Maximising your time in the Express Entry Pool

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 13:00:02 +0000

Canadian permanent residence (PR) offers a chance at a new life in a country that provides an extremely high standard of living, government support, and freedom from discrimination. While Canadian PR is attainable, the process of applying can be daunting, and for most the largest portion of this process entails simply waiting. Even if a […]

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Coming to Canada as a skilled worker: Express Entry or the Provincial Nominee Program?

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:00:59 +0000

The federal government and the provinces and territories can operate their own distinct immigration programs. However, the federal government makes the final decision about whether a candidate can obtain permanent residence. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Express Entry is a federal system that manages applications by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) […]

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Working and immigrating under Canada’s Free Trade Agreements

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:00:00 +0000

Canada has Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with over 50 countries. These relationships maintain favorable commercial conditions between Canada and fellow member nations, while removing barriers to business between them; often involving the movement of temporary business people and workers, to and from Canada. Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm […]

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What is the history of the Provincial Nominee Program?

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2022 13:00:01 +0000

Prior to the launch of the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), the majority of Canada’s immigrants settled in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia. In the early 1990’s, the Prairie provinces (such as Manitoba and Saskatchewan) and Atlantic provinces (such as New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) were concerned about the low amount of immigration to their regions. […]

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Alberta invites Express Entry candidates with CRS scores of 350

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 21:17:02 +0000

Express Entry candidates may have received invitations to apply for a provincial nomination from Alberta on January 9. Alberta issued 150 invitations, or Notifications of Interest (NOIs), to candidates in the federal Express Entry Pool. Candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores as low as 350 were given NOIs. The Alberta Express Entry Stream allows […]

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Why does Canada’s federal government launch economic class pilot programs?

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 21:52:24 +0000

Since a 2012 reform to Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), Canada’s immigration minister has had the legal authority to introduce new economic class pilot programs to welcome immigrants that can help address economic and labour force priority areas across the country. Other than one exception, every new federal economic class program since that […]

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Express Entry, PNPs set to drive immigration to Canada over next 3 years


Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program and the high-skilled economic immigration programs now managed by Canada’s Express Entry system are set to play increasingly vital roles in Canada’s immigration strategy over the next three years.  The combined admissions targets for these popular immigration programs are slated to reach 160,100 new permanent residents in 2021 under Canada’s new […]

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