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Saskatchewan invites 858 Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand candidates

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 23:09:52 +0000

Saskatchewan ended October with another big draw for immigration candidates in its Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand sub-categories.  The 858 invitations issued October 31 continued a six-week string of major draws through these popular Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) pathways, neither of which requires a job offer in Saskatchewan or Canadian work experience in order […]

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Quebec updates Area of Training List

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 22:26:59 +0000

Quebec’s Immigration Ministry published its updated Area of Training List on Friday, November 1. The new list replaces the previous Area of Training List that was published August 2, 2018, and the ministry said the updated version applies to all applications submitted before or after November 1. The list is used by the Government of […]

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Quebec Experience Program reopens for graduate applications

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 16:07:05 +0000

International graduates can once again submit applications for a permanent residence selection certificate through the Quebec Experience Program (Programme de l’expérience du Québec, PEQ). Quebec’s Immigration Ministry (MIFI) reopened the PEQ’s graduate stream November 1 after suspending it in July. Temporary foreign workers with eligible work experience in Quebec can continue applying to the PEQ […]

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Processing time for applications to federal Self-Employed Persons Program now down to 22 months

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 15:44:57 +0000

The processing time for applications to Canada’s Federal Self-Employed Persons Program is now down to 22 months — a major improvement from the seven years it was taking just a few years ago.    The Self-Employed Persons Program allows eligible individuals with relevant experience in athletics or arts and culture to apply for Canadian permanent […]

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‘I really wanted to be with my mom’: The challenges of grieving from a distance

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 13:13:45 +0000

Over her lunch break on one of the only Fridays she had to work, Maha Daoud watched the burial of her grandmother in Tunisia from her cell phone in her office at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Daoud had wanted to attend her grandmother’s funeral. She had been a matriarch and a role model for […]

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Le Québec pourrait accueillir jusqu’à 44 500 nouveaux résidents permanents en 2020

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:35:29 +0000

Le ministère de l’Immigration du Québec a annoncé mercredi que la province pourrait accepter 44 500 nouveaux résidents permanents et émettre 24 700 nouveaux Certificats de sélection en 2020. La majorité des admissions au Québec en 2020 — soit 59 % — devraient provenir des programmes d’immigration économique de la province, y compris le Programme régulier des […]

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Quebec suspends immigrant investor program until July 2020

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 18:50:28 +0000

The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program, which allows investors to obtain Canadian permanent residence with a $1.2 million investment, has been suspended until July 1, 2020.  The suspension takes effect Friday, November 1, 2019. Quebec’s Immigration Minister, Simon Jolin-Barrette, attributed the suspension to the fact nearly 20,000 applications for permanent residence through the Quebec Immigrant Investor […]

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Quebec could admit up to 44,500 new permanent residents in 2020

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:36:04 +0000

Quebec could admit up to 44,500 new permanent residents and issue up 24,700 new selection certificates in 2020, the province’s immigration ministry announced Wednesday.  The majority of new admissions to Quebec in 2020 — 59 per cent — are expected to come through the province’s economic immigration programs, including the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP). The […]

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New requirements added to Quebec Experience Program

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:27:42 +0000

Quebec has introduced major changes to the requirements that international students and those with work experience in Quebec must meet in order to obtain permanent residence. The changes affect the Quebec Experience Program (Programme de l’expérience québécoise, or PEQ). Some changes take effect on November 1, 2019, while others only start in the new year. […]

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Nova Scotia draws 430 registered nurses from federal Express Entry pool

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 21:58:49 +0000

Immigration candidates with work experience as registered nurses or registered psychiatric nurses were the focus of a new Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities draw held October 28.  All 430 individuals invited had a profile in the Express Entry system, which manages the pool of candidates for Canada’s three Federal High-Skilled economic immigration programs — the […]

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