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New Brunswick introduces targeted searches of Express Entry pool

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:02:34 +0000

Express Entry candidates may now receive an invitation to apply for a provincial nomination from New Brunswick whether they’ve registered an Expression of Interest with the province or not. In an update published Friday, July 26, the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) said it “will, on occasion, invite candidates directly from the federal Express […]

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Canada Immigration 

Canada now issuing temporary resident permits to out-of-status victims of family violence

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:51:48 +0000

Newcomers to Canada experiencing family violence can now apply for a fee-exempt temporary resident permit that will give them legal immigration status in Canada. New rules governing the permits for out-of-status foreign nationals facing family violence took effect July 26 and allow for the issuance of temporary resident permits (TRP) to victims and their dependent […]

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Canada Immigration 

Saskatchewan issues 381 invitations in latest Expression of Interest draws

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 20:13:40 +0000

Saskatchewan held draws for Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand candidates on July 24, just over a month since the previous draw on June 20. A total of 381 invitations were issued: 277 to candidates with an Expression of Interest (EOI) profile in the province’s Occupation In-Demand sub-category, and another 104 to those with an EOI […]

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Church bells to toll nightly in Negros Occidental in call to end killings

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:05:40 +0000

Church bells to toll nightly in Negros Occidental in call to end killings

ILOILO CITY–Bells in Catholic churches in northern Negros Island will ring daily at 8 p.m. starting on Sunday in a call for a stop to the continued killings. In a pastoral appeal issued on Thursday, Bishop Gerardo Alminaza of the Diocese of San Carlos called on parishes to ring the church bells “until the killings […]

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Canada Immigration 

Planification de l’immigration au Québec : l’ABC-Québec dénonce le manque de transparence du MIDI

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Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 13:00:35 +0000

La division Québec de l’Association du Barreau canadien (l’ABC-Québec) dénonce le manque de transparence et de cohérence du gouvernement de François Legault dans le processus de décisions en matière d’immigration. L’ABC-Québec a envoyé un mémoire à la Commission des relations avec les citoyens (CRC), un groupe de travail parlementaire composé de députés chargés d’examiner des […]

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Inquirer News Philippines 

Customs officials under probe may be preventively suspended — Martires

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:06:22 +0000

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MANILA, Philippines – The more than 50 Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials under scrutiny for corruption issues may be preventively suspended to make the investigation easier, Ombudsman Samuel Martires said on Thursday. However, Martires said that he would await the initial findings of the panel formed last Tuesday before he decides if he would issue […]

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Canada Immigration 

July 24 Express Entry draw sees another 3,600 candidates invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 15:10:51 +0000

A new invitation round through Canada’s Express Entry system issued 3,600 invitations to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores of 459 or higher.  The cut-off score of 459 is a decrease of one point over the previous draw on July 10, which had a minimum score of 460. The July 24 draw was the second […]

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Canada Immigration 

Toronto has added more than 80,000 tech jobs in past five years, new report finds

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 20:07:47 +0000

A new tech talent ranking has Toronto among the top three cities in both the United States and Canada for tech workers.  The city locally known as “The Six” came in number three on CBRE’s Scoring Tech Talent Report, which ranks 50 U.S. and Canadian tech markets on 13 unique metrics including talent supply, completed […]

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Canada Immigration 

Nova Scotia immigrants open Canada’s first airport honesty shop

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 17:47:01 +0000

Two Canadian immigrants have set up an unattended kiosk in the international airport serving Halifax, Nova Scotia, where transactions are done in good faith.  Restauranteurs Najib Faris and Francesco Stara are pioneering the honesty shop concept at Halifax Stanfield International Airport. An honesty shop is a retail experience where there is no employee working the […]

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Canada Immigration 

Règlement approuvé dans le cadre d’une action collective contre le ministère de l’Immigration du Québec

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2019 09:00:39 +0000

Un règlement a été approuvé dans le cadre d’une action collective intentée au nom d’anciens candidats du Programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés du Québec contre le ministère de l’Immigration du Québec.  L’action collective visait à obtenir une indemnisation pour les candidats du Programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés du Québec (PRTQ) qui ont payé les frais […]

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