Full-time work in Ontario drove Canadian employment gains in February

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 14:40:10 +0000

Employment in Canada was up by nearly 56,000 in February thanks largely to gains in full-time work in Ontario.  Statistics Canada’s monthly Labour Force Survey for February showed Ontario posted a net employment gain of 37,000 for the month. An increase of 59,000 in full-time work offset the loss of 22,000 in part-time work in […]

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Ontario ‘working to reopen’ Masters Graduate Stream after technical issue interrupts intake

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 17:47:16 +0000

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program says it will reopen its Masters Graduate Stream to new registrations “as soon as possible” after a technical issue forced it to close on March 5.  In an update published March 7, the OINP said they are investigating the issue and will provide more information once it is available. “We […]

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Ontario’s Masters Graduate Stream reopens briefly

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 21:00:30 +0000

Ontario’s Masters Graduate Stream reopened briefly to new registrations on Tuesday, March 5, and closed again within two hours due to a “technical issue.” Ontario had announced the previous day that the popular stream would open to 1,000 registrations on a first-come, first-served basis. It is unclear, however, if this quota was met before the […]

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Ontario’s Masters Graduate Stream to reopen

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 13:00:30 +0000

Ontario’s Masters Graduate Stream will reopen on Tuesday, March 5, at 10 a.m. to 1,000 registrations, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program announced today. The Masters Graduate Stream is open to international graduates with a master’s degree obtained at an eligible university in Ontario and allows them to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent […]

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New report: Ontario nominated 6,850 applicants for Canadian permanent residence in 2018

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 22:03:17 +0000

Ontario issued 6,850 nominations for Canadian permanent residence in 2018 with nearly half going to candidates in the federal Express Entry system, a new report by the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program shows.   Known as the OINP, the program allows Ontario to nominate a set number of economic immigration candidates each year for Canadian permanent residence. The […]

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New report: Ontario nominated 6,850 applicants for Canadian permanent residence

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 22:03:17 +0000

Ontario issued 6,850 nominations for Canadian permanent residence in 2018 with nearly half going to candidates in the federal Express Entry system, a new report by the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program shows.   Known as the OINP, the program allows Ontario to nominate a set number of economic immigration candidates each year for Canadian permanent residence. The […]

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Express Entry-aligned provincial nominee streams having a busy February

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:25:43 +0000

Canada’s provincial nominee programs have been active over the past few weeks, with invitation rounds taking place in Manitoba, British Columbia and Ontario.   Combined, the three provinces have issued more than 900 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence since the start of February. Many of these invitations were issued through so-called “enhanced” […]

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If you’re in the Express Entry pool, these provincial immigration streams may be looking for you

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 20:20:30 +0000

Candidates who enter the Express Entry pool may find themselves on the receiving end of an invitation to apply for a provincial nomination without even trying thanks to specialized immigration streams in Ontario, Alberta and Nova Scotia.  These streams have recently been used to search the Express Entry pool for candidates who meet specified criteria […]

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Ontario issues new invitations to French-speaking Express Entry candidates

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:15:03 +0000

Ontario has issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence to French-speaking Express Entry candidates.    The 61 invitations were issued February 7 through Ontario’s French-Speaking Skilled Worker immigration stream. This stream lets the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) select French-speaking candidates in the Express Entry-managed Federal Skilled Worker Class or Canadian Experience Class who […]

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Ontario issues new Skilled Trades and French-Speaking Skilled Worker invitations

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 16:00:22 +0000

*The number of Skilled Trades invitations in this story has been updated to reflect a correction by the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. The province of Ontario has issued 470 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence to Express Entry candidates through its Skilled Trades and French-Speaking Skilled Worker streams so far this […]

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