Path to permanent residence: How to boost your express entry score in 2024

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 02:43:26 +0000

Today perhaps the biggest obstacle to obtain permanent residence is getting an opportunity to apply in the first place. And it’s all thanks to the continued trend of high Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores for Express Entry draws.

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Can your country of origin affect your visa application?

Credit to Author: Steven Meurrens| Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 18:33:40 +0000

An unfortunate reality of Canada’s immigration system is that one’s country of citizenship can impact the likelihood of success in a visa application. When it comes to visitor visas, study permits and work permits, certain source countries consistently have higher approval rates than others. 

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Brandon, Manitoba, launches Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 19:28:00 +0000

The city of Brandon, Manitoba, is the latest Canadian community to launch its local component of the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot.  Manitoba’s second-largest city is the third community to begin accepting applications through the five-year pilot, joining the Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie and fellow Manitoba community, Altona/Rhineland. The Rural and Northern Immigration […]

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H-1B frustrations bring renewed U.S. media interest in Canada’s immigration options

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 14:51:34 +0000

With the rejection rate for H-1B visa applications on the rise in the United States, highly skilled foreign workers who depend on them are turning to Canada in search of stability and new opportunities.  Numerous American media outlets have published stories in recent days about highly skilled foreign workers living in the U.S. who have […]

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333 people registered for Ontario’s Masters Graduate Stream before March 5 crash

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:11:28 +0000

More than 300 immigration candidates managed to register successfully in the recent opening of Ontario’s Masters Graduate Stream before a technical error brought it to a premature end.  In an updated published March 19, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) said 333 people managed to get their registrations in before the problem occurred. The OINP […]

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333 people managed to register for Ontario’s Masters Graduate Stream before March 5 crash

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:11:28 +0000

More than 300 immigration candidates managed to register successfully in the recent opening of Ontario’s Masters Graduate Stream before a technical error brought it to a premature end.  In an updated published March 19, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) said 333 people managed to get their registrations in before the problem occurred. The OINP […]

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Interim permanent residence pathway for caregivers now open to applications

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 19:30:32 +0000

Canada’s Interim Pathway for Caregivers is now open to applications for permanent residence from eligible in-home temporary foreign worker caregivers who came to Canada after November 30, 2014.  The temporary pathway will remain open until June 4, 2019, and there is no limit to the number of applications that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) […]

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