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January 17, 2019 – British Columbia immigration has conducted a third draw of 2019, issuing invitations to 316 candidates across five British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program streams. The January 16 draw saw minimum scores maintained from the previous general draw, which took place on January 2. The direct provincial and Express Entry streams for international
January 16, 2019 – The Quebec government has extended the deadline to submit 1900 new applications under its new Immigrant Investor Program through August 31, 2019, the Quebec immigration ministry (MIDI) has announced. Quebec formally unveiled its new immigrant investor immigration program on July 18, 2018. Read More Quebec Increases Investment and Qualifying Requirements
January 16, 2019 – Ontario immigration has delivered a statement of intent for 2019 by issuing Notifications of Interest to nearly 1,500 candidates under its Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream. The January 14 draw eclipsed all previous draw by more than 500 NOIs, making it the largest Ontario draw on record. To be included
January 16, 2019 – Nova Scotia immigration has conducted two new draws targeting business immigration candidates. The Nova Scotia Nominee Program issued invitations to apply on January 7 to Entrepreneur and International Graduate Entrepreneur candidates. Under the Entrepreneur stream, 33 invitations were issued, with the lowest-ranked candidate scoring 112 points. Invitations Issued Under Nova Scotia
January 16, 2019 – Under the current immigration system, skilled immigrants are coming to Canada, finding jobs and thriving, new data shows. The employment rate of newly-arrived immigrants to Canada exceeded native-born Canadians in 2018. In a federal election year in which immigration is shaping up to be a central issue, this statistic is significant.
January 16, 2019 – Officials looking to tackle Quebec’s labour shortage will travel to Paris to actively recruit French citizens to move to the province. Representatives from the Union of Quebec Municipalities (UMQ) will attend an international recruitment fair with the aim of promoting the province as a destination for skilled immigrants. The Salon du
January 15, 2019 – Major technology companies in Silicon Valley are being persuaded to relocate top talent to Canada due to uncertain US immigration policies. Since Donald Trump became US president in 2016, a crackdown on the H-1B visa relied upon by many tech workers has forced businesses to consider their options or face losing
January 15, 2019 – As one of the target occupations through the Global Talent Stream, experienced Engineering Managers can access expedited processing for a Canada work permit. Canada’s flagship GTS allows candidates in targeted occupations to acquire a work permit with a two-week processing time. Once in Canada, with a permanent job offer in hand, qualified Engineering
January 14, 2019 – Ontario immigration has conducted its first draw of 2019 targeting French Speaking Skilled Worker candidates. The January 11 draw saw 38 Notifications of Interest issued via the Express Entry-linked stream. To qualify, candidates needed to have submitted Express Entry profiles between January 11 2018 and January 11, 2019. Ontario conducted a
