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Nova Scotia immigration has conducted two new business immigration draws, targeting Entrepreneur Stream and International Graduate Entrepreneur Stream candidates. The draws, which took place on December 9, saw 36 invitations issued through the Nova Scotia Nominee Program. The Entrepreneur Stream draw featured 34 invitations, with the lowest-ranked candidate scoring 122 points. Two invitations were issued
Canada is moving up in the rankings of the friendliest countries for immigrants, an international think-tank’s latest report reveals. «Among English-speaking countries, Canada is becoming a more attractive and inclusive global destination,» says Thomas Huddleston, director of research for Migration Policy Group. «Canada, along with New Zealand, is taking the place of previous top-ranking countries
Quebec’s immigration ministry has announced increases to application fees for its temporary and permanent programs for 2021. As of January 1, the Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) fees will increase by 1.26 percent compared to the fees for 2021. The fees cover the Quebec immigration programs for skilled workers, business immigration, temporary workers
Ontario immigration has issued 668 Notifications if Interest in a new Tech Draw through its Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) draw took place on December 15, with the invited candidates scoring between 460 and 468 Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points. Candidates were required to have submitted
Canada will begin accepting permanent residence applications on Monday December 14 from refugee claimants who helped care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two new public policies were published on Wednesday December 9 outlining the details of the new pathways to permanent residence, which were originally announced on August 14. The public policies include one
Quebec has announced a plan to remove the start-up and security deposit requirement under stream 2 of the Quebec Entrepreneur Program for candidates with applications already in the system. Provincial Immigration Minister Nadine Girault outlined the plan in a draft regulation published in the Gazette officielle du Quebec on Wednesday December 9, 2020. The move
Atlantic Canadian business and educational leaders are encouraged by Ottawa’s plan to boost immigration to more than 400,000 per year over the next three years. Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino and members of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC) took part in a virtual roundtable to discuss the role of immigration in supporting economic recovery
Family physicians from the United Kingdom immigrate to Canada by the dozens almost every year to practice medicine free of much of the administrative headaches in their home countries and enjoy a great quality of life. “In the United Kingdom and Ireland, they have to spend a lot of time documenting everything they do,” says
Canada tops the list of countries to which people throughout the world would like to move, a new survey reveals. Remitly, a company that lets users transfer money online from desktops, tablets or mobile phones, unveiled its ‘Where the World Wants to Work’ survey last month. It shows there has been a 29 per cent
Saskatchewan immigration has conducted a new Expression of Interest draw that saw the province issue 564 invitations across two streams. In the December 1 Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program draw, Occupations In-Demand stream candidates with skills and experience in one of 86 National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes received 426 invitations, with a minimum score of 74
