British Columbia and Saskatchewan invite more provincial nominees this week; Alberta provides PNP update

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2023 12:15:06 +0000

This week, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan held draws under their Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), while Alberta provided important updates on its PNP. Read on below to see nomination results, including program streams, number of invitations, cut-off scores for candidates, and more. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration British Columbia The British Columbia Provincial […]

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Ontario looking to ban employers from requiring Canadian work experience on application forms and in job postings

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 19:59:33 +0000

In a first-of-its-kind move among all Canadian provinces and territories, Ontario has announced its intention to introduce new legislation that would, if passed, ban employers from requiring “Canadian work experience … in job postings or application forms.” Announced today, Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development hopes this new legislation will help more […]

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Saskatchewan expands immigration eligibility under its PNP

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:30:40 +0000

Saskatchewan announced recently that it would expand eligibility of workers in the province to apply for permanent residence (PR), through the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), Saskatchewan’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). As of this announcement, workers in intermediate and lower-skilled occupations with jobs within the province, through the Existing Work Permit stream of the SINP—provided […]

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Ontario removes provincial HST on some new rental builds

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 14:00:23 +0000

On November 1, the Government of Ontario announced that it is removing the full provincial amount of Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) for new rental developments. The measure will apply to new purpose-built rental housing such as apartment buildings, student housing and senior residences built specifically for long-term rental accommodation, that meet the criteria. The government […]

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How will Canada’s provincial economies perform over the next year?

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:50:22 +0000

Last month, TD released its economic forecast for Canada’s provinces. Forecasting economic activity for the rest of 2023 and 2024, TD’s report sought to estimate each province’s economic output based on performance indicators, and wider environmental and political factors—in an attempt to better understand how Canada’s provinces will fair over the next year. What economic […]

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Six of Canada’s provinces invite candidates in latest provincial immigration results

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2023 12:00:04 +0000

Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba, and PEI have invited candidates to apply for provincial immigration. All Canadian provinces and territories, except Quebec and Nunavut, may invite economic immigrants to apply for a provincial nomination through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). A nomination strengthens a candidate’s application for permanent residency when they apply to Immigration […]

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Quebec announces their Immigration Plan for 2024 and 2025

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 19:22:37 +0000

Prime Minister François Legault, the Minister of Immigration, Francisation and Integration, Christine Fréchette and the Minister of the French Language, Jean-Francois Roberge, announced the details of the Quebec Immigration Plan for 2024 and the final guidelines for the Immigration Plan in Quebec for 2024 and 2025. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration In […]

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British Columbia, Saskatchewan and PEI invite candidates in latest PNP results

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023 12:00:23 +0000

Three Canadian provinces have nominated candidates for provincial nomination. Under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) all of Canada’s provinces and territories (except Quebec and Nunavut) can invite a certain number of candidates to apply for nomination to settle within their province. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Provincial immigration results October 13-27 British […]

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How do people in Canada spend their money?

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 13:30:00 +0000

Statistics Canada recently released its survey on household spending—the annual report on how much Canadian households spend on goods and services in the country—for the year 2021. The report provides a view of what households in Canada were spending their money on, and how much of their income was spent on allocated to each spending […]

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IRCC outlines new guiding principles for the PNP

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 14:00:18 +0000

CIC News has obtained an Access to Information Request (ATIP) from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) outlining new guiding principles for how the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) distributes allocations to the provinces. Provinces have a limit on the number of candidates they can invite through the PNP. Each year, the federal government allocates a […]

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