Canada’s francophone province of Quebec has updated – and pared down – its list of jobs in high demand for which employers do not need to demonstrate they have tried to hire and failed to find suitably-qualified Canadians. The Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration (MIFI) updates its list of occupations that qualify for Quebec’s
The city of Sudbury in Northern Ontario was successful in recommending 11 candidates in its first year of operating the Rural & Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP), despite the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The candidates and their families – a total of 25 newcomers – are currently establishing themselves in the city as they go
Minimum scores dropped by five points as British Columbia immigration issued 87 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates in a new BC PNP Tech Pilot draw. The February 23 draw featured invitations through four streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. Minimum scores were 75 for all four streams. The featured streams were:
Tech start-ups in the United Arab Emirates are among the darlings of global investors and that means many of them could expand and gain even greater access to Canadian markets through the Canada’s Start-Up Visa program. “Funding that went into United Arab Emirates (UAE) tech companies grew 10 times in just two years, to US-$1
Vaccines and new therapies to treat COVID-19 are already showing promise and will soon allow even more Indians to reunite with their loved ones and gain permanent residence in Canada as international travel restrictions loosen up. India is already the most important source of new permanent residents that come to Canada through family sponsorship programs,
Starting Monday February 22, all travellers coming to Canada by air for non-essential reasons need to stay in government-designated hotels for three days at their own costs after getting a COVID-19 test. But the costs of those hotel stays might be less than the previously-announced sum of $2,000. “The cost of each stay will vary
In its bid to make La Belle Province more welcoming for immigrants, Canada’s francophone province of Quebec is investing more than $8 million into its community support program, the Programme d’appui aux collectivités (PAC). “With the PAC, we are adding to the tools we can use to welcome and promote the sustainable establishment of immigrants
Prince Edward Island immigration has conducted a new provincial draw, issuing invitations to apply to 121 skilled worker and entrepreneur candidates. The February 18 draw saw invitations issued through the Labour Impact, Express Entry and Business Impact Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) streams. It saw 102 invites issued to Labour Impact and
Ottawa is extending its restrictions on non-U.S. international travel to Canada for another two months and its restrictions on those from the United States until March 21. “Non-essential travel restrictions with the United States have been extended until March 21,” tweeted Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair. “We will continue to base our
Immigration to Canada is likely to remain at a trickle for at least the first half of this year as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on despite Ottawa’s ambitious targets, reveals an RBC Economics report. “In the long-run, Canada does have the capacity to hit the ambitious targets set out last fall and population growth from