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How to maintain status in Canada as a CEC candidate with an expiring PGWP

March 14, 2023 admin Canada, canadian work permit, cec, Express Entry, extend, immigration, imp, jobs, LMIA, maintained status, pgwp, PNP, provincial nomination, renew, study in Canada, temporary residence, tfw, work permit

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:50:03 +0000

Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates in the Express Entry pool have not been invited to apply for permanent residence since the last-all program draw, nearly two months ago, on January 18. Since then, draws have been program-specific for candidates in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), leaving many Post-Graduate […]

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Protecting against phone banking/money scams as a Canadian immigration applicant

March 14, 2023 admin bank scam, fraud prevention month, fraud prevention month 2023, immigration, immigration canada, immigration fraud, IRCC, money scam, online, permanent residents, phone scam, PR

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:00:26 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) designates every March as Fraud Prevention Month to bring awareness to different types of fraud and scams that impact the lives of Canadian immigrants. In light of that goal, what follows will discuss the rising prevalence of phone banking scams in Canada as well as what prospective and recent […]

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Is this Canadian immigration website a scam?

March 12, 2023 admin fraud prevention month, fraud prevention month 2023, immigration, immigration canada, immigration fraud, IRCC, online, permanent residents, PR, website scam, websites

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 14:00:47 +0000

The Canadian immigration system is increasingly using the power of the internet to facilitate many parts of the newcomer journey. Toward the end of 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) “began its transition to 100% digital applications for all permanent residence programs”, a process that concluded on October 28. Note: This transition still maintained […]

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Most Canadians believe heightened immigration will be valuable to national economy

March 11, 2023 admin Bloomberg, canada economy, canada immigration, century initiative, environics institute of canada, housing, housing market, immigration, IRCC, nanos research group, public opinion, survey

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2023 13:00:12 +0000

Reports from urban population centres across Canada suggest that rent prices in these areas are “soaring” as a result of “explosive population growth.” This is creating conditions that are requiring many Canadians to leave major cities and find more affordable housing in other communities. Additionally, there is a belief that immigration may compromise the Canadian […]

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Canada’s immigration ministers provide update on top objectives

March 10, 2023 admin bc pnp, Canada, canada immigration, Express Entry, fmri, immigration, immigration levels, immigration minister, mpnp, oinp, PNP, provincial nomination, Quebec

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:51:59 +0000

The Forum of Ministers Responsible for Immigration (FMRI) has met again for its midterm meeting today in Halifax. The meetings take place twice per year, and last occurred in Saint John, New Brunswick, on July 28. The FMRI is comprised of federal, provincial, and territorial ministers responsible for immigration. The meetings act as a venue […]

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Canada looking for partners to help expand and diversify IEC program

March 9, 2023 admin Canada, iec, iec pool, immigration, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, international co-op internship stream, international experience canada, Invitation to Apply, IRCC, ita, jobs, open work permit, owp, temporary residence, working holiday visa, young professional stream, youth mobility agreements

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:29:45 +0000

Following the recently announced quotas for the International Experience Canada (IEC) program, CIC News has obtained more information on the 2023 program outlook from an internal Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) memo from September 26, 2022. While immigration minister Sean Fraser announced last January that the global quotas for IEC admissions in 2023 have […]

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How an ECA Helped Kirti Find Her Home in Canada

March 9, 2023 admin article position 3, eca, educational credential assessment, Express Entry, immigration, PR, sponsor content, wes, work in Canada, world education services

Credit to Author: World Education Services| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 15:00:52 +0000

Kirti Tambe was seeking new opportunities when she moved from India to the United States in 2013 to pursue a master’s degree from New York University (NYU). After receiving an undergraduate degree in computer science and engineering in India, Kirti was led to NYU by a desire to experience life outside of her home country. […]

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Coming to Canada as a skilled worker: Express Entry or the Provincial Nominee Program?

March 9, 2023 admin candian experience class, comprehensive ranking system, enhanced provincial nomination, Express Entry, federal skilled trades program, federal skilled worker program, immigration, PNP, pnp nomination, provincial nomination program

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:00:59 +0000

The federal government and the provinces and territories can operate their own distinct immigration programs. However, the federal government makes the final decision about whether a candidate can obtain permanent residence. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Express Entry is a federal system that manages applications by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) […]

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Understanding why some people might not be allowed in Canada and ways to overcome inadmissibility

March 9, 2023 admin canada immigration, criminal convictions, criminal inadmissibility, immigration, inadmissibility, IRCC, legal opinion letter, medical inadmissibility, record suspension, Rehabilitation, temporary residence, temporary resident permit, trp, visit

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

When someone is inadmissible to Canada, it is because the examining officer has decided that the person being assessed is or will be a threat to, or burden on, public health and/or safety. There are many intricacies to the concept of inadmissibility but on a basic level, inadmissibility falls under a few general categories, including […]

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How are immigrant women faring in Canada’s workforce?

March 8, 2023 admin 2021 canadian census, Canada, canadian labour force, covid-19, family, immigrate canada, immigration, IRCC, jobs, jobs in canada, labour force, newcomer women, Pay Gap, racialized newcomer women, women in Canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:58:34 +0000

International Women’s Day takes place annually on March 8th as a global recognition of the contributions that women make in the workplace, the work they do in the home as well as their cultural and societal contributions. It also acts as a day to bring awareness to many of the ongoing struggles women face globally. […]

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