Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:25:57 +0000
The International Experience Canada (IEC) program is set to open to young adults who wish to live and work in Canada on a temporary basis. Canada was scheduled to open its various IEC pools for the 2020 season on December 9, but technical difficulties forced a delay. The IEC program allows people to get a […]
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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 21:40:02 +0000
Manitoba has invited 221 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) held the draw on December 6, inviting candidates in the Skilled Worker in Manitoba, Skilled Worker Overseas categories and the International Education Stream. The invitations, also called Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs), […]
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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:25:57 +0000
The International Experience Canada (IEC) program is now open to young adults who wish to live and work in Canada on a temporary basis. Canada opened its various IEC pools for the 2020 season on December 9. The IEC program allows people to get a taste of Canada, and may be the first step towards […]
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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:45:35 +0000
Alberta issued 132 invitations to candidates in the federal Express Entry pool in a draw held December 5. The invitations, or Notifications of Interest (NOIs), went to Express Entry candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores of 400 and up. The Alberta Express Entry Stream allows the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) to select eligible […]
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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:12:09 +0000
A new draw through Nova Scotia’s Labour Market Priorities Stream has issued new invitations to Express Entry candidates with work experience as social and community service workers. The Labour Market Priorities Stream allows the Nova Scotia’s immigrant nominee program, the NSNP, to search the federal Express Entry pool for candidates with specific work experience and […]
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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:01:44 +0000
The Government of Canada is making it easier for foreign nationals with protected person status and their family members living abroad to apply for permanent residence. A protected person is someone Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) believes has a credible reason to fear persecution in their country of origin. This could be due to […]
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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:38:46 +0000
The immigration experience may not seem like comedy gold — unless, perhaps, you’re an immigrant and you happen to be a comedian. Integrating into a new society can be a real struggle. Having to navigate a culture that may be very different from one’s home country, perhaps communicating in a second, third, or fourth language, […]
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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:30:46 +0000
A new immigration pathway is now open for international graduates of eligible post-secondary institutions in Saskatchewan who want to start a business in the province. The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) unveiled the new International Graduate Entrepreneur Category on December 3. “This new immigration pathway will help retain international students who have often already successfully […]
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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 18:56:51 +0000
The number of foreign nationals in Canada on a Post-Graduation Work Permit has skyrocketed in recent years, rising from nearly 5,400 in 2005 to more than 143,000 last year. A new Statistics Canada study attributed the growth to the rising number of international students coming to Canada as well as enhancements to the popular Post-Graduation […]
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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 22:36:18 +0000
The launch of the Express Entry system in January 2015 marked a significant departure from Canada’s previous approach to managing applications to its main Economic Class immigration programs. Prior to Express Entry’s launch, Canada processed applications to the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC), Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) on a first-come, first-served […]
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