Provincial Nominee Program updates open new possibilities for Express Entry candidates

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 13:58:48 +0000

Provinces across Canada continued to innovate and improve their immigrant nominee programs this past quarter. Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick made changes directly affecting Express Entry candidates; Alberta, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island (PEI) held selection rounds inviting Express Entry candidates to apply for provincial nomination. All in all, the months of July, August and […]

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Latest Express Entry draw invites 3,900 candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 14:23:46 +0000

Canada held an Express Entry draw on October 2, issuing a total of 3,900 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence. Candidates in the Express Entry pool needed a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 464 and above to be selected in this round. Today’s draw was an increase of 300 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) over […]

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Analysis: Solving Canada’s 50-year, $50-billion immigration challenge requires multifaceted action

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:38:56 +0000

The wage gap between immigrants and Canadian-born workers has more than doubled in the last 30 years, according to a new report by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) — despite the federal government placing more emphasis on economic class immigration.  Immigrants are earning about 10 per cent less on average than Canadians, RBC reports, […]

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Alberta issues 121 invitations to Express Entry candidates

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 14:38:59 +0000

Immigration candidates with a profile in Canada’s Express Entry system were the focus of new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence from the province of Alberta. Alberta issued 121 Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to Express Entry stream candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores as low as 400 in its […]

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Canada’s provinces have held nearly 10 times as many draws as Express Entry this year

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:16:19 +0000

There might be easier options than Express Entry for achieving your goal of Canadian permanent residence. The Express Entry system is Canada’s main source of skilled foreign workers, managing the profiles of candidates for the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class, and Canadian Experience Class. Candidates in the Express Entry pool are ranked according to a […]

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Canada’s provinces have held 10 times more draws than Express Entry this year

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:16:19 +0000

There might be easier options than Express Entry for achieving your goal of Canadian permanent residence. The Express Entry system is Canada’s main source of skilled foreign workers, managing the profiles of candidates for the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class, and Canadian Experience Class. Candidates in the Express Entry pool are ranked according to a […]

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Second Express Entry draw in eight days sees 3,600 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:21:38 +0000

An Express Entry draw took place on Tuesday, August 20, where a total of 3,600 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence were issued to candidates with ranking scores of 457 and above. The Express Entry system is Canada’s main source of skilled foreign workers. Eligible candidates enter the Express Entry pool and are issued […]

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Ontario draw targets Express Entry candidates with management and financial work experience

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:17:56 +0000

Ontario, home to both Canada’s capital city, Ottawa, and the country’s largest city, Toronto, issued 997 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates on August 15. Express Entry candidates who received an invitation were required to have work experience in one of 10 occupations, as well as a Comprehensive Ranking System […]

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Canada’s economic immigration system a ‘role model’ among OECD countries

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 00:00:16 +0000

Canada’s economic immigration system is the “most carefully designed” among the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation’s 36 member countries and serves as a role model for those looking to improve how they manage migration, the Paris-based organization says. According to a new report, Canada has the “largest, longest-standing and most comprehensive and elaborate skilled […]

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New Express Entry draw invites 3,600 candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:14:52 +0000

A new Express Entry draw took place Monday, August 12, in which a total of 3,600 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence were issued to candidates with scores of 466 and above. The cut-off score of 466 in today’s draw is seven points above the minimum score of 459 in the previous invitation round […]

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