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Teacher’s Assistants Now Qualify For Canada Express Entry Immigration
Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants now qualify for Canada immigration through Express Entry in a move Ottawa is hoping will help ease Canada’s shortage of labour. The change to the FSW which made that possible came on Nov. 16 last year, when...
Manitoba Invites 336 Canada Immigration Candidates In New PNP Draw
Manitoba has conducted a new draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program, issuing 336 invitations to Canada immigration candidates. The January 26 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 253 LAAs, with the...
Wages And Number Of People Getting Canada Jobs Climbed In November
The latest data from Statistics Canada reveals wages and the number of people landing paying Canada jobs both climbed in November last year. In its Payroll Employment, Earnings and Hours, and Job Vacancies, November 2022 report, the statistical and demographic...
Jean Boulet’s Quebec Election Debate Comment To Cost Him Post As Immigration Minister
Jean Boulet will no longer be immigration minister no matter the outcome of the provincial election in Quebec on Monday, says Premier François Legault. In the final days before voters go to the polls, Boulet drew fire when he said during a debate that “80...
Canada Study Permits For International Students Processed At Record Pace
Canada immigration news: Immigration officials in Canada are processing study permits for international students at a record pace with almost 360,000 of these applications completed this year as of the end of July. That’s up 18.4 per cent over the roughly...
British Columbia PNP Draw: Province Issues At Least 255 Canada Immigration Invitations
Canada immigration news: British Columbia has issued invitations to at least 255 candidates in a new draw through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The August 30 draw saw invitations issued in five different categories. Skilled workers and...
Prince Edward Island To Makes Process Quicker For Certain Immigrants To Get Drivers’ Licenses
Canada immigration news: Certain Canada immigrants are soon going to be able to get their Class 5 driver’s licenses quicker on Prince Edward Island. Under the Licensed Driver Education Course, foreign nationals would reportedly be able to enjoy the same kind of...
Canada’s Express Entry System Set To Open Up To Truckers
Canada immigration news: Canada Immigration Minister Sean Fraser is reportedly expected to open up Express Entry programs to truckers as a labour shortage in the industry squeezes trucking companies throughout the world. “In light of an acute labour shortage...
Quebec Arrima Draw: Province Invites 58 Canada Immigration Candidates
Quebec immigration has issued invitations to 58 Canada immigration candidates in a new draw through the Arrima Expression of Interest system. The August 11 draw targeted candidates with a job offer from an employer outside the Montreal metropolitan area. It did...
Saskatchewan PNP Draw: Province Issues 629 Canada Immigration Invitations
Canada immigration news: Saskatchewan has conducted a new Expression of Interest draw through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program, issuing 629 Canada immigration invitations. The August 25 draw featured 334 invitations through Saskatchewan’s Occupations...
Canada’s Rural & Northern Immigration Pilot Set For Expansion
Canada immigration news: Canada has moved to expand the Rural & Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) – although it will not add any new communities to the program. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced several changes to take effect in the fall, including the...
Start-Up Visa Program: Canada Sees Record-Breaking First Half Of 2022
Canada immigration news: The popularity of Canada’s Start-Up Visa (SUV) program is growing with ever-higher numbers of immigrants seeking to set up businesses and become new permanent residents through it. In the first six months of this year, 325 new permanent...
Immigration To Canada From Philippines Reverses Downward Trend And Gains Traction
Canada immigration news: Immigration to Canada from the Philippines is almost back up to its pre-COVID-19 levels with the number of new permanent residents nudging up slightly over the comparable period last year. That newfound stability in Filipino immigration...
International Graduates Reassured Over New Open Work Permits
Canada immigration news: International graduates with Post-Graduation Work Permits (PGWP) that were extended for 18 months last year need not fear them running out because they qualify for an open work permit under new Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship...
Canada Population Set To Double In 46 Years Thanks To Immigration
Canada immigration news: Statistics Canada has reported Canada’s population is expected to as much as almost double to 74 million by the year 2068 due to a steady flow of immigrants from across the world. “From 38.2 million people in 2021, Canada’s population...
Prince Edward Island Issues 121 Canada Immigration Invitations In New PEI Draw
Canada immigration news: Prince Edward Island has conducted a new provincial draw, issuing invitations to apply to 121 skilled worker and entrepreneur Canada immigration candidates. The August 18 draw saw invitations issued through the Labour Impact, Express...
Nigerians: Free IELTS Starter Course To Boost Canada Immigration Chances
Canada immigration news: Nigerian immigration candidates can boost their chances of moving to Canada with the new IELTS Starter Course, provided for free to clients of Immigration.ca. The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the world’s...
Canada Immigration Leads To Significant Growth In Use Of South Asian Languages
Canada immigration news: Canada’s growth through immigration has shifted the country’s demographic profile, with South Asian language use up and European language use down, reports Statistics Canada. “The number of Canadians who spoke predominantly a South...