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How to choose the right NOC for your profession

September 23, 2024 admin Canada, canadian work permit, labour market impact assesment, lmia based work permit, national occupation classification, noc, noc 2021, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:00:45 +0000

Choosing the right National Occupation Classification (NOC) code for one’s work experience can have a huge impact on an immigration application—especially given that different NOC codes qualify for different immigration streams. Selecting an incorrect NOC code with the adds risk of misrepresentation (a legal standard applicable to immigration applications that can constitute a type of […]

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Canada Immigration

How can a change in my NOC impact my PR application?

April 30, 2024 admin Canada, canada permanent residence, cec, Express Entry, fstp, fswp, noc, noc 2021, PNP

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:00:02 +0000

Occasionally, Canadian immigration applicants may apply for permanent residence (PR) with one National Occupation Classification (NOC) code but switch the NOC code later on in their immigration journey. For example, an applicant may apply for PR to Canada through one of Canada’s Express Entry-managed programs and be contacted to pursue PR through one of Canada’s […]

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How language skills predict earnings in Canada

March 8, 2024 admin Canada, canadian experience class, canadian language benchmark, cec, Express Entry, federal skilled trades program, federal skilled worker program, fstp, fswp, language testing, noc

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2024 14:00:03 +0000

Canada’s Express Entry system requires that all candidates have a minimum language ability corresponding to a level 7, 5, or 4 (depending on the specific program) under the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) (for English) or the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadien (NCLC) (for French). Though Canada has demographic and integration reasons to require that newcomers […]

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Canadian Significant Benefit Work Permits: How can I get one?

October 11, 2023 admin canadian work permit, entrepreneur immigration, LMIA, lmia-exempt, noc, noc 2021, Work

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2023 13:26:23 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) officials must consider the possible impacts on Canadian workers before granting foreign workers a permit. Therefore, a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is often mandatory. However, if a ‘significant benefit’ exemption is recognised, the need for an LMIA can be bypassed—specifically if the advantages gained from granting a work […]

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Bus and truck drivers eligible for Express Entry

February 9, 2023 admin aip, Bus drivers, Express Entry, IRCC, jobs, national occupation classification, noc, noc 2021, PNP, rnip, targeted express entry draws, truck drivers

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2023 13:00:39 +0000

On November 16, 2022, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) transitioned from its National Occupation Classification (NOC) 2016 system to an updated NOC 2021 version. As part of this transition to NOC 2021, IRCC made 16 occupations newly eligible for Express Entry. Included among those additions are transport truck drivers and bus drivers, two occupations […]

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Canada Immigration

Some foreign workers in Canada can have their LMIA processed in 10 business days

February 6, 2023 admin IRCC, jobs, labour market impact assessment, LMIA, lmia canada, national occupation classification, noc, noc 2021, tfwp

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:30:55 +0000

To help Canadian employers fill labour and skills gaps in their organizations when there are no qualified and available Canadians or permanent residents (PR), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) operates the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). As a condition of the work permits provided to foreign workers through this program, employers hiring foreign talent […]

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Canada Immigration

The top immigration developments of 2022

December 30, 2022 admin 2022, Express Entry, general, immigration, immigration developments, immigration levels plan, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, lmia based work permit, new brunswick critical worker pilot, noc, noc 2021, noc changes, open work permit, teer

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2022 19:00:13 +0000

Canada’s immigration system saw many key developments in 2022, as the country dealt with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has continued to assess Canada’s economic and societal needs through immigration—yielding new and important developments changes this year, that may have great influence on the country’s immigration system in […]

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Canada to target occupations in Express Entry draws starting in 2023

December 14, 2022 admin Express Entry, immigration, IRCC, jobs, labour market, national occupational classification, noc, noc 2021, PNP

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:00:40 +0000

Starting in 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will use new authorities to hold Express Entry draws that invite candidates based on specific attributes rather than their overall CRS score. The expected changes to Express Entry were made possible by Bill C-19 which received Royal Assent, or passed in both houses of parliament, on […]

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Canada Immigration

Express Entry changing to targeted draws in Q1 2023

December 14, 2022 admin Express Entry, immigration, IRCC, jobs, labour market, national occupational classification, noc, noc 2021, PNP

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:00:40 +0000

Starting in 2023, IRCC will use new authorities to hold Express Entry draws that invite candidates based on specific attributes rather than their overall CRS score. The expected changes to Express Entry were made possible by Bill C-19 which received Royal Assent, or passed in both houses of parliament, on June 23. Under the Bill, […]

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Canada Immigration

British Columbia holds latest Provincial Nomination draws as PNPs slow

December 3, 2022 admin bcpnp, british columbia provincial nominee program, entry-level worker, immigration, international graduate, noc, noc 2021, PNP, pnp draws, semi-skilled worker, skilled worker

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2022 12:00:02 +0000

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) held both a general and targeted draw on November 28th . Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration The province issued 253 invitations to apply (ITAs) for general candidates, and at least 75 ITAs to targeted professions . All provinces (with the exception of Quebec and Nunavut) […]

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