Ontario immigration is preparing to switch to new NOC 2021

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2022 12:00:47 +0000

Ontario is preparing to align the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) with the new National Occupation Classification (NOC) 2021 system, according to a September 6 media release. The new NOC system is already in use by Employment Development Canada (EDSC) and Statistics Canada (StatsCan), while Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will be implementing the […]

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Research Scientist from Ukraine finds many advantages to living in Thunder Bay

Credit to Author: Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission| Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:30:00 +0000

Sasha Bubon, Associate Scientist at the Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute and Chief Technology Officer of Radialis Medical, has accomplished a lot since immigrating from Ukraine 12 years ago. His story and eventual path to Canada began with an online search when he was an undergraduate student with a degree in computer science and engineering. […]

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Canada is on track to welcome a record 431,000 immigrants

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2022 12:00:47 +0000

As of August 22, Canada has welcomed about 300,000 new permanent residents. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser boasted last week that Canada has hit the 300,000 mark earlier this year than any other year. Since Confederation in 1867, Canada has welcomed more than 300,000 immigrants in an entire year only six times: in the years of […]

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Ontario and British Columbia hold new PNP draws

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2022 11:28:10 +0000

Ontario and British Columbia released Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw results this week. 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. When the PNP was launched in 1998, it welcomed only 400 immigrants. […]

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Analysis: Canada’s provinces are seeking a new deal on immigration

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:00:00 +0000

On July 28, 2022, the Government of Saskatchewan released a statement that it is seeking greater control over its immigration system. The statement came on the same day Saskatchewan’s immigration minister Jeremy Harrison attended a meeting in New Brunswick with the rest of Canada’s immigration ministers, including his federal counterpart, Sean Fraser. Discover if You […]

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Why more newcomers to Canada are choosing Thunder Bay

Credit to Author: Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 12:00:47 +0000

The lower cost of living is what attracts many newcomers to Thunder Bay. Although still an urban area with many amenities that you can expect in a larger city, Thunder Bay is a very affordable place to live when compared to larger cities like Toronto or Vancouver. Thunder Bay is ranked by RE/MAX as one […]

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Four provinces calling on Canadian government for greater say over immigration

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

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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Premiers make recommendations for improvements to immigration

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:00:13 +0000

Attracting and retaining skilled foreign workers was one of the main topics at a recent Premiers Meeting in Victoria, British Columbia. Canada’s unemployment rate stands at a historically low 4.9% and as a result, the country is facing a shortage of labour. The shortage is due in large part to many of Canada’s aging workers […]

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