Quebec Immigrant Investor Program set to re-open in January 2024

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2023 13:29:27 +0000

Quebec Premier Francois Legault recently announced several proposed changes to Quebec’s immigration programs. Among them, there will some be significant updates to Quebec’s Business Immigration Programs, including the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP). The most significant change in Quebec’s economic immigration programs will be making it mandatory for all of the province’s economic immigration candidates […]

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Quebec proposes making French mandatory for all economic immigration programs

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 11:00:10 +0000

Quebec Premier Francois Legault has proposed major changes to Quebec’s economic immigration criteria. Speaking on May 25 with the Minister of Immigration, Francisation and Integration, Christine Frechette and the Minister of the French Language, Jean-François Roberge, Legault says the changes will ensure that nearly 100% of new economic immigrants to Quebec will know French before […]

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Canada announces new investments in settlement services for immigrants

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Sat, 20 May 2023 11:00:18 +0000

On May 11th 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced over $65 million in funding extensions to service provider organizations across Canada. The settlement services include pre-arrival services, services for racialized newcomer women, and language training for newcomers in Francophone minority communities. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration The announcement emphasized that […]

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Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island issue invitations for provincial immigration

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 13 May 2023 12:00:34 +0000

Four Canadian provinces have invited candidates to apply for provincial immigration in the latest round of published draw results. These draws are in addition to the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) only Express Entry draw that occurred on May 10. In the draw, 589 PNP candidates received Invitations to Apply (ITAs). They required a minimum Comprehensive […]

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Understanding the Second-Generation Cut-Off Rule for Canadian Citizenship

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Thu, 04 May 2023 10:32:50 +0000

A person may be eligible for Canadian citizenship if they were born outside Canada and at least one of their biological or legal parents at birth was a Canadian citizen when they were born. Canada limits citizenship by descent to the first generation born outside Canada to a Canadian parent. Get a Free Legal Consultation […]

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British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and Manitoba issue invitations for provincial immigration

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2023 12:00:26 +0000

Four provinces have invited candidates in recent provincial immigration draws. Most of Canada’s economic immigrant permanent residents arrive in Canada through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). In the Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025, there is a target of over 117,500 new PNP permanent residents to arrive in Canada each year by 2025. PNPs help spread the […]

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Tools for finding your first home as a newcomer to Canada

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:00:54 +0000

As a newcomer to Canada, one of the first things you will need to do is find a place for you and your family to call home. For most people new to Canada, your first home may likely be a rented house or apartment. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Canada’s housing market […]

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What are language test requirements for Canadian immigration?

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 12:00:57 +0000

Canada’s federal and provincial skilled worker immigration programs require that you complete a language test. The language test requirement applies to the federal Express Entry system, the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and Canada’s other various skilled worker streams. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Completing a language test is necessary to demonstrate that […]

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Report: Immigrants who studied in Canada earned more

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2023 13:00:55 +0000

Statistics Canada released a study in 2022 which examined the relationship between pre-immigration study in Canada and post immigration earnings. Discover your options to study in Canada One of the main findings of the study was that during the first two years after immigration, economic principal applicants with Canadian study experience earned considerably more than […]

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