínimo determinado por los umbrales oficiales de bajos ingresos.

El Programa de Inmigrantes Nominados de Ontario(OINP, por sus siglas en inglés) ha comenzado a publicar información sobre sorteos específicos a principios del 2018. Esto se produce después de que la provincia firmara un acuerdo de inmigración con el gobierno federal canadiense a finales de 2017.

Este fue el segundo sorteo más reciente bajo las corrientes Oficios Calificados y Trabajador Calificado Francófono (FSSW, por sus siglas en inglés).

El sorteo anterior de la corriente FSSW se realizó el 27 de marzo del 2018 y se emitieron 10 NOIs a candidatos que enviaron su perfil de Entrada Rápida Canadá entre el 1^erode enero y el 27 de marzo del 2018.

El sorteo anterior de la corriente Oficios Calificados se llevó a cabo el 28 de marzo del 2018 y se emitieron 149 NOIs a los candidatos que presentaron su perfil de Entrada Rápida Canadá entre el 1^erode enero y el 28 de marzo del 2018.

En lo que va del 2018, Ontario también ha realizado varios sorteos bajo las corrientes Prioridades de Capital Humano y Empresario.

NOIs emitidas por Ontario en lo que va del 2018

Fuente: www.ontarioimmigration.ca

El OINP ha recibido una mayor asignación del gobierno federal para el 2018, 600 más que en el 2017, para un total de 6 600.

La provincia está aceptando actualmente solicitudes para sus corrientes, a excepción de una de ellas.

Leer más

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Actualmente, la provincia está aceptando solicitudes para todas sus corrientes migratorias, a la excepción de dos de ellas.

Junto con HCP, otras corrientes abiertas son la de Oferta de Trabajo del Empleador para trabajadores extranjeros, la corriente Estudiantes Extranjeros y Calificaciones en Demanda, la de Entrada Rápida para Trabajadores Calificados Francófonos y Oficios Calificados, además de las corrientes de negocios Corporativoy Empresario.

La corriente Estudiante Graduado de Doctorado de Ontario también está abierta, mientras que la Estudiante Graduado de Maestría está ahora cerrada, después de haber sido abierta brevemente dos veces, hasta ahora, en el 2018.

Estado de las corrientes del OINP

Fuente: www.ontarioimmigration.ca

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