Analysis: Why the Liberals are proposing a Municipal Nominee Program and free citizenship applications

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 20:43:45 +0000

The newly released Liberal Party of Canada’s 2019 federal election platform contains four immigration promises they will implement if Canadian voters return them to power on October 21.  Those promises are: Move forward with modest and responsible increases to immigration; Launch a “Municipal Nominee Program;” Make the Atlantic Immigration Pilot permanent; and Make applying for […]

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Manitoba issues 224 invitations in latest Expression of Interest draw

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:05:01 +0000

The province of Manitoba invited 224 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in a draw held September 25. The province’s 73rd Expression of Interest (EOI) draw focused on candidates who with a profile registered under one of three Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) pathways: Skilled Worker in Manitoba, Skilled […]

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Canadian Global Cities Council calling all Canadian federal parties to support facilitative immigration

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 19:26:09 +0000

Eight of Canada’s largest urban Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade are calling on all parties running in the 2019 federal election to implement better skills training for foreign workers and promote effective immigration policies. The Canadian Global Cities Council (CGCC) recommends that all campaigning parties commit to more adequate talent development strategies. Some […]

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Express Entry candidates with scores as low as 302 selected by Alberta this month

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 14:02:32 +0000

Alberta invited Express Entry candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores as low as 302 in one of two draws held so far this month.  Details of the draws held September 11 and September 18 through the Alberta Express Entry Stream were made public Thursday. The stream allows the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) to search […]

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Saskatchewan invites 769 Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand candidates in major draw

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 19:47:33 +0000

The province of Saskatchewan invited 769 Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in draws held September 25. The draw was the first conducted since the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) dramatically expanded the number of high-skilled occupations that are eligible under its popular Express Entry […]

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‘It’s a big change’: Saskatchewan opens door to more than 200 in-demand professions

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 14:03:40 +0000

Saskatchewan’s decision to open its popular Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand immigration sub-categories to candidates with work experience in more than 200 high-skilled occupations marks yet another major development for the province’s immigrant nominee program, the SINP.  Neither sub-category requires a job offer or Canadian work experience in order to be considered for a provincial […]

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Analysis: Solving Canada’s 50-year, $50-billion immigration challenge requires multifaceted action

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:38:56 +0000

The wage gap between immigrants and Canadian-born workers has more than doubled in the last 30 years, according to a new report by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) — despite the federal government placing more emphasis on economic class immigration.  Immigrants are earning about 10 per cent less on average than Canadians, RBC reports, […]

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Quebec invites 444 foreign workers to apply for permanent selection certificate

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 20:19:02 +0000

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Quebec has invited 444 foreign workers to apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate in a draw held August 19.   The draw targeted Quebec Skilled Worker Program candidates with an Expression of Interest (EOI) in the province’s Arrima system who had their previous applications cancelled under immigration reforms passed […]

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Nova Scotia fishes out carpenters from the Express Entry pool

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:56:50 +0000

Nova Scotia held its second draw this month through its Labour Market Priorities Stream, this time inviting eligible carpenters with a profile in the federal Express Entry pool to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. The Labour Market Priorities Stream allows the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) to search the Express Entry […]

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PEI issues new invitations to Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Work Permit candidates in latest draw

Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 17:54:22 +0000

Prince Edward Island issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to candidates in its Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact immigration categories in a draw held September 19.  A total of 122 invitations were issued to candidates in the Express Entry and Labour Impact categories and the Business Impact: Work Permit Stream. The […]

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