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Business incubators are rampant throughout Canada and offer plenty of opportunity for applicants for permanent residence under the Start-Up Visa program to get the support they need to qualify to immigrate and start their businesses. By nurturing start-ups and helping them navigate the myriad of challenges to get the financial, human, and physical resources they
Canada has moved to reduce the time allowed under the Express Entry system for submitting a complete application after receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA). As of Tuesday, June 29, candidates must submit a full application within 60 days, down from 90 days. Candidates who received an ITA before June 29 still have 90 days
The francophone province of Quebec is plunking down more than half a million dollars to fund integration services for immigrants in seven regional municipalities and the city of Rimouski. All of those municipalities, including Rimouski, are on the southern shore of the St. Lawrence River. The almost $590,000 is being divided up so that: Rimouski
Canada is doing a better job of attracting immigrant entrepreneurs through the Start-Up Visa program than the United States, according to leading American business magazine Forbes. “While America has tried and failed to pass a Start-Up Visa geared toward immigrant entrepreneurs for years, Canada is one of two dozen countries, including the U.K. and Singapore,
Even at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada continued to welcome new permanent residents to its provinces and territories under the spousal sponsorship immigration program. In 2020, an impressive 36,130 newcomers became new permanent residents in Canada under these programs – and another 11,675 more arrived in the first quarter of 2021. Immigration Minister
Hong Kong is now so dangerous for pro-democracy activists that Canada should put in several new immigration measures to help foreign nationals from the former British protectorate gain permanent residency or otherwise work in Canada, states a report. “In response to the increasingly dangerous situation in Hong Kong, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (should) create
Canada’s immigration minister says he’s confident Ottawa will hit its immigration targets for this year despite the COVID-19 global pandemic which has slowed the arrival of newcomers to the country to a trickle. “I am confident that we are doing everything we can to meet that target and we will meet that target and the
The application limit of 40,000 was reached on Friday for international graduates under Canada’s new pathway to permanent residence. After launching at noon Thursday, the international graduate stream quota was filled just over 24 hours later, slower than many industry stakeholders expected for the popular new pathway. Other streams for healthcare workers (20,000 application places)
The launch of Canada’s new permanent residence pathway for international graduates and essential workers went relatively smoothly on Thursday, although some users reported issues with the online payment system. Fears that a huge rush of applicants would overload the system proved unfounded, as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) confounded the critics with the rollout.
Francophone immigration to Canada outside Quebec was on a steep incline until the COVID-19 pandemic struck, figures reveal. In the five years ending in 2019, the number of francophone new permanent residents tripled, jumping from 2,965 to 8,470. The increase was a result of initiatives at both federal and provincial level to boost the number
