A look at British Columbia Express Entry nominations in 2018

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 15:50:09 +0000

British Columbia nominated 3,100 candidates in the federal Express Entry system for Canadian permanent residence in 2018 through its provincial nominee program, the BC PNP.  Figures provided to CIC News by the BC PNP show the majority of these nominations  — 1,999 — were issued through the Express Entry BC (EEBC) Skilled Worker category, which […]

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Ontario, B.C. led Canadian provinces in employment gains in 2018

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2019 21:45:07 +0000

Ontario led Canada’s provinces and territories in net employment gains in 2018 — a year that saw Canada’s unemployment rate reach its lowest point since 1976.   The number of people employed in Ontario grew by 78,000 over the course of 2018, all of it full-time employment, while the province’s unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points […]

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B.C. announces new Regional Pilot program for immigrant entrepreneurs


British Columbia is opening a new immigration pilot program to attract foreign entrepreneurs to smaller communities around the province.   Known as the Entrepreneur Immigration — Regional Pilot, the two-year program is set to launch in early 2019. The pilot will see the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) work in partnership with regional communities of […]

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Four of Canada’s largest provincial immigration draws so far this year have happened in October


Four new 2018 records have been set in October for the most invitations issued so far this year through provincial immigration streams in Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Ontario and British Columbia.  Many of the streams involved are linked to the federal Express Entry system, which manages the pool of candidates for Canada’s three main economic […]

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British Columbia nominated 2,350 Express Entry candidates in 2017


The province of British Columbia nominated 2,350 Express Entry candidates for Canadian permanent residence in 2017, with a notable boost in the number nominated through its EEBC — Skilled Worker category, a new report shows. The new provincial government report on the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) says nominations through its four Express […]

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