Immigration brings out the good in (almost) everyone during federal leaders’ debate

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 02:11:09 +0000

The leaders of Canada’s five top political parties defended the importance of immigration this week in one of the last debates prior to the federal election on October 21.   The discussion on immigration lasted only minutes and, to the surprise of many, Liberal leader Justin Trudeau emerged wholly unscathed, with his government’s record unquestioned. By […]

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The formula for successfully attracting immigrants to smaller communities

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:27:38 +0000

Promoting immigration to smaller provinces, cities, and towns across Canada — a process known as “regionalization” — has been the rage since the 1990s.  The most notable tool for promoting regionalization has been the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), which first launched in Manitoba in 1999 and has since been adopted by every province and territory […]

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New public opinion poll shows majority support for Canada’s immigration target of 331,000 newcomers

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 20:21:21 +0000

Just over half of Canadians back Canada’s immigration target of nearly 331,000 newcomers this year or feel more should be welcomed, a new Angus Reid Institute public opinion poll shows.    Of the 1,522 Canadians surveyed, 39 per cent said the target was at the right level while another 13 per cent said it should […]

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EVs To Revolutionize Postal Services, & More

Credit to Author: Tomek Gać| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2019 14:12:20 +0000

Parcel and Postal Expo is the largest event for courier services in Europe and it is taking place in Amsterdam this year. What is different is the new emphasis placed on e-mobility — not only EVs, but also charging infrastructure. Having followed the trade show for a few years now, the shift is visible and e-mobility has never played such a significant role here before. My role has also changed over the years and I am in Amsterdam today with two of my clients that I have the pleasure to provide with consulting services on EV solutions — Voltia and InPost. The big question: what’s on the horizon for electrified postal services

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Canada’s provinces benefited from immigration levels ‘rarely seen’ in a three month period

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2019 20:32:27 +0000

Immigration continued to drive population increases in Canada’s provinces between April and July of this year — a three month period that saw one of Canada’s largest quarterly population gains ever recorded.  Overall, Canada’s population grew by 181,057 during those three months and was estimated to be at 37,589,262 on July 1, 2019. Statistics Canada […]

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Le Québec invite 32 candidats à l’immigration dans le cadre du Programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:20:14 +0000

Le ministère de l’Immigration du Québec a rendu publics les résultats de l’exercice d’invitation qui a eu lieu le 4 septembre et qui a permis d’inviter 32 candidats à l’immigration par l’entremise d’Arrima. Les invitations s’adressaient aux personnes qui avaient déposé une déclaration d’intérêt (DI) et qui avaient une offre d’emploi valide, ainsi qu’aux ressortissants […]

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Le Québec invite 32 candidats à l’immigration dans le cadre dans le cadre du Programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:20:14 +0000

Le ministère de l’Immigration du Québec a rendu publics les résultats de l’exercice d’invitation qui a eu lieu le 4 septembre et permis d’inviter 32 candidats par l’entremise d’Arrima. Les invitations s’adressaient aux personnes qui avaient déposé une déclaration d’intérêt (DI) et qui avaient une offre d’emploi valide, ainsi qu’aux ressortissants étrangers travaillant comme diplomates, […]

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B.C. adds new communities to entrepreneur immigration pilot program

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:33:52 +0000

Eight communities have been added to the list of those eligible for the B.C. Entrepreneur Immigration (EI) Regional Pilot program. The EI Regional Pilot is for foreign entrepreneurs who want to establish a new business in a smaller, regional community in B.C. Communities with less than 75,000 people located more than 30 km away from […]

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Quebec invites 32 immigration candidates in latest skilled worker program selection round

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 15:28:23 +0000

Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration has released details of an invitation round held September 4 in which 32 candidates with an Arrima profile were invited. The invitations went to candidates who had an Expression of Interest profile and a valid job offer, as well as foreign nationals working as diplomats, consular officers, or representatives of an […]

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