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Quebec government pledges new funding to help businesses recruit temporary foreign workers

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 19:06:15 +0000

The Government of Quebec has announced nearly $55 million in funding to help in the recruitment and integration of temporary foreign workers. The government’s labour minister, Jean Boulet, said $20.9 million of that total will assist international recruitment efforts by businesses in the province. Quebec is facing a labour shortage unseen in more than 40 […]

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Canada Immigration 

Canada’s provinces have held nearly 10 times as many draws as Express Entry this year

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:16:19 +0000

There might be easier options than Express Entry for achieving your goal of Canadian permanent residence. The Express Entry system is Canada’s main source of skilled foreign workers, managing the profiles of candidates for the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class, and Canadian Experience Class. Candidates in the Express Entry pool are ranked according to a […]

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Canada Immigration 

Canada wants to diversify international student intake

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 13:00:28 +0000

Canada’s new five-year international education strategy is calling for greater diversity, innovation and global ties. The federal government’s strategy, released this week, recognizes the strong presence of international students in Canada, noting that 570,000 foreign study permit holders contributed over $21 billion to the Canadian economy since the start of 2019. A key aim of […]

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Canada Immigration 

Canada’s provinces have held 10 times more draws than Express Entry this year

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:16:19 +0000

There might be easier options than Express Entry for achieving your goal of Canadian permanent residence. The Express Entry system is Canada’s main source of skilled foreign workers, managing the profiles of candidates for the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class, and Canadian Experience Class. Candidates in the Express Entry pool are ranked according to a […]

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CleanTech Energy News 

Tesla Full Self Driving & The Infamous 80–20 Rule

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Credit to Author: Maarten Vinkhuyzen| Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 05:10:29 +0000

For people working in software development, like I used to do, the 80–20 rule is infamous. It states that about 80% of the job is done in the first 20% of the time. The last 20% of the development will take about 80% of the time

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Canada Immigration 

Could Toronto become the largest tech talent hub in North America?

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 17:56:55 +0000

Look at the careers webpage of almost any U.S. tech giant and you will find openings in Toronto. The Amazon careers page has posted approximately 20 job openings for their Toronto location in the last 14 days alone. Microsoft is opening up a new headquarters in September 2020, expecting to add an additional 500 full-time jobs […]

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Canada Immigration 

Quebec continues invitation rounds with second draw from Arrima

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 17:00:31 +0000

Since the launch of the Arrima system, Quebec has held two draws and invited 950 candidates to apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate (Certificat de sélection du Québec, or CSQ). Information was updated on the Ministry of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion (MIDI) webpage on August 19. New information includes the number of candidates drawn as […]

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Canada Immigration 

Second Express Entry draw in eight days sees 3,600 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 17:21:38 +0000

An Express Entry draw took place on Tuesday, August 20, where a total of 3,600 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence were issued to candidates with ranking scores of 457 and above. The Express Entry system is Canada’s main source of skilled foreign workers. Eligible candidates enter the Express Entry pool and are issued […]

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Canada Immigration 

Ontario draw targets Express Entry candidates with management and financial work experience

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 14:17:56 +0000

Ontario, home to both Canada’s capital city, Ottawa, and the country’s largest city, Toronto, issued 997 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates on August 15. Express Entry candidates who received an invitation were required to have work experience in one of 10 occupations, as well as a Comprehensive Ranking System […]

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Canada Immigration 

Skilled immigrants: Canada is making progress toward gender equality

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Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 19:12:09 +0000

More and more women are finding themselves as the principal applicants in Canada’s Express Entry immigration process. Prospective immigrants to Canada are assigned a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score to help the federal government assess and rank candidate profiles in the Express Entry pool. Figures provided in the 2018 Express Entry year-end report reveal that […]

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