Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 17:42:50 +0000
A shortage of skilled labour in the province of New Brunswick has led the J.D. Irving company and the Village of Chipman to take a unique step to help much-needed foreign workers and their families get settled. With affordable housing in short supply in the village of around 1,000 people, J.D. Irving (JDI) and Chipman’s […]
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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 15:38:28 +0000
The CanadaVisa News Briefs cover Canadian immigration updates and news that took in recent weeks. The CanadaVisa team shares Canadian immigration news across different social channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Sign up, follow or like CanadaVisa on one of these social media channels to stay informed on the latest immigration updates. • BC PNP […]
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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 15:30:55 +0000
Spring is coming (or so we’d like to believe) but that won’t stop our social media network from bringing you the latest information in Canadian immigration. Make sure you connect with us on one or all of our social channels to stay up-to-date with developments in Canadian immigration news. Find us on the following social channels: […]
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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 16:59:20 +0000
Canada held a new Express Entry on Wednesday, March 6, issuing 3,350 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to candidates with scores as low as 454. The Government of Canada has now issued 17,850 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) this year through the Express Entry system — an increase of 6,350 over the 11,500 ITAs […]
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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 21:00:30 +0000
Ontario’s Masters Graduate Stream reopened briefly to new registrations on Tuesday, March 5, and closed again within two hours due to a “technical issue.” Ontario had announced the previous day that the popular stream would open to 1,000 registrations on a first-come, first-served basis. It is unclear, however, if this quota was met before the […]
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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 19:30:32 +0000
Canada’s Interim Pathway for Caregivers is now open to applications for permanent residence from eligible in-home temporary foreign worker caregivers who came to Canada after November 30, 2014. The temporary pathway will remain open until June 4, 2019, and there is no limit to the number of applications that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) […]
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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 17:11:17 +0000
Canadian universities are experiencing a surge in the number of international students from India, who now outnumber Chinese students. Statistics provided to the Globe and Mail newspaper by the Canadian High Commission in India show that 172,000 Indian citizens held a Canadian study permit in 2018 compared to 142,000 from China. The Globe and Mail […]
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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 13:00:30 +0000
Ontario’s Masters Graduate Stream will reopen on Tuesday, March 5, at 10 a.m. to 1,000 registrations, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program announced today. The Masters Graduate Stream is open to international graduates with a master’s degree obtained at an eligible university in Ontario and allows them to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent […]
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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 20:28:08 +0000
The province of Manitoba held its third Expression of Interest draw in less than three weeks on March 1, inviting 403 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. The invitations brought the number issued so far this year by the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) to 2,267. Those invited had […]
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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 17:28:42 +0000
Canada is extending its Atlantic Immigration Pilot to December 2021 in a bid to maintain the program’s momentum, the federal government has announced. Launched in 2017 for an initial three-year run, the Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIP) was created to address labour shortages in the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and […]
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