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Manitoba holds second Skilled Workers Overseas draw in six days

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:07:17 +0000

Manitoba has invited another 338 Skilled Workers Overseas candidates in the province’s second draw through the popular stream in six days.   An unspecified number of Express Entry candidates were among the Skilled Workers Overseas candidates invited in the February 21 draw, which brought the number of invitations issued by the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) so far […]

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Canada Immigration 

New PEI draw more than doubles number of immigration candidates invited last month

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 16:40:23 +0000

The province of Prince Edward Island has invited 199 economic immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence in a draw held February 21.   The invitations more than doubled the 91 issued in the province’s January draw. A total of 170 candidates in Prince Edward Island (PEI)’s Express Entry and Labour Impact categories […]

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Canada Immigration 

Un groupe d’avocats cherche à retarder l’annulation des 18,000 demandes en vertu du programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 14:35:14 +0000

Un groupe d’avocats en droit de l’immigration a demandé une ordonnance du tribunal forçant le gouvernement du Québec à continuer le traitement des demandes en cours du programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés. En vertu du projet de loi du 7 février, le gouvernement de la province, Coalition Avenir Québec a proposé l’annulation des 18,000 demandes […]

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Angara: Law on expanded maternity leave proves PH is best country for women

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Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 09:20:54 +0000

Angara: Law on expanded maternity leave proves PH is best country for women

Senator Sonny Angara lauded on Friday the enactment of expanded maternity leave into law, saying it proves that the Philippines is the best country to champion women’s rights.

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Canada Immigration 

Lawyers’ group seeks to delay dismissal of 18,000 Quebec Skilled Worker applications

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 14:41:26 +0000

An immigration lawyers’ group is seeking a court order that would force Quebec’s government to continue processing backlogged applications to the Quebec Skilled Worker Program.   The province’s Coalition Avenir Québec government proposed terminating the backlog of around 18,000 pending applications in legislation tabled February 7. The legislation, known as Bill 9, said the termination order was […]

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CHR hails law protecting children from armed conflict 

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 14:31:50 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomed the enactment of the law protecting children displaced by armed conflict, saying it would boost children’s rights and welfare. “The signing into law of the Republic Act 11188 or the Special Protection for Children in Situations of Armed Conflict Act is a big boost to […]

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Canada Immigration 

Express Entry-aligned provincial nominee streams having a busy February

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:25:43 +0000

Canada’s provincial nominee programs have been active over the past few weeks, with invitation rounds taking place in Manitoba, British Columbia and Ontario.   Combined, the three provinces have issued more than 900 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence since the start of February. Many of these invitations were issued through so-called “enhanced” […]

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Canada Immigration 

New Express Entry draw invites 3,350 candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:58:14 +0000

The Government of Canada has issued 3,350 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to candidates in the Express Entry system in a draw held February 20.   Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has now issued a total of 14,500 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in 2019, which remains the biggest start to a year since […]

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En dépit de la polémique, le nombre de déclarations d’intérêt révèle l’attrait pour l’immigration vers le Québec

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 20:15:03 +0000

Plus de 91,000 candidats à l’immigration ont soumis leur déclaration d’intérêt par le biais du nouveau portail Arrima depuis son ouverture en septembre dernier – une période de 6 mois marquée par l’ascension au pouvoir du nouveau gouvernement de la province, Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ). Le 18 septembre 2018, le gouvernement libéral a introduit le […]

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Nova Scotia set new immigration record in 2018

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 22:07:26 +0000

Nova Scotia welcomed a record 5,970 new permanent residents last year, the provincial government has announced.   The 2018 total was a gain of nearly 500 over the previous record of 5,485 set in 2016. The province’s Office of Immigration said more than 65 per cent of the new permanent resident landings in 2018 were approved through the […]

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