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IRCC has approved new language test for Canadian immigration

August 2, 2022 admin ATIP, canadian language benchmark, clb, english language proficiency, english test, Express Entry, french immigration, french language, immigration, IRCC, language testing, language tests, PNP, Quebec

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2022 21:30:48 +0000

IRCC has recently approved the designation-in-principle of a new language test for economic class immigration applicants. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) anticipates the test will be implemented by early to mid-2023. The name of the new language test was redacted in a May 10 briefing note obtained by CIC News through an access to […]

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How NOC changes affect Express Entry candidates

August 2, 2022 admin ESDC, Express Entry, immigration, IRCC, jobs, labour market, national occupational classification, noc, noc 2016, noc 2021, PNP, statistics canada, teer, tfwp, Work, Work Experience

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2022 12:00:50 +0000

Canada’s immigration department will switch to the 2021 version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) system on November 16, 2022, according to the government’s website. The new NOC will change eligibility for some of Canada’s immigration programs including Express Entry. Currently, in order to be eligible for Express Entry you need work experience that falls […]

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Entering Canada with a felony conviction

August 1, 2022 admin admissibility, criminal, criminal inadmissibility, criminal rehabilitation, DUI, immigration, inadmissibility, legal opinion letter, medical inadmissibility, temporary residence, temporary resident permit, trp, visit

Credit to Author: Daniel Levy| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 12:00:33 +0000

Anyone trying to enter Canada with a felony conviction on their criminal record may be surprised to learn that they might be considered inadmissible. This can be true for residents of any country who would like to immigrate to Canada or even just visit several years post-conviction. However, in some circumstances it may be possible […]

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Canada still has over one million job vacancies

July 31, 2022 admin Canada, canada employment, covid, Economy, immigration, job vacancies, jobs, labour force, labour market, labour shortage, settlement, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2022 12:00:59 +0000

Statistics Canada has released its monthly payroll employment, earnings, hours, and job vacancy report for May 2022. Based on the report, the number of employees in Canada receiving pay or benefits from their employer has decreased for the first time since May 2021. The survey, compiled with data from the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and […]

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British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario release PNP draw results

July 30, 2022 admin bc pnp, Canada, canada immigration, canadian immigration, CRS, Express Entry, express entry draw, immigration, ita, manitoba pnp, mpnp, permanent residency, PNP, PR, provincial nominee program, sinp

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2022 12:00:37 +0000

This past week, four Canadian provinces released Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw results. Most Canadian provinces and territories (with the exception of Quebec and Nunavut) operate their own PNPs. Through these programs, interested candidates may be invited to apply for a provincial nomination. Although provincial nomination is not in itself the same as a permanent […]

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Canadian immigration ministers agree on multi-year PNP levels plan

July 28, 2022 admin Express Entry, fmri, forum of ministers responsible for immigration, fpt, immigration, immigration levels plan, IRCC, New Brunswick, PNP, provincial nominee program

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:12:27 +0000

The Forum of Ministers Responsible (FMRI) for Immigration met in Saint John, New Brunswick on July 28 to discuss a host of major immigration policy issues. Topics on the agenda included Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan, a more agile economic immigration system, regional economic immigration, settlement, and refugees resettlement. The big takeaway is that Canada’s immigration […]

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Canada temporarily making distance learning eligible for Express Entry points

July 28, 2022 admin canada immigration, canadian immigration, canadian immigration news, CRS, Express Entry, immigration, IRCC

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 16:34:31 +0000

Public health restrictions over the past two years have forced students out of the classroom and onto the internet. Now, Canada is relaxing rules for Express Entry candidates who studied online during the pandemic. Normally, online education does not count for Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points if more than 50% of the program was completed […]

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Four provinces calling on Canadian government for greater say over immigration

July 28, 2022 admin Alberta, canada immigration news, immigration, IRCC, Manitoba, Ontario, PNP, Saskatchewan, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:00:18 +0000

Provincial immigration ministers from Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba signed off on a letter urging Immigration Minister Sean Fraser to work with the provinces to improve Canada’s immigration system. The letter, sent on July 26, noted that there are labour shortages across the country and Canada must do more to attract immigrants with in demand […]

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IRCC reveals how many FSWP and CEC candidates were invited in recent all-program draws

July 27, 2022 admin article position 1, canada immigration, canada immigration news, canadian immigration, cec, CRS, Express Entry, express entry 2022, express entry draw, fstp, fswp, immigration, ita, PNP

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:15:13 +0000

Canada’s federal immigration department has released preliminary data on how many Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates were invited in the two most recent Express Entry draws. On July 6, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held its first all-program draw in 18 months. A total of 1,500 candidates were […]

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Ontario’s immigration minister wants more control over economic class selection

July 27, 2022 admin canada immigration levels, immigration, oinp, Ontario, Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, ontario immigration, PNP, provincial nominee program

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 10:35:25 +0000

Ontario’s immigration minister, Monte McNaughton wants the province to get twice as many immigrants through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and have more authority over economic immigration. “As it stands, over 211,000 immigrants are coming to Ontario this year. Ontario chooses less than 5% of those immigrants,” McNaughton said in an exclusive interview with CIC […]

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