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Report: Canada’s top five happiest cities are in Ontario

May 31, 2023 admin best canadian city, best cities, caledon, Canada, canada immigration, immigration, Ontario, settle

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 16:00:55 +0000

Ontario is home to the top-five happiest cities in Canada according to a recent report by Point2, a real estate website that analyzes national housing trends. The five happiest cities are: Caledon, Milton, Halton Hills, Clarington, and Burlington, which are all located in southern Ontario. While not every city in the top five scored high […]

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BREAKING: IRCC announces new selection categories for Express Entry candidates

May 31, 2023 admin Canada, canada immigration, cec, CRS, Express Entry, express entry draw, fstp, fswp, immigration, ita, labour shortage, sean fraser, selection categories

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 14:35:28 +0000

Canada’s Immigration Minister, Sean Fraser, has announced the launch of category-based selection draws for Express Entry candidates. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will be focusing on Express Entry candidates who have a strong French language proficiency or work experience in the following fields: healthcare science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions trades, such as […]

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Quebec proposes making French mandatory for all economic immigration programs

May 29, 2023 admin Canada, canada francophone immigration, canada immigration, caq, immigration, mifi, permanent residence, Quebec, quebec immigration, quebec immigration levels, quebec pr admissions, skilled workers

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 11:00:10 +0000

Quebec Premier Francois Legault has proposed major changes to Quebec’s economic immigration criteria. Speaking on May 25 with the Minister of Immigration, Francisation and Integration, Christine Frechette and the Minister of the French Language, Jean-François Roberge, Legault says the changes will ensure that nearly 100% of new economic immigrants to Quebec will know French before […]

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What happens if my Express Entry profile changes after I receive my ITA?

May 17, 2023 admin canada immigration, canadian permanent residence, CRS, Express Entry, express entry eligibility, express entry profile changes, gcms, Invitation to Apply, IRCC, ita, loe, mni, proof of funds

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 12:00:51 +0000

Occasionally, a candidate’s Express Entry profile, and therefore their Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score, changes after receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residence (PR). If this happens, they must ensure they remain eligible for PR until their electronic Application for Permanent Residence (eAPR) has been submitted. Express Entry is the name of […]

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Average hourly wages in Canada continue to rise for both salaried and hourly employees

May 11, 2023 admin average hourly wage, canada immigration, canada wages, hourly wages, immigrant jobs, jobs, jobs canada, salaried employees, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 09 May 2023 13:00:24 +0000

According to recently released data from Statistics Canada (StatsCan), both salaried and hourly employees in Canada saw their average hourly wages rise in February 2023. On average, across the country, salaried employees saw their month-over-month wages increase from $42.37 to $42.58 between January and February 2023. The same is true for employees paid on an […]

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Ontario and Manitoba, four additional provinces, set to increase minimum wage rates in October 2023

May 1, 2023 admin canada immigration, compensation, earnings, employment and social development canada, ESDC, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, jobs, Manitoba, Minimum Wage, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, october 1, october 2023, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, provincial minimum wage, Saskatchewan, work permit, workers’ rights

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2023 13:00:36 +0000

On October 1 this year, six of ten provinces across Canada will raise regional minimum wage rates. At the beginning of this month, Canada’s federal minimum wage rose from $15.55 to $16.65. This move was impactful, as Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) noted at the time, because “around 26,000 working Canadians earn less than […]

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IRCC issues another 3,500 invitations in latest Express Entry draw

April 26, 2023 admin Canada, canada immigration, canadian immigration, CRS, crs score, economic class, Express Entry, immigration, immigration levels plan, IRCC, ita, PNP

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 21:12:59 +0000

IRCC has held the eleventh Express Entry draw of 2023. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued a total of 3,500 invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates in an all-program draw. Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 483. In an all program draw candidates are considered from the Canadian Experience Class […]

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Canada has G7’s 2nd highest projected real GDP growth in 2023 and 2024

April 25, 2023 admin Canada, canada immigration, canada workforce, disposable income, G7, GDP, gross domestic product, imf, immigration levels plan 2023-2025, real gdp

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:00:13 +0000

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Canada trails only the United States (in 2023) and Spain (in 2024) with respect to projected Real GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth over the next two years. Real GDP is a commonly used indicator of a country’s overall economic health. In 2023, the U.S. is projected to see […]

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Indian students facing deportation from Canada due to fake admission offer letters

April 24, 2023 admin canada immigration, fake job offer scams, fraud, ghost consultants, housing scams, immigration fraud, immigration scams, International student, IRCC, phishing scams, study, study in Canada, study permit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 13:00:26 +0000

More than 700 Indian students are facing deportation from Canada after finding that their educational institution’s admission offer letters were fake. The fraud was discovered when the students applied for permanent residency in Canada. The Canadian Border Service Agency (CBSA) examined the documents based on which their visas were issued and found that these letters […]

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CREA: Average home price in Canada expected to drop 4.8% by end of 2023

April 24, 2023 admin canada home buying, canada immigration, canada newcomers, canada real estate association, crea, fhsa, first-time home buyers, ftbhi, hbp, home-buying, settle

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 13:00:29 +0000

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has indicated that they expect the average price of a home across Canada to decrease by 4.8% by the end of this year. This percentage decrease is compared to the average price of a home at the end of 2022. Based on the CREA’s projections, the process of buying […]

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