16,000 Quebec Immigration Applications Scrapped As CAQ Forces Through Bill 9

Quebec Expression of Interest System ‘Arrima’ Scheduled For September Launch
Jun 17, 2019 – Quebec’s National Assembly sat into the early hours of Sunday morning to eventually pass Bill 9, controversial immigration legislation that means 16,000 skilled worker applications will be scrapped. It took a 19-hour session enforced by the ruling Coalition Avenir Quebec for the bill to become law at 4am on Sunday, June
Lire la suite
Aucun commentaire

Ottawa Selects 11 Communities For Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot

Ottawa Selects 11 Communities For Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
June 15, 2019 – Canada’s federal government has selected 11 communities to be part of the new Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot. Six from Ontario, two from British Columbia, and one each from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta have signed up to take part in the immigration stream. 11 Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Communities Thunder
Lire la suite
Aucun commentaire

Quebec Government to Force Through Immigration Bill 9 On Sunday: Report

Quebec Opens New Expression of Interest Immigration System ‘Arrima’
June 15, 2019 – Quebec’s provincial government is to use its majority to force a vote on its controversial immigration reform legislation. The Coalition Avenir Quebec’s Bill 9 will be voted on by the National Assembly on Sunday morning, Radio Canada is reporting. The vote will come despite the committee debate on Bill 9 –
Lire la suite
Aucun commentaire

Quebec Job Vacancy Rate Increases Again, Remains Highest In Canada

Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) to Accept 1900 New Applications with Higher Investment Requirements Beginning September 15, 2018
June 12, 2019 – Quebec has the highest job vacancy rate of any Canadian province at 4.1 per cent, a new report reveals. The French-speaking province’s 120,800 vacancies at the end of the first quarter of 2019 contributed a total of 435,000 unfilled positions, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s latest Help
Lire la suite
Aucun commentaire

New British Columbia Draw Targets 29 BC PNP Tech Pilot Occupations

New British Columbia Draw Targets 29 BC PNP Tech Pilot Occupations
June 12, 2019 – British Columbia immigration officials have conducted a new draw targeting IT occupations through the BC PNP Tech Pilot. The June 11 draw saw invitations issued to 57 candidates across four British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program streams. The minimum score was 90 across all four streams: EEBC – Skilled Worker EEBC –
Lire la suite
Aucun commentaire

Saskatchewan Focuses on Occupations In-Demand Stream In New Expression of Interest Draw

Saskatchewan Conducts First Draw Under Expression of Interest System
June 10, 2019 – Saskatchewan immigration issued the largest number of Occupations In-Demand stream invitations of 2019 in a new Expression of Interest draw. The June 6 draw saw a total of 426 invites issued through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program. Occupations In-Demand stream candidates received 342 invitations, with a minimum score of 75 points.
Lire la suite
Aucun commentaire

Manitoba Issues 209 LAAs In Latest Provincial Immigration Draw

Manitoba Issues 209 LAAs In Latest Provincial Immigration Draw
June 10, 2019 – Manitoba immigration issued Letters of Advice to Apply to 209 candidates across three streams in a new provincial draw. The June 7 draw focused on the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream, with 121 LAAs issued and a lowest score of 542 points. A further 60 LAAs went
Lire la suite
Aucun commentaire

Quebec Government Proposes Immigration Increase to Above 50,000 by 2022

Quebec Court to Hear Legal Challenge Against Government Plan to Apply New Immigration Law Bill 9
June 7, 2019 – Quebec’s provincial government has announced plans for immigration levels to increase every year for the next three years. By 2022, the Coalition Avenir Quebec plans to increase annual Quebec immigration to above 50,000. The proposal was announced by the Department of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion (MIDI) on Friday June 7, 2019.
Lire la suite
Aucun commentaire

Quebec Politicians Clash Over Slow Progress Of Bill 9 Immigration Legislation

Quebec Politicians Clash Over Slow Progress Of Bill 9 Immigration Legislation
June 6, 2019 – Quebec politicians are locked in a battle over the slow progress of Bill 9 – the governing Coalition Avenir Quebec’s controversial immigration legislation. As of June 4, just eight out of 21 articles had been studied in the bill, which would see the cancellation of thousands of Quebec Skilled Worker immigration
Lire la suite
Aucun commentaire

Nova Scotia Issues 312 Letters of Interest In Latest Immigration Draw

Nova Scotia Issues 312 Letters of Interest In Latest Immigration Draw
June 6, 2019 – Nova Scotia immigration issued Letters of Interest to 312 candidates in the province’s latest Labour Market Priorities Stream draw. The draw was targeted specifically at NOC 4214: Early childhood educators and assistants. A Nova Scotia Nominee Program spokesperson said: “We issued letters of interest under the Labour Market Priorities Stream to
Lire la suite
Aucun commentaire