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International student’s comical take on “cryptic” Canada goes viral

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 21:00:28 +0000

As Canadian federal election results rolled in Monday night, an international student in Toronto was tweeting his observations of Canada — a country that he says “feels like America, but something is fundamentally off.” By Wednesday, the Twitter thread by Shoji Ushiyama, who goes by the pseudonym Kavaeric online, had been praised and retweeted by […]

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A Guide To Disaster Preparedness – Part One

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Credit to Author: Barry A.F.| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 21:15:11 +0000

We are still not at a mitigation level to avoid 1.5ºC or even 2ºC temperature rise, but of course we hope to get there before runaway climate change destroys us. Part of what we can do is to be prepared for extreme climate events. They can happen to anyone, and there is no way to know who that will be and when

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Canada Immigration 

Le Québec a invité 169 travailleurs qualifiés lors du plus récent exercice d’invitations

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 18:45:33 +0000

Le 25 septembre, Québec a lancé 169 nouvelles invitations à présenter une demande de sélection dans le cadre du Programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés du Québec (PRTQ). Les détails de cet exercice d’invitations ont été dévoilés aujourd’hui. Le ministère de l’Immigration du Québec a déclaré que les candidats invités lors du dernier exercice figuraient parmi […]

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Canada Immigration 

Quebec invited 169 skilled worker candidates in latest Arrima draw

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 18:47:02 +0000

Quebec issued new invitations to apply for selection under the Quebec Skilled Worker Program to 169 immigration candidates in its latest draw.  Details of the September 25 draw were released today. Quebec’s Immigration Ministry said candidates invited in this latest round were among the roughly 16,000 Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) candidates who had their […]

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Canada Immigration 

Saskatchewan holds another major draw for Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand candidates

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 16:17:39 +0000

Saskatchewan held another major selection round October 24 for immigration candidates in its Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand sub-categories, issuing 922 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence.   The invitations were the latest in a series of high-invitation selection rounds for these popular Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) sub-categories, neither of […]

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Canada Immigration 

New Manitoba draw invites 157 skilled workers and international students

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 21:26:36 +0000

Manitoba invited 157 skilled foreign workers to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in a new draw held October 24.  The invitations went to candidates in the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)’s Skilled Worker in Manitoba, Skilled Worker Overseas and International Education immigration pathways. The MPNP is part of Canada’s Provincial Nominee […]

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Canada Immigration 

Alberta invites Express Entry candidates with CRS scores as low as 350

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2019 14:59:19 +0000

Alberta invited 115 federal Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in a draw held October 9. The federal Express Entry system is Canada’s principal source of skilled foreign workers. It manages the pool of candidates for the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class and the Canadian Experience Class, which […]

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Canada Immigration 

Les libéraux ont été reportés au pouvoir avec un gouvernement minoritaire

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 02:53:00 +0000

Les électeurs canadiens ont élu un gouvernement libéral minoritaire lundi soir, mettant fin à une campagne électorale de 40 jours. La campagne a donné lieu à de nombreuses promesses sur l’immigration, mais le sujet n’est cependant pas devenu un enjeu majeur. Les libéraux ont remporté 157 des 338 circonscriptions électorales du Canada, mais n’ont obtenu […]

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Canada Immigration 

Canada Election 2019: What to expect from the immigration system in the coming years

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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:56:32 +0000

The Liberals’ minority victory in the October 21 federal election means Canada’s immigration system will likely remain stable as long as they are able to maintain the confidence of Parliament.  While the Liberals will need to rely on the support of at least one other party to pass legislation through Parliament, which will require negotiation […]

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Canada Immigration 

Canadians return Liberals to power with minority government

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 02:57:06 +0000

Canadian voters elected a minority Liberal government Monday night, bringing an end to a 40-day election campaign that heard many promises on immigration but never saw it emerge as a top issue. The Liberal minority led by Justin Trudeau will face an opposition led by the Conservative Party of Canada. Polls had both parties effectively […]

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