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Canada’s PNP immigration targets will continue to exceed Express Entry

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:00:49 +0000

The Immigration Levels Plan announced on November 1 will significantly increase the target of permanent residents arriving in Canada by up to 500,000 per year by 2025. A large part of the overall target increase is the rise in allocations under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). In 2022 the program invited a total of 83,500 […]

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What does it mean to sign an undertaking for family class sponsorship?

November 10, 2022 admin family, family class sponsorship, Immigrate, immigration, minimum necessary income, pgp, sponsorship, undertaking

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2022 12:00:19 +0000

Canada strives to reunite families as part of its immigration policy and welcomes over 100,000 family class immigrants per year. All family class immigration programs involve a sponsor. One of the main requirements of family sponsorship is an undertaking. Essentially, an undertaking is a binding contract, signed by the sponsor, that states you are taking […]

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Statistics Canada data shows that immigrants have a high rate of employment

November 10, 2022 admin Canada, canada employment rate, census, family, foreign workers, immigration, Job Vacancy, jobs, labour force, labour force survey, labour market, LFS, Unemployment

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2022 12:00:07 +0000

Statistics Canada has released the Labour Force Survey data for October 2022. Overall, the rate of unemployment has recovered from increases over May-September but is still consistent with September at 5.2%. The biggest gains in employment were in manufacturing, construction and accommodation and food services while employment decreased in wholesale and retail trade, as well […]

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The traits of Canada’s most successful immigrants—Study

October 20, 2022 admin canadian experience class, cec, comprehensive ranking system, CRS, crs score, Express Entry, federal skilled trades program, federal skilled worker program, fstp, fswp, immigrant selection factors, immigration, Invitation to Apply, ita, successful immigrants

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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How to maximize your Express Entry CRS score if you’re aged 30 or over

October 19, 2022 admin analysis, cec, comprehensive ranking system, CRS, Express Entry, express entry draw, fswp, immigration, IRCC, ita, permanent residence, PNP, provincial nominee program

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:00:15 +0000

Express Entry is Canada’s largest source of immigration. When applicants apply to immigrate to this country through Express Entry, eligible Express Entry applicants are scored through a point-allocation grid called the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). Introduction to Express Entry and the CRS The CRS is a points grid that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) […]

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The top 5 banking challenges for newcomers — and what to do about them

October 18, 2022 admin article position 3, bank, banking, banking in canada, copr, credit cards, finance, immigration, newcomers, scotiabank, settle, settlement, sponsor content, study, Work

Credit to Author: Scotiabank| Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 14:56:01 +0000

Moving to a new country is a big undertaking. It’s not surprising that it comes with unique financial challenges. At Scotiabank, it’s important for us to help newcomers get settled — financially and otherwise. So, we conducted a study to better understand the types of financial challenges newcomers face when they move to Canada. What […]

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IRCC aims to grant citizenship to 300,000 people this fiscal year

October 18, 2022 admin Canada, Canadian citizenship, citizenship, citizenship certificate, immigration, IRCC, settle

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 12:00:17 +0000

CIC News has obtained an internal IRCC memo that outlines targets for the number of new citizens Canada will welcome for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The memo, drafted by the Operations, Planning and Performance division of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for a senior official, recommends that IRCC process a total of 285,000 decisions […]

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Quebec and British Columbia issue invitations for provincial immigration

October 16, 2022 admin arrima, bc pnp, canada immigration, canadian immigration, CRS, Express Entry, express entry draw, immigration, ita, permanent residency, PNP, PR, provincial nominee program, Quebec, skilled trades

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2022 12:00:13 +0000

Quebec and British Columbia have issued invitations to apply to candidates through provincial immigration programs this week. Most Canadian provinces and territories (with the exception of Quebec and Nunavut) operate their own Provincial Nomination Programs (PNPs). Through these programs, interested candidates may be invited to apply for a provincial nomination. Although provincial nomination is not […]

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Canada’s immigration backlog remains at 2.6 million people

October 15, 2022 admin backlog, Canada, citizenship, Express Entry, family class, immigration, IRCC, jobs, PNP, processing times, spousal sponsorship, study, trv, visit, work permits

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 11:35:41 +0000

Canada’s immigration backlog remains at 2.6 million people according to new Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data. IRCC released updated data, which is current as of September 30, on its website on October 14. The inventory across all lines of business has progressed as follows since July 2021: September 30, 2022: 2,600,000 persons (figure […]

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Canada introduces strengthened protections for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program

October 13, 2022 admin employer compliance, foreign worker’s rights, immigration, international mobility program, IRCC, jobs, labour market impact assessment, temporary foreign worker, temporary foreign worker program, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:00:13 +0000

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) alongside Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations concerning Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs). In all there are 13 amendments designed to strengthen protections for TFWs and enhance the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP). ESDC says these regulations will protect TFWs […]

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