Ontario led the way in employment gains in August

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 13:35:50 +0000

Employment in Canada increased significantly in August largely as a result of gains in part-time work, Statistics Canada is reporting. Five Canadian provinces saw employment gains while the rest of the country held steady, according to the StatsCan Labour Force Survey, and three industrial sectors benefitted from significant increases. Ontario: part-time work in wholesale and […]

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Pilot exempting certain family members from lifetime sponsorship ban now in effect

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 21:04:48 +0000

A new two-year pilot begins today that will allow sponsorship applications for certain family members who would normally be banned from obtaining permanent residence under Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.  The pilot concerns non-accompanying family members who were not examined and in some cases were not even declared when a foreign national applied for […]

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Nova Scotia billboards aim to ‘set the record straight’ on immigration

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:38:51 +0000

New billboards around Halifax, Nova Scotia, are touting the benefits of immigration and international students in a bid to “get the facts out and set the record straight,” the city’s chamber of commerce says.  The initiative comes just two weeks after billboards reading “Say NO to mass immigration” appeared in Halifax, Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and […]

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Le Canada facilite l’accès aux études pour les étudiants du Sénégal et du Maroc

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:00:57 +0000

Les étudiants du Sénégal et du Maroc qui souhaitent étudier au Canada auront bientôt accès à un programme accéléré de traitement des demandes de permis d’études. Le Volet direct pour les études (VDE) permet aux étudiants admissibles de faire une demande de permis d’études en ligne. Le délai de traitement de la plupart des demandes […]

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Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto among top 10 most ‘liveable’ cities in the world

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 20:50:13 +0000

Three of Canada’s biggest cities are among the 10 most liveable in the world, according to the latest Economist Intelligence Unit Global Liveability Index. Calgary, Alberta, was the highest-ranked Canadian city on the annual index, placing fifth out of the 140 cities surveyed. Vancouver and Toronto held on to their rankings from last year, ranking […]

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Canada is making it easier for Senegal and Morocco students to come and study

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:08:21 +0000

Students from Senegal and Morocco who wish to study in Canada will soon have access to a fast-track study permit processing program. The Student Direct Stream (SDS) allows eligible students to apply for a study permit online. The processing time for most SDS applications is 20 days, though some may take longer. On Sept. 9, […]

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204 candidats Entrée express invités dans le cadre du volet Priorité du marché du travail de la Nouvelle-Écosse

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 19:00:32 +0000

Le 4 septembre, la Nouvelle-Écosse a tenu sa première ronde d’invitations en trois mois et a invité 204 candidats du programme Entrée express dans le cadre du volet Priorités du marché du travail à présenter une demande de résidence permanente au Canada. Le volet Priorités du marché du travail de la Nouvelle-Écosse du Programme des […]

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New Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities draw invites 204 Express Entry candidates

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 20:12:28 +0000

Nova Scotia held its first Labour Market Priorities draw in three months on September 4, inviting 204 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence.  The Labour Market Priorities Stream allows the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) to search Canada’s Express Entry pool for eligible candidates who match identified labour […]

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Canada issues 3,600 invitations to apply for permanent residence in new Express Entry draw

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:02:02 +0000

Invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence have been issued to 3,600 Express Entry candidates in a new draw held by the Government of Canada on September 4. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in today’s invitation round was 463, an increase of six points over the previous draw on August 20. The Express […]

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Why We Need an Ontario Regional Immigration Strategy

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 13:46:46 +0000

In 2018, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) welcomed 106,000 new permanent residents. In other words, the GTA welcomed more immigrants than Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the four Atlantic provinces combined. Immigration to the GTA is not slowing down as the region has already welcomed nearly 60,000 immigrants in the first half of 2019—significantly more immigrants […]

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