English 
Français 
Español 
العربية 
Português 
Русский 
עברית 
Parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents can qualify for permanent residence through Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program. Canada currently targets 23,500 new permanent residents per year through the program, according to the immigration levels plan announced in October 2020. More recently, Canada announced it would accept an extra 30,000 applications for the
Spouses of applicants under Quebec’s Programme de l’expérience québécoise – known as the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ) – must now show they can speak basic French. Quebec announced in July last year it was making changes to the PEQ. Among them was the requirement that spouses and common-law partners of applicants for immigration or permanent
Just about any specialty in medicine pays very well and doctors are almost universally highly-respected in Canada – but not all specialties pay the same. Even in the rarified world of doctors’ salaries, there are those who do better financially than their colleagues who went into other specialties. In its Physicians in Canada, 2019 report
Toronto is a magnet for attracting some of the brightest tech workers in North America, a study released by a leading commercial real estate firm reveals. In its 2021 Scoring Tech Talent report, CBRE again places Toronto high among the top cities for the tech sector. In the last five years, Toronto attracted 81,200 tech
Ottawa’s latest moves to help international students are not enough and the country should do more to make life easier for them, claim two immigration experts, writing for the Toronto Star. “Canada should consider expanding universal healthcare coverage to include international students, placing caps on tuition fees for international students, and expanding the eligibility criteria
Canada has offered refugee status to Afghani interpreters who worked with the Canadian Armed Forces and also cooks, drivers, cleaners, construction workers, security guards and other staff who worked at the Canada Embassy in Afghanistan and their family members. “Canada has a responsibility to protect the brave people in Afghanistan who have helped us carry
Canada’s settlement services for immigrants got high marks in the first-ever Settlement Outcomes Highlights Report released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. “Settlement services play a fundamental role in our immigration system. They’re the key ingredient of a newcomer’s success in Canada, whether it’s help getting a job, finding a place to live or learning
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino stopped by the bilingual city of Bathurst in northern New Brunswick to remind French-speaking, temporary residents to Canada they can still use pathways to permanent residence announced in May. “One of Canada’s advantages on the world stage is its bilingual nature. So supporting the growth of francophone minority communities is part
Canada has conducted a new Express Entry draw targeting Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates, issuing 4,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs). The July 22 draw featured a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 357 points, 12 lower than the previous CEC draw. It follows a July 21 draw aimed at Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates,
Saskatchewan immigration has conducted a new Expression of Interest draw, issuing 280 invitations to apply across two streams. In the July 21 Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program draw, Occupations In-Demand candidates with skills and experience in one of 63 National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes received 196 invitations, with a minimum score of 77 points. A further
