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Ontario immigration is set to make changes to its Entrepreneur Stream to make the process easier for applicants. In proposals announced this month, the province says it will: Make video interviews permanent to speed up the arrival of candidates in Canada. Monitor applicants less often as they establish their businesses here. Ontario officials have proposed
In its latest budget, Canada’s francophone province of Quebec is pumping $246 million into programs to attract and retain immigrants. “Attracting and retaining immigrants to our communities, particularly those in the outlying regions, allows businesses to grow due to these skilled workers and helps resolve labour shortages in several of our economic sectors,” said Immigration
Saskatchewan immigration has conducted a new Expression of Interest draw, issuing 279 invitations to apply across two streams. In the April 8 Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program draw, Occupations In-Demand candidates with skills and experience in one of 58 National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes received 146 invitations, with a minimum score of 70 points. A further
Manitoba immigration has issued 243 Letters of Advice to Apply to skilled workers and international graduates in the latest draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The April 8 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 208 LAAs, with the lowest ranked candidates scoring 456 points. International Education Stream
Quebec immigration officials are backpedaling somewhat on their French-language testing requirements after a tradesman from France – educated in the French language – failed the French language test for immigrants. “This is a test that seems designed to make people fail,” tradesman Yohan Flaman reportedly told the francophone daily newspaper Le Devoir in French. “I
Quebec started accepting applications for its collective sponsorship program for refugees abroad this week and will continue to accept them through its Arrima online platform for the next four weeks. In this first intake period under the program this year, only groups of two to five Quebec citizens or permanent residents can sponsor these refugees.
British Columbia immigration has issued 80 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates in a new BC PNP Tech Pilot draw. The April 6 draw featured invitations through four streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. Minimum scores were 80 for all four streams. The featured streams were: SI – Skilled Worker SI –
Immigration to Newfoundland & Labrador will be especially important as it struggles to recover post-COVID-19 due to the Atlantic Canadian province’s shrinking population. In its provincial economic outlook, the Royal Bank of Canada notes growth in the Newfoundland & Labrador economy this year will trail that of other Canadian provinces despite the easing of public
Quebec has moved to extend the suspension of the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program while it finalizes important changes. The Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) announced the extended suspension on Wednesday March 31, 2021. “This period will allow the MIFI to finalize the current revision work, in order to implement a renewed program that
Quebec immigration has issued 208 invitations in the second draw of 2021 through the Arrima Expression of Interest system. The March 30 draw was aimed primarily at candidates with a job offer, but also included other criteria listed below. Candidates receiving an invitation have 60 days to submit a full application to the Quebec Skilled
