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Quebec immigration has conducted its first draw of 2022 through the Arrima Expression of Interest system, issuing invitations to 512 candidates. The January 13 draw required a minimum score of 602 in the Quebec Expression of Interest points system. A maximum of 1,320 points are available. The draw targeted candidates with skills and experience in
International students flocked to Canada during the second year of the pandemic, driving up the number of study permits issued to record levels, as foreign nationals were enticed to come to the country due to these 7 reasons to study in Canada. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) figures for all of 2021 are not
Immigration officials on Prince Edward Island are fighting back against the perception that newcomers to Canada just don’t like to stay in their Atlantic Canadian province. A Statistics Canada report indicates Prince Edward Island had the lowest level of immigrant retention in the country in 2019. Read More Top 10 Most In-Demand Jobs in Canadian
Canada is speeding up the processing of temporary resident visa applications by almost tripling its use of an advanced data analytics system to help immigration officials sort through the paperwork. The move comes as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is coming under fire in the media for a temporary pause in accepting applications due
A trade organization in Canada’s biggest province is lobbying for immigration reform in an attempt stave off labour shortages due to the pending retirement of huge numbers of men and women working in these good-paying, blue-collar jobs. By 2030, now only eight years away, one in five tradespeople in Ontario will have retired. “Beginning in
A Canadian passport is now an even better deal compared to the passports of other countries for those who like to travel visa-free, reveals a new index. In the organization’s first-quarter ranking of the passports of countries all over the world, Henley & Partners put the Canadian passport in the seventh most-coveted group on Jan.
British Columbia has conducted two new draws, issuing Canada immigration invitations to a total of 289 candidates through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The January 25 draws featured a general draw, and a second draw targeting two NOC codes: 0621 for Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers and 0631 for Restaurant and Food Service Managers.
Ontario immigration has maxed out the number of people the federal government allows it to nominate for immigration to the central Canadian province. By then the province had issued 9,000 nominations to successful applicants across all streams under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) for 2021. The federal government makes the final decision to approve
Temporary residents in Canada who work in essential occupations are no longer being allowed to go to the United States unless they are fully-vaccinated against COVID-19. The United States’ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) closed the door to unvaccinated foreign nationals travelling into the United States from Canada and Mexico on Saturday, Jan. 22. “The
The Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is upping its game and planning to offer more settlement services – including better recognition of foreign credentials – to immigrants. “Settlement and integration projects last year provided free legal information, career and entrepreneurship training, increased rural integration, and many more benefits for newcomers,” said provincial Immigration
