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Canada Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino is going live on YouTube today (May 5, 2021) to discuss the new pathway to permanent residence for 90,000 international students and essential workers that opens at noon tomorrow (May 6, 2021). Mendicino is live at 3.45pm EST Wednesday and you can watch it live here: Stakeholders are concerned the
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
Applications are being accepted as of Wednesday January 27 for current and former Post Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders in Canada to apply for an Open Work Permit to help them gather the experience they need to qualify for permanent residence. Initially announced earlier in January by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, the new public policy
U.S. President Donald Trump’s overhaul of the H-1B visa program in October made it more expensive and difficult to get highly-skilled immigrant workers into the United States – and likely gave Canada’s Start-Up Visa Program a much-needed boost. Under the sweeping changes to the H-1B visa program in the United States, the wage scale employers
British Columbia immigration has issued 12 invitations in a new draw through its Entrepreneur Immigration streams. The July 28 British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program draw featured invites through both the general Entrepreneur stream and the Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot. Candidates for the general category received 7 invites with a minimum score of 125 points. Regional
Quebec universities have written to Immigration Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette requesting changes to his plan to reform the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ). Although Bureau de cooperation interuniversitaire (BCI) is happier with Jolin-Barrette’s second effort at PEQ reform, the group, in a letter dated June 16, has called for current international students and those arriving this fall
2020-02-11 – These are the top 10 Canada jobs most likely to receive Canada Express Entry Invitations to Apply in 2020. The latest federal government figures reveal exactly the type of candidates who are seeing the most success through the Express Entry system for selecting high-skilled immigration candidates. Major National Occupational Classification code 21 for professional
2019-10-30 – The governing Coalition Avenir Quebec is to push ahead with its plan to introduce a values test for new immigrants. A new regulation published in the Official Gazette on October 30, 2019 means candidates must pass the test before receiving a Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ). The CSQ is the document which Quebec immigration
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
December 17, 2018 – Ontario immigration has continued its drive to welcome Francophone candidates with a new Notification of Interest draw. The December 13 draw saw 13 candidates issued with NOIs through the province’s Express Entry: French Speaking Skilled Worker stream. To qualify, candidates needed to have submitted Express Entry profiles between January 1 and
