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Le Québec pourrait accueillir jusqu’à 44 500 nouveaux résidents permanents en 2020

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:35:29 +0000

Le ministère de l’Immigration du Québec a annoncé mercredi que la province pourrait accepter 44 500 nouveaux résidents permanents et émettre 24 700 nouveaux Certificats de sélection en 2020. La majorité des admissions au Québec en 2020 — soit 59 % — devraient provenir des programmes d’immigration économique de la province, y compris le Programme régulier des […]

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Quebec suspends immigrant investor program until July 2020

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 18:50:28 +0000

The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program, which allows investors to obtain Canadian permanent residence with a $1.2 million investment, has been suspended until July 1, 2020.  The suspension takes effect Friday, November 1, 2019. Quebec’s Immigration Minister, Simon Jolin-Barrette, attributed the suspension to the fact nearly 20,000 applications for permanent residence through the Quebec Immigrant Investor […]

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Quebec could admit up to 44,500 new permanent residents in 2020

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:36:04 +0000

Quebec could admit up to 44,500 new permanent residents and issue up 24,700 new selection certificates in 2020, the province’s immigration ministry announced Wednesday.  The majority of new admissions to Quebec in 2020 — 59 per cent — are expected to come through the province’s economic immigration programs, including the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP). The […]

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New requirements added to Quebec Experience Program

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 20:27:42 +0000

Quebec has introduced major changes to the requirements that international students and those with work experience in Quebec must meet in order to obtain permanent residence. The changes affect the Quebec Experience Program (Programme de l’expérience québécoise, or PEQ). Some changes take effect on November 1, 2019, while others only start in the new year. […]

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Québec imposera un test de valeurs aux candidats à l’immigration

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 14:45:37 +0000

À compter du 1er janvier 2020, les ressortissants étrangers et les membres de leur famille qui souhaitent s’établir au Québec devront réussir un test sur les valeurs démocratiques et les valeurs québécoises définies par la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne de la province. L’information concernant le test des valeurs a été publiée aujourd’hui […]

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Quebec to impose a ‘values’ test for immigration candidates

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Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:00:27 +0000

Starting January 1, 2020, foreign nationals and their family members who wish to settle in Quebec will have to pass a test on democratic values and Quebec values as defined by the province’s Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. Information on the values test was published in the Government of Quebec’s Official Gazette today. Candidates […]

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Canada surpasses 70,000 Express Entry invitations this year

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 15:03:02 +0000

The Government of Canada invited 3,900 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence in a new draw held October 30.  Today’s draw brings the total number of invitations to apply (ITAs) issued so far this year through Canada’s Express Entry system to 71,700. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in today’s draw was […]

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Nova Scotia draws 430 registered nurses from federal Express Entry pool

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 21:58:49 +0000

Immigration candidates with work experience as registered nurses or registered psychiatric nurses were the focus of a new Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities draw held October 28.  All 430 individuals invited had a profile in the Express Entry system, which manages the pool of candidates for Canada’s three Federal High-Skilled economic immigration programs — the […]

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Atlantic Canada is experiencing an immigration revolution

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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 22:56:52 +0000

Between 2011 and 2016, Atlantic Canada experienced the weakest population growth in the country. This was due in part to the region’s low intake of immigrants.  Population growth is important to promoting the economic growth that is necessary for maintaining high living standards in Atlantic Canada. Recognizing this, the four Atlantic provinces — Newfoundland and […]

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Nova Scotia draws registered nurses from federal Express Entry pool

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 21:58:49 +0000

Immigration candidates with work experience as registered nurses or registered psychiatric nurses were the focus of a new Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities draw held October 28.  All those invited had a profile in the Express Entry system, which manages the pool of candidates for Canada’s three Federal High-Skilled economic immigration programs — the Federal […]

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