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2019 was a banner year for Canada’s Express Entry-linked PNP streams

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 15:20:22 +0000

Perhaps the best news to come out of Canada’s Express Entry system in 2019 was the amount of activity among Express Entry-linked provincial nomination streams. Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) allows participating provinces and territories to nominate a set number of skilled workers and other economic immigration candidates for permanent residence. Each of the nine […]

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Canadian immigration in 2020: Expect a big year for provincial and regional immigration programs

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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 15:39:35 +0000

Millions of new Canadians will arrive through Canada’s various immigration programs during the new decade and several expected policy updates will help to pave the way in 2020. Here’s a look at some of the notable developments that we can expect over the next 12 months both in Canada and beyond that could help shape […]

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Quebec releases guide to prepare immigrants for new ‘values test’

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 21:59:24 +0000

The Government of Quebec has provided new details of the so-called values test that immigration candidates will have to pass in order to qualify for selection by the province. Beginning January 1, 2020, immigration candidates looking to settle in Quebec will have to obtain what the government is calling an Attestation of learning about democratic […]

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Record immigration drives Nova Scotia’s population to all-time high

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 18:39:36 +0000

Nova Scotia is seeing record-breaking population growth thanks to immigrants and interprovincial migrants. Statistics Canada estimates show the Atlantic Province’s population grew by 12,339 residents between October 1, 2018 and October 1, 2019. This includes 7,165 immigrants who came to Nova Scotia during this 12-month stretch. This growth of 1.28 per cent is the province’s […]

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Record immigration drives Nova Scotia’s population to all-time high

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 18:39:36 +0000

Nova Scotia is seeing record-breaking population growth thanks to immigrants and interprovincial migrants. Statistics Canada estimates show the Atlantic Province’s population grew by 12,339 residents between October 1, 2018 and October 1, 2019. This includes 7,165 immigrants who came to Nova Scotia during this 12-month stretch. This growth of 1.28 per cent is the province’s […]

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Saskatchewan issues 595 invitations in latest Expression of Interest draw

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 16:55:57 +0000

The Government of Saskatchewan invited 595 Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) held the draws on December 20. While no job offer was required to qualify, candidates needed to file an Expression of Interest (EOI) with the SINP. Among […]

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Manitoba issues 183 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates in latest draw

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:32:54 +0000

Nearly 200 international graduates from Manitoba and skilled workers who submitted an Expression of Interest profile to the province received invitations to apply for a provincial nomination yesterday. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) issued 183 invitations on December 19. Candidates were invited from the Skilled Worker in Manitoba, and the Skilled Worker Overseas categories […]

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Three Ontario communities selected for new Regional Immigration Pilot

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 15:50:54 +0000

The Ontario communities of Chatham-Kent, Cornwall and Belleville/Quinte West have been selected to participate in the province’s new Regional Immigration Pilot, which will launch in 2020. The two-year pilot is the newest addition to the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), which allows the province to nominate a set number of Economic-Class immigration candidates for permanent […]

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Immigration helped drive record population growth in third quarter of 2019

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 15:15:28 +0000

The largest recorded surge in Canada’s population growth took place in the third quarter of 2019. On October 1, Canada’s population was estimated at 37,797,496, which Statistics Canada reports was an increase of 208,234 from July 1. It was the first time Canada’s population has increased by more than 200,000 in a single quarter. This […]

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Minimum CRS score decreases in latest Express Entry draw

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:39:45 +0000

The Government of Canada issued 3,200 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates in a draw held December 19.  The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in this latest invitation round was 469, a decrease of three points over the previous draw held December 11. The Express Entry system manages the pool of […]

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