Express Entry: How does IRCC decide when to hold draws?

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 13:00:10 +0000

There has been a change in routine surrounding Express Entry draws of late. Typically, the draws take place every two weeks on Wednesdays. However, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently paused draws for six weeks starting November 23 and returned on January 11 inviting 5,500 candidates followed by another draw of the same size […]

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The traits of Canada’s most successful immigrants—Study

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 12:00:04 +0000

Recently, Statistics Canada released their report “Immigration selection factors and the earnings of principal applicants”. The report was an update of the 2015 investigation that helped guide development of Express Entry’s Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS); the main way that skilled foreign workers are assessed by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Get a Free Canadian […]

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Canada removing barriers to permanent residence for physicians

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2022 12:00:54 +0000

As Canada continues to experience a nation-wide shortage of qualified physicians, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has made changes that will exempt physicians already in Canada as temporary residents from some of the current requirements involved in obtaining permanent resident status through Express Entry programs. Most notably, physicians who are already working in Canada […]

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How to immigrate to Canada from Georgia

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022 12:00:48 +0000

If you would like to move to Canada and become a permanent resident, here’s an overview of some of Canada’s main economic immigration programs. Immigration in Canada is overseen by the federal government, and the department is called Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Canada has three […]

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The cost of creating an Express Entry profile

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:00:15 +0000

Canada’s Express Entry is an electronic system used to manage applications of skilled workers pursuing permanent residence (PR) in Canada. Established in 2015, the Express Entry system (which spans the Canadian Experience Class program (CEC), the Federal Skilled Workers Program (FSWP), and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP)) represents a path to immigration that has […]

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Unemployment rate among immigrants is the lowest of any August on record

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2022 12:00:09 +0000

Statistics Canada has released its Labour Force Survey (LFS) for the month of August 2022. For the first time since data became available in 2015, there were fewer unemployed people (989,000) than job vacancies (1,038,000) in Canada. This is a huge revelation for job seekers, with over a third (38%) of businesses expecting that recruitment […]

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How to immigrate to Canada from Qatar

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:00:25 +0000

If you’re thinking Canada might be your next destination but you don’t know where to begin, here’s a summary of some of Canada’s main economic immigration programs. Canada’s immigration department, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) classifies immigration into three categories: economic class, family class, and refugees. By far the most popular route is economic […]

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Immigration has greatly increased number of Canadians who speak a South Asian language

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:13:34 +0000

Immigration to Canada has driven up the number of Canadians who speak a language other than English and French at home, according to a recent Statistics Canada study. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration In particular, the amount of Canadians who spoke predominately a South Asian language at home grew immensely from 2016 […]

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Immigration minister discusses new PR pathway for temporary residents

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:00:28 +0000

Details are still scant on the new immigration pathway for temporary residents, however, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser updated CIC News on the current policy considerations. “The challenge that I’m wrestling with right now is that we have more people coming on a temporary basis than we may have spaces for in our immigration levels plan,” […]

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Immigration Minister Sean Fraser discusses Express Entry reforms

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:00:25 +0000

The Canadian government is on track to pass a bill that would allow the immigration minister to invite Express Entry candidates based on an economic goal. Bill C-19 is currently in consideration with the Senate. If passed, it will give the minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) the authority to invite Express Entry […]

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