British Columbia Conducts Largest Immigration Draw So Far In 2019

New British Columbia PNP Draw Targets Skilled Workers and International Graduates
Feb 1, 2019 – British Columbia immigration has conducted its largest draw so far in 2019, issuing invitations to apply to 356 skilled worker and international graduate candidates. The January 30 draw was the province’s fifth of the month, with invitations issued across five streams. Minimum scores remained constant, with direct provincial and Express Entry categories
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Ontario Conducts Third January FSSW Draw

January 30, 2019 – Ontario immigration has conducted the third draw of January under the popular French Speaking Skilled Worker stream. The January 24 draw saw 28 candidates issued Notifications of Interest by the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. Candidates needed to have submitted Express Entry profiles between January 24, 2018 and January 24, 2019 to
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Lowest Minimum CRS In 16 Months As Canada Breaks January Express Entry Invitation Record

Canada’s Top 25 Places to Work Named in New Report
January 30, 2019 – Canada has conducted a second Express Entry draw in a week and third in January, featuring the lowest minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score for an all-program draw since September 2017. The January 30 draw saw Invitations to Apply issued to 3,350 candidates with a minimum CRS score of 438 points. Immigration,
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Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program Opens and Closes in Minutes

Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program Opens and Closes in Minutes
This program reached a maximum allocation for 2019 and is no longer available at this moment. January 28, 2019 – Controversy dominated the opening of Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program on Monday as the Interest to Sponsor portal closed just moments after it was opened. Many who wanted to complete the process said they never had
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Canada’s New Parents and Grandparents Program Opens TODAY January 28, 2019

Canada’s New Parents and Grandparents Program Opens TODAY January 28, 2019
This program reached a maximum allocation for 2019 and is no longer available at this moment. January 28, 2019 – Canada’s revamped Parents and Grandparents Program opens at noon EST today, with a huge rush of sponsors expected to go online and submit forms. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has warned it expects a spike in
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Atlantic Canada Labour Force Still Shrinking as Immigration Retention Rates Remain Low: Report

January 25, 2019 – Atlantic Canada’s labour force is shrinking due to retiring baby boomers and difficulty retaining immigrants, a new report suggests. The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council report says there were more than 30,000 fewer workers in the region in 2018 than 2012. The joint federal-provincial Atlantic Immigration Pilot is attempting to help address
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Move to Canada and Enjoy World’s Best Quality of Life

January 25, 2019 – Canada has been ranked number one in the world for quality of life according to a new ranking system produced by the US News and World Report. Political stability, education system, safety, economic stability and health care all scored highly in the 2019 Best Countries report, released this week. The number
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Nova Scotia Targets Financial Auditors and Accountants in Express Entry Linked Draw

Nova Scotia Restaurants Desperate For Immigrants To Fill Vacancies
January 25, 2019 – Nova Scotia has targeted financial auditors and accountants with Express Entry scores as low as 400 in a new provincial draw. The Labour Market Priorities draw, dated January 24, 2019, required candidates to have at least five years of experience in the targeted occupations, covered under NOC 1111. Requirements for January
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B.C. Continues Apace With Fourth January Immigration Draw

B.C. Immigration Conducts Largest PNP Draw of 2018
January 25, 2019 – British Columbia’s fourth immigration draw of January saw the province target technology workers through the BC PNP Tech Pilot. The January 23 draw saw 45 invitations issued for British Columbia immigration, across five provincial streams. For skilled workers through both the direct provincial and Express Entry streams, there was a minimum
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BC Bill 48 Aims to Improve Protection of Temporary Foreign Workers

New British Columbia PNP Draw Targets Skilled Workers and International Graduates
This editorial written by Colin Singer, also appears in the January 23rd edition of The Lawyer’s Daily January 24, 2019 – British Columbia has recently announced plans to boost protection of its nearly 50,000 temporary foreign workers in the province. The province passed Bill 48, the BC Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act, which will see
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