Saskatchewan invites 769 Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand candidates in major draw

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 19:47:33 +0000

The province of Saskatchewan invited 769 Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in draws held September 25. The draw was the first conducted since the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) dramatically expanded the number of high-skilled occupations that are eligible under its popular Express Entry […]

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‘It’s a big change’: Saskatchewan opens door to more than 200 in-demand professions

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 14:03:40 +0000

Saskatchewan’s decision to open its popular Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand immigration sub-categories to candidates with work experience in more than 200 high-skilled occupations marks yet another major development for the province’s immigrant nominee program, the SINP.  Neither sub-category requires a job offer or Canadian work experience in order to be considered for a provincial […]

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Analysis: Solving Canada’s 50-year, $50-billion immigration challenge requires multifaceted action

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:38:56 +0000

The wage gap between immigrants and Canadian-born workers has more than doubled in the last 30 years, according to a new report by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) — despite the federal government placing more emphasis on economic class immigration.  Immigrants are earning about 10 per cent less on average than Canadians, RBC reports, […]

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Quebec invites 444 foreign workers to apply for permanent selection certificate

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 20:19:02 +0000

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Quebec has invited 444 foreign workers to apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate in a draw held August 19.   The draw targeted Quebec Skilled Worker Program candidates with an Expression of Interest (EOI) in the province’s Arrima system who had their previous applications cancelled under immigration reforms passed […]

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Le Québec invite 444 personnes à présenter une demande de sélection permanente

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 20:17:24 +0000

Le gouvernement du Québec a invité 444 personnes à présenter une demande de sélection dans le cadre d’une ronde d’invitations le 19 août.   La ronde d’invitations visait les candidats du Programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés du Québec ayant une déclaration d’intérêt (DI) dans le système Arrima dont la demande précédente avait été annulée en vertu des réformes […]

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Nova Scotia fishes out carpenters from the Express Entry pool

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:56:50 +0000

Nova Scotia held its second draw this month through its Labour Market Priorities Stream, this time inviting eligible carpenters with a profile in the federal Express Entry pool to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. The Labour Market Priorities Stream allows the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) to search the Express Entry […]

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PEI issues new invitations to Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Work Permit candidates in latest draw

Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 17:54:22 +0000

Prince Edward Island issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to candidates in its Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact immigration categories in a draw held September 19.  A total of 122 invitations were issued to candidates in the Express Entry and Labour Impact categories and the Business Impact: Work Permit Stream. The […]

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Saskatchewan significantly expands list of eligible in-demand occupations

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 19:07:45 +0000

The province of Saskatchewan has expanded the list of in-demand occupations associated with both its Express Entry and In-Demand Occupation sub-categories, from 19 occupations to more than 200. These are two popular streams within the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) that do not require a job offer or work experience in Canada in order for […]

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September 18 Express Entry draw issues 3,600 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 20:08:14 +0000

A new Express Entry draw held Wednesday, September 18, has invited 3,600 candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence. The minimum required Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in today’s draw was 462. This is one point lower than the previous draw, which was held September 4 and had a cut-off score of 463. The Express […]

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Immigration could drive Canada’s population to 55 million by 2068: Statistics Canada

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 21:02:37 +0000

While many developed countries are expected to see some population decrease over the next 50 years, Canada’s population is projected to flourish as a result of immigration. Statistics Canada reports the Canadian population could reach 55 million people by 2068 under a medium-growth scenario, up from 37.1 million in 2018. The agency created nine “plausible […]

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