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Buying a home in Canada as a non-Canadian

January 13, 2023 admin buying a home, Canada, canada real estate, finance, housing, housing in canada, immigration, settle, settling, Students, temporary residents, work permits

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

The Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act was passed in parliament in June 2022 and came into effect on January 1 this year. Broadly speaking, the new regulations will prohibit the purchase of a residential property by any foreign investor who is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. The regulations […]

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IRCC considering Express Entry draws based on occupations, and other categories

January 12, 2023 admin Canada, canada ita, CRS, Express Entry, immigration, International students, IRCC, job vacancies, jobs, labour market, pgwp, temporary residence

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:05:56 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently held consultations with the public and stakeholders to adapt the Express Entry application management system to better target Canada’s economic needs and labour shortages. The department plans to do this by creating Express Entry categories that target key attributes such as educational credentials, work experience, or knowledge of […]

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Provinces working to make it easier for internationally educated nurses to work in Canada

January 12, 2023 admin assessing credentials, British Columbia, foreign credential recognition, healthcare workers, immigration, international accreditation, job vacancies, jobs, labour shortage, nurses, Ontario, project proposals, settle

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 10:19:35 +0000

British Columbia has recently announced that it is removing some of the barriers for internationally educated nurses (IENs) to register with the province. It will do so by removing application fees and providing new financial support to nurses returning to practice after a period of absence. The province says it will now cover application and […]

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Program to welcome international youth to Canada

January 11, 2023 admin how to immigrate, iec, Immigrate, immigration, international experience canada, news, Youth

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:21:32 +0000

The International Experience Canada (IEC) program is now open to welcome international youth to Canada.

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Canada holds first Express Entry draw of 2023

January 11, 2023 admin canadian immigration, cec, CRS, crs score, Express Entry, fsw, fswp, immigration, IRCC

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:00:37 +0000

Canada held its first Express Entry draw of the year today, and the first since November 23. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 5,500 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 507. Eligible candidates were invited from the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the […]

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Canada’s immigration backlog continues to gradually decrease

January 10, 2023 admin Express Entry, family, immigration, IRCC, pgp, pgwp, PNP, PR, spousal sponsorship, study permits, tfwp, tr, work permits

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:00:56 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reports that the number of applicants in inventory has decreased from approximately 2.2 million to just over 2.1 million over December. In an email to CIC News, IRCC provided updated data, which is current as of January 2-3. The inventory across all lines of business has progressed as follows […]

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Study: International students face unique disadvantage when trying to become permanent residents in Canada

January 9, 2023 admin Canada, COnference Board of Canada, immigration, permanent resident, study permit, temporary foreign worker, work permit

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:00:15 +0000

A recent study called From Student to Immigrant? Multi-step Pathways to Permanent Residence suggests that too many Canadian international students face multi-step, indirect pathways to Canadian permanent residence (PR). The Conference Board of Canada is a non-profit research organization that focuses on analyzing economic trends, organizational performance and issues related to public policy. Immigration, Refugees […]

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British Columbia and Manitoba issue invitations to apply for provincial nominee programs

January 8, 2023 admin bc pnp, canada immigration, canadian immigration, CRS, Express Entry, immigration, ita, mpnp, permanent residency, PNP, PR, provincial nominee program

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2023 13:00:41 +0000

British Columbia and Manitoba have issued invitations to apply to candidates through their most recent rounds of provincial nominee program (PNP) draws. Most Canadian provinces and territories (except for Quebec and Nunavut) operate their own PNPs. Through these programs, interested candidates may be invited to apply for provincial nomination. Receiving a provincial nomination can be […]

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The national response to Quebec’s French-language preserving Bill 96

January 6, 2023 admin bill 96, French, french language, government, immigrant integration, immigration, language, Quebec

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2023 13:00:40 +0000

The turn of the calendar to 2023 (January 1) marked exactly seven months since Quebec’s divisive Bill 96 received royal assent and was officially passed into law on June 1, 2022. This law was designed, in the words of former Quebec language minister Simon Jolin-Barette, “to promote [and] protect the French language.” This is according […]

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Internal IRCC audit recommends the creation of clear guidelines for Pilot Programs

January 5, 2023 admin atlantic immigration pilot program, Audit, Canada, canada immigration, immigration, immigration levels plan, IRCC, pilot programs, start-up visa pilot

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2023 13:00:58 +0000

An internal memo from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on July 18, 2022, recommends the implementation of clear guidelines for the establishment of pilot programs following an internal audit conducted last March by the Internal Audit and Accountability Branch of IRCC. There have been 11 pilot programs established since April 2013. Of these programs, […]

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