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Ontario increases minimum wage. Is it enough to live on as a newcomer?

October 2, 2024 admin Canada, foreign credentials, immigrate to ontario, IRCC, Minimum Wage, Ontario, temporary foreign worker

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 12:00:45 +0000

Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan have all increased the legal minimum hourly wage paid to workers as of October 1. Most increases are incremental and tied to the rate of inflation. For example, in Ontario, the minimum wage has increased from $16.55 an hour to $17.20. The average income of a person making […]

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Immigrating to Canada through Ontario’s PNP

July 30, 2024 admin canada news, immigrate to ontario, oinp, Ontario, Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, PNP, provinces

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) provides several pathways to permanent residence (PR) for temporary residents residing in Ontario – Canada’s most popular newcomer destination. This is possible because of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), Ontario’s dedicated Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). The OINP allows the local government to invite immigration candidates who they feel […]

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Ontario and British Columbia invite candidates to apply for nomination in latest PNP draws

June 23, 2024 admin bcpnp, canada immigrate, immigrate to bc, immigrate to ontario, IRCC, oinp, PNP, provinces

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2024 12:00:48 +0000

Two Canadian provinces have issued invitations to candidates in this week’s round of Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws. Immigration is a shared responsibility between Canada’s provincial/ territorial and federal governments. Through the PNP, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) allocates each province and territory (except Quebec and Nunavut) a specific number of nominations they may […]

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Ontario loosens eligibility criteria for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program

January 13, 2024 admin immigrate to ontario, International students, oinp, Ontario, provinces, study in Canada

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:00:10 +0000

Ontario has made a big change to its Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) Employer Job Offer: International Student stream by expanding the eligibility requirement for students who have completed a one-year college graduate certificate. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Previously, the OINP’s Employer Job Offer: International Student stream allowed candidates to apply […]

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What you need to know before moving to Ontario

January 13, 2024 admin canada skilled worker immigration, dli, housing, immigrate to canada, immigrate to ontario, pgwp, post-graduation work permit, provinces

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:00:51 +0000

Canada’s single-most populated province, with a population of over 15 million, Ontario is a popular destination for newcomers to Canada. Already home to Canada’s largest immigrant population, this province is renowned for being the Canadian region with the most employment opportunities and lifestyle freedom across this country, as well as having Canada’s largest housing market. […]

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Experts are telling Canadian residents to expect warmer winters in some parts of the country this year

December 9, 2023 admin alberta immigration, british columbia immigration, Canada, immigrate to ontario, life in canada, manitoba immigration, new brunswick immigration, newfoundland immigration, nova scotia immigration, pei immigration, provinces, provincial immigration, quebec immigration, saskatchewan immigration

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2023 12:00:10 +0000

Meteorologists say that a warm weather phenomenon, known as El Nino, is expected to have a varying impact on temperatures and weather patterns around Canada this winter. El Nino is a weather pattern that causes “warm water [to be] pushed back east, toward the west coast of the Americas”. This is according to the United […]

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Ontario to raise wages for early childhood educators to ease labour shortages

November 24, 2023 admin canada employment, canada jobs, immigrate to ontario, job vacancies, labour market, Ontario, provinces, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 14:00:51 +0000

Ontario is boosting the minimum wage of early childhood educators (ECE) in most licensed child-care centres to $23.86 an hour next year, up from the planned increase of $20. The province hopes the increase will ease shortages that are hindering the growth of the national $10-a-day program. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration […]

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Ontario looking to ban employers from requiring Canadian work experience on application forms and in job postings

November 9, 2023 admin canada skilled worker immigration, canada work permit, careers, Express Entry, foreign workers, immigrate to ontario, jobs, life in canada, Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, ontario immigration, provinces, settlement, Work, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 19:59:33 +0000

In a first-of-its-kind move among all Canadian provinces and territories, Ontario has announced its intention to introduce new legislation that would, if passed, ban employers from requiring “Canadian work experience … in job postings or application forms.” Announced today, Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development hopes this new legislation will help more […]

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Ontario removes provincial HST on some new rental builds

November 9, 2023 admin immigrate to ontario, immigration levels plan, IRCC, Ontario, provinces, strategic immigration report

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 14:00:23 +0000

On November 1, the Government of Ontario announced that it is removing the full provincial amount of Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) for new rental developments. The measure will apply to new purpose-built rental housing such as apartment buildings, student housing and senior residences built specifically for long-term rental accommodation, that meet the criteria. The government […]

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British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, and PEI hold provincial nominations this week

September 24, 2023 admin aaip, bcpnp, british columbia immigration, immigrate to ontario, mpnp, oinp, pei pnp, PNP, pnp draw, prince edward island immigration, provinces, provincial immigration, provincial nomination, provincial nominee program

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023 12:00:21 +0000

This week, four provinces in Canada announced immigration draws through their Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). These were: British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island. Provincial immigration results: September 16-22nd *Note that specific terms around immigration invitations and eligibility scores can change from province to province. For simplicity, all immigration invitations to apply will […]

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