Canada invites 3,400 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence

Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:30:14 +0000

The Government of Canada issued 3,400 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates in a draw held January 22. The cut-off Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in today’s draw was 471, a reduction of 2 points over the minimum score in the previous Express Entry draw held January 8. Immigration, Refugees […]

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Canada rated top country for quality of life in 2020

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 09:20:28 +0000

For the fifth year in a row, people from around the world named Canada as the top country for quality of life. Out of the countries surveyed, Canada ranked number one overall for being politically stable, number two for having a good job market, and number four for having a well-developed public education system. Global […]

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Manitoba issues another 249 invitations to immigration candidates with Expression of Interest profiles

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 15:37:20 +0000

Skilled workers both in Manitoba and abroad, as well as international student graduates, were invited to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence on January 17. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) issued a total of 249 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) to candidates in the following three streams: Skilled Workers in Manitoba;Skilled […]

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Le Nouveau-Brunswick accueille un salon de l’emploi pour les immigrants

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:00:12 +0000

Les étudiants étrangers, les nouveaux arrivants et les immigrants potentiels sont invités à explorer les possibilités d’emploi dans les domaines des TI, des finances, des assurances, du service à la clientèle, des services de santé et d’accueil ainsi que de la fabrication. « L’an dernier seulement, nous avons pourvu 117 postes et nous cherchons à augmenter […]

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Why Canada’s immigration system stands above the rest

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 14:52:09 +0000

Countries across the western world, whether Japan or Germany, Australia or Austria, need more immigrants to help offset the negative economic impacts of their aging populations and low birth rates. Anti-immigrant sentiment, however, has grown in prominence throughout much of the western world in recent years. There are concerns that welcoming immigrants hurts the economy […]

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New Brunswick city hosting job fair for immigrants

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:34:42 +0000

The bilingual city of Moncton, New Brunswick is hosting a job fair for immigrants in hopes of connecting international talent with local employers on January 24. International students, newcomers, and prospective immigrants are invited to explore employment options in the fields of IT, finance, insurance, customer service, health, hospitality, and manufacturing. “Last year alone we […]

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Canada’s top tech jobs forecast for 2020

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 18:48:52 +0000

The high demand for tech talent in Canada is rolling into 2020 as experts start to predict the sector’s outlook for the new year. Shortages in the technology sector labour market have prompted immigration programs in British Columbia and Ontario to step up recruiting efforts. In 2019 the B.C. Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) extended […]

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Why does Canada’s federal government launch economic class pilot programs?

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 21:52:24 +0000

Since a 2012 reform to Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), Canada’s immigration minister has had the legal authority to introduce new economic class pilot programs to welcome immigrants that can help address economic and labour force priority areas across the country. Other than one exception, every new federal economic class program since that […]

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Saskatchewan issues 234 invitations in second January selection round

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 22:21:41 +0000

The latest two Saskatchewan selection rounds were broken up by only a weekend. On Monday, January 13, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) issued another 234 invitations to candidates in the province’s Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand streams. Friday’s round was slightly higher, sending out a total of 308 invitations to candidates in the same […]

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Employment gains in December led by Ontario and Quebec; new Labour Force Survey

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 20:41:25 +0000

Ontario and Quebec led the provinces in employment gains last month, according to Statistics Canada’s latest Labour Force Survey. There were 57,000 more employees in Canada’s private sector in December, which offset November’s decline of a similar size. “Employment increased in accommodation and food services and in construction, while it was little changed in the […]

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