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Ontario issues first Express Entry-linked invitations of 2020

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 19:51:22 +0000

Ontario issued its first Express Entry-linked invitations of the new year on Friday, inviting 242 candidates to apply for a nomination for Canadian permanent residence through its French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream.  The stream is one of three Ontario immigration pathways that are aligned with the Express Entry system, which is Canada’s main source of skilled […]

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Canada Immigration 

Québec sélectionne 305 travailleurs qualifiés lors de deux exercices d’invitation dans Arrima

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 22:00:12 +0000

Le ministre de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) a invité 305 personnes à lui présenter une demande de sélection dans le cadre du Programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés du Québec (PRTQ) lors de deux exercices d’invitations tenus au mois de décembre. Le 17 décembre 2019, un total de 220 invitations ont été […]

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Canada Immigration 

Quebec invited 305 skilled worker candidates over two Arrima draws

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 22:19:24 +0000

A total of 305 candidates for Quebec immigration have been invited over two Arrima draws in December. In the latest draw on December 17, 2019, a total of 220 invitations went to candidates who submitted their application under Quebec’s Regular Skilled Worker Program. These candidates were either except from the cap that had been in […]

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Canada Immigration 

First Express Entry draw of 2020 issues 3,400 invitations to apply for permanent residence

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 16:55:51 +0000

Canada’s first Express Entry draw of 2020 has issued 3,400 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score required to receive an invitation in the January 8 draw was 473. The Express Entry system is Canada’s primary source of skilled foreign workers. It was introduced in 2015 to manage […]

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Canada Immigration 

A look ahead: Forecasting Canada’s immigration outlook and disruptors between 2020-2029

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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 17:57:28 +0000

The past decade was among the most eventful in Canadian immigration history. It saw a significant increase in Canada’s levels of permanent residents, international students, and foreign workers. The complete revamping of Canada’s economic class program was among other major transformations that also impacted the country’s family and refugee class programs. It is expected that […]

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Canada Immigration 

Manitoba invites 186 candidates in first Expression of Interest draw of 2020

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 16:49:04 +0000

International student graduates and skilled workers both in Manitoba and abroad were invited in the latest Expression of Interest draw on January 2. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) released details of the draw yesterday. They issued a total of 186 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) to candidates in the following three streams: Skilled […]

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Canada Immigration 

PEI needs to attract more francophone immigrants to meet growing labour needs

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 21:32:36 +0000

A francophone economic development group from Prince Edward Island (PEI) has produced a series of information booklets aimed at attracting French-speaking immigrants. The Réseau de développement économique et d’employabilité (RDÉE) put together eight booklets containing pertinent information about PEI’s economic and francophone landscape. The main booklet titled: ‘Opportunity Awaits: Attracting Francophone immigrants to Prince Edward […]

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Canada Immigration 

Launch of Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot delayed in several communities

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2020 21:31:45 +0000

Five of the 11 communities taking part in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) were set to begin accepting applications on January 1, but CIC News has learned that it will be at least another month before they actually start the intake process. The communities that were scheduled to start the pilot program on […]

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Canada Immigration 

Canada has updated the settlement funds requirement for two Express Entry programs

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 16:13:53 +0000

The federal government has increased the amount of funds that certain skilled workers need in order to immigrate to Canada. Prospective immigrants need to prove that they have a certain amount of savings in order to qualify without a job offer in the Express Entry-managed Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) or Federal Skilled Trades Program […]

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Did Tesla Reach Its Guidance Of More Than 360,000 Vehicles Delivered In 2019?

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Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 02:30:51 +0000

Every quarter, there are a couple of days of suspense waiting for the Tesla production and delivery numbers. They have in most quarters no importance whatsoever. Not reaching the guidance by even 0.1% is considered a deadly sin on Wall Street, though

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