Saskatchewan holds new Express Entry, Occupation In-Demand draws with expanded occupations list

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:54:57 +0000

Saskatchewan held its third invitation round is as many weeks October 8, inviting 559 Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence.  The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) has been rolling out invitations to prospective immigrants every week since it expanded the list of occupations that are […]

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Immigration brings out the good in (almost) everyone during federal leaders’ debate

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 02:11:09 +0000

The leaders of Canada’s five top political parties defended the importance of immigration this week in one of the last debates prior to the federal election on October 21.   The discussion on immigration lasted only minutes and, to the surprise of many, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau emerged wholly unscathed, with his government’s record unquestioned. By […]

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The formula for successfully attracting immigrants to smaller communities

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:27:38 +0000

Promoting immigration to smaller provinces, cities, and towns across Canada — a process known as “regionalization” — has been the rage since the 1990s.  The most notable tool for promoting regionalization has been the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), which first launched in Manitoba in 1999 and has since been adopted by every province and territory […]

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New public opinion poll shows majority support for Canada’s immigration target of 331,000 newcomers

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 20:21:21 +0000

Just over half of Canadians back Canada’s immigration target of nearly 331,000 newcomers this year or feel more should be welcomed, a new Angus Reid Institute public opinion poll shows.    Of the 1,522 Canadians surveyed, 39 per cent said the target was at the right level while another 13 per cent said it should […]

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Canada’s provinces benefited from immigration levels ‘rarely seen’ in a three month period

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 20:32:27 +0000

Immigration continued to drive population increases in Canada’s provinces between April and July of this year — a three month period that saw one of Canada’s largest quarterly population gains ever recorded.  Overall, Canada’s population grew by 181,057 during those three months and was estimated to be at 37,589,262 on July 1, 2019. Statistics Canada […]

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B.C. adds new communities to entrepreneur immigration pilot program

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:33:52 +0000

Eight communities have been added to the list of those eligible for the B.C. Entrepreneur Immigration (EI) Regional Pilot program. The EI Regional Pilot is for foreign entrepreneurs who want to establish a new business in a smaller, regional community in B.C. Communities with less than 75,000 people located more than 30 km away from […]

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Quebec invites 32 immigration candidates in latest skilled worker program selection round

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:28:23 +0000

Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration has released details of an invitation round held September 4 in which 32 candidates with an Arrima profile were invited. The invitations went to candidates who had an Expression of Interest profile and a valid job offer, as well as foreign nationals working as diplomats, consular officers, or representatives of an […]

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Express Entry Quarterly Report: Summer months produced largest quarter of 2019 with 21,600 candidates invited to apply for permanent residence

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 14:00:05 +0000

The Government of Canada is aiming to admit more than a million new permanent residents by the end of 2021— and the past three months have been a productive quarter. Express Entry is Canada’s most popular immigration selection system and is the country’s largest driver of economic immigrants. There were 21,600 Express Entry candidates invited […]

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Provincial Nominee Program updates open new possibilities for Express Entry candidates

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 13:58:48 +0000

Provinces across Canada continued to innovate and improve their immigrant nominee programs this past quarter. Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick made changes directly affecting Express Entry candidates; Alberta, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island (PEI) held selection rounds inviting Express Entry candidates to apply for provincial nomination. All in all, the months of July, August and […]

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Latest Express Entry draw invites 3,900 candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 14:23:46 +0000

Canada held an Express Entry draw on October 2, issuing a total of 3,900 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence. Candidates in the Express Entry pool needed a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 464 and above to be selected in this round. Today’s draw was an increase of 300 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) over […]

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