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Canada Immigration 

Third Manitoba EOI draw pushes 2019 invitation total to 1,526

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 17:57:32 +0000

Manitoba issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence on February 15 to eligible skilled workers and international students who have expressed their interest in immigrating to the province.   The draw was the province’s third of 2019 and issued 444 invitations to candidates in the Skilled Worker Overseas, Skilled Worker in […]

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Canada Immigration 

Expression of interest numbers reveal Quebec’s immigration appeal despite controversies

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 20:25:34 +0000

More than 91,000 immigration candidates have submitted expressions of interest through Quebec’s online Arrima portal since it opened last September — a six-month period dominated by the rise of the province’s new Coalition Avenir Québec government.   The Arrima portal was introduced September 18, 2018, to manage profiles submitted to the Quebec Skilled Worker Program after it […]

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Canada Immigration 

Le Canada prolonge la période des demandes pour un permis de travail post-diplôme, élimine l’exigence du permis d’études

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:02:32 +0000

Les étudiants étrangers espérant rester au Canada en vertu d’un permis de travail post-diplôme ont maintenant six mois pour présenter une demande dès qu’ils reçoivent leur avis officiel d’obtention du diplôme et n’ont plus besoin d’être en possession d’un permis d’études valide.   Les changements et modifications apportés à ce programme convoité ont été annoncés […]

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Inquirer News 

Palace: Andaya should stop lawyering for DPWH contractors

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 05:38:35 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Camarines Sur 1st District Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. should not lawyer for Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) contractors whom he alleged were not paid over P100 billion in 2018 by the government, Malacañang said on Monday.

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Inquirer News 

Chinese in Spain stage protest over blocked bank accounts

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 13:55:40 +0000

Chinese in Spain stage protest over blocked bank accounts

MADRID  — Hundreds of Chinese have protested outside a Spanish bank in Madrid, claiming they are being unfairly denied access to their accounts while the bank insists it’s merely complying with money-laundering laws. Spanish media report that the protesters are demanding access to their money. The protesters yelled “Justice now, No to racism” and held […]

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Vatican’s envoy to France facing ‘sexual aggression’ probe

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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 13:54:05 +0000

Vatican's envoy to France facing 'sexual aggression' probe

The Paris prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into alleged “sexual aggression” by Catholic archbishop Luigi Ventura.

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Magazines 

Two Harriet Monroe Poems About Power Plants 

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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 21:58:22 +0000

Harriet Monroe, the founder and longtime editor of Poetry magazine, was the author of a large body of poems that captured the essence of urban industrial modernity. Her 1914 book, You and I ( Macmillan Company, New York), contains two poems about power generation. The first, “The Turbine,” is an engineer’s ode to his turbine. […]

The post Two Harriet Monroe Poems About Power Plants  appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Canada Immigration 

Canada extends application period for Post-Graduation Work Permits, drops valid study permit requirement

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:12:51 +0000

International students hoping to remain in Canada on a Post-Graduation Work Permit now have six months to apply once they obtain their notice of graduation and are no longer required to have a valid study permit.   The Government of Canada announced the changes on Thursday, February 14, along with other modifications to the popular program. […]

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Canada Immigration 

If you’re in the Express Entry pool, these provincial immigration streams may be looking for you

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Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 20:20:30 +0000

Candidates who enter the Express Entry pool may find themselves on the receiving end of an invitation to apply for a provincial nomination without even trying thanks to specialized immigration streams in Ontario, Alberta and Nova Scotia.  These streams have recently been used to search the Express Entry pool for candidates who meet specified criteria […]

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