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 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: 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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Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 19:12:09 +0000
More and more women are finding themselves as the principal applicants in Canada’s Express Entry immigration process. Prospective immigrants to Canada are assigned a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score to help the federal government assess and rank candidate profiles in the Express Entry pool. Figures provided in the 2018 Express Entry year-end report reveal that […]
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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:30:05 +0000
A new Express Entry draw has issued 3,600 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence — the most invitations issued in a single draw since January 23. The cut-off score in the July 10 draw was 460, a decrease of two points over the minimum score of 462 in the previous Express Entry draw held […]
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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 14:48:18 +0000
The Government of Canada invited 3,350 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a new draw held June 26. The cut-off score in today’s draw was 462, which is three points lower than the previous draw held June 12. This was the second consecutive draw to see the cut-off score decrease since […]
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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 20:10:35 +0000
The Government of Canada has introduced a slight increase to its settlement funds requirement and is urging Express Entry candidates to ensure their profiles reflect the change. The increase raises the required minimum settlement funds by just over 1.5 per cent for each family level. For a single person arriving unaccompanied in Canada, this translates to an […]
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A new Express Entry draw held November 28 has now pushed Canada ahead of the number of invitations issued at this same point in 2017 — a year that set the current Express Entry invitation record of 86,023. Today’s draw issued 3,900 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence (ITAs), bringing the 2018 year-to-date total to […]