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Le Québec annonce 2,1 millions de dollars supplémentaires pour aider les entreprises à recruter des travailleurs étrangers temporaires

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:00:44 +0000

La province de Québec s’est engagée à verser 2,1 millions de dollars de plus pour aider les employeurs dans leurs efforts de recrutement de travailleurs étrangers temporaires. Le ministre du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale et ministre responsable de la région de la Mauricie, M. Jean Boulet, a annoncé cet investissement le 16 […]

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Canada Immigration 

Saskatchewan holds record draw for Express Entry candidates

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 20:56:40 +0000

Saskatchewan invited nearly 1,000 Express Entry candidates with specific work experience to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in the province’s largest-ever Expression of Interest draw. The 986 invitations went to candidates in the federal Express Entry system who had registered a separate profile with the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). The SINP […]

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Canada Immigration 

Quebec announces additional $2.1 million to help companies recruit temporary foreign workers

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Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:40:45 +0000

The province of Quebec is pledging an additional $2.1 million to assist employers in their efforts to recruit temporary foreign workers. The Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity and Minister responsible for the Mauricie region, Jean Boulet, announced the funding on October 16. Boulet said the additional funds will be used to reimburse up […]

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Porsche & Boeing Sign An Agreement To Work On “Premium” eVTOL Aircraft

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Credit to Author: Nicolas Zart| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:07:04 +0000

Boeing eVTOL Air TaxiSome big news this week is that Boeing and Porsche have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to look into the “premium” electric vertical takeoff & landing (eVTOL) aircraft market. Porsche says it wants to design a premium eVTOL aircraft and Boeing has aerodynamic expertise — hence the connection. The news introduces a few key turning points with both automakers and aviation. Both of these companies are established players and are feeling the media heat from aviation and road vehicle startups. I’m excited because I’ve been waiting for the convergence of road and air for the past three years

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Canada Immigration 

PEI invites 158 Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact candidates in latest draw

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 13:28:45 +0000

Prince Edward Island issued new invitations to immigration candidates in a draw held October 17. The 158 invitations went to candidates in Prince Edward Island (PEI)’s Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact categories. The 146 candidates invited through the Express Entry and Labour Impact categories can now apply for a nomination for Canadian permanent […]

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Canada Immigration 

Newcomers buy 1 in 5 homes in Canada, Royal Lepage survey finds

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 18:58:05 +0000

Newcomers represent one in every five homebuyers in Canada and are projected to purchase 680,000 homes over the next five years if immigration levels to the country are maintained, a new survey commissioned by Royal Lepage shows.  The online survey queried 1,500 newcomers who arrived in Canada within the last 10 years. Respondents included immigrants, […]

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Canada Immigration 

New Express Entry draw invites trades candidates with scores as low as 357

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 16:27:37 +0000

The Government of Canada invited 500 Federal Skilled Trades Class candidates with Comprehensive Ranking Scores as low as 357 to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a new Express Entry draw held October 16. The program-specific draw was the second of 2019 to target candidates in the Federal Skilled Trades Class, which is open to […]

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Canada Immigration 

Les chefs fédéraux débattent de pouvoirs accrus en matière d’immigration pour le Québec

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 20:30:08 +0000

Dans leur dernier débat avant les élections fédérales du 21 octobre, jeudi soir, les six chefs des principaux partis politiques du Canada se sont affrontés au sujet de l’immigration au Québec et de l’afflux de milliers de réfugiés à sa frontière avec les États-Unis. Tous les dirigeants ont été interrogés au cours du débat en […]

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Canada Immigration 

A Perfect Scorecard: Canada’s immigrants are faring much better in the labour market

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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 15:15:54 +0000

Immigrant underemployment has been a longstanding challenge in Canada, but recent evidence runs in contrast to the negativity that often surrounds this subject.  While it is true that many immigrants are working below their paygrade, which according to a recent report by the Royal Bank of Canada costs the economy an estimated $50 billion in […]

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Canada Immigration 

Manitoba invites 193 skilled worker candidates in latest draw

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 21:06:34 +0000

Manitoba invited 194 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in a draw held October 10.  Those invited had a profile registered under Manitoba’s Skilled Worker in Manitoba, Skilled Worker Overseas, or International Education Stream. Manitoba has now issued 6,574 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) this year to immigration […]

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