When Canada introduced six new PR streams, the one that caused the maximum excitement among applicants was the stream for international graduates. The new stream gave 40,000 international graduates in Canada a chance to qualify for direct permanent residence. The stream had language proficiency requirement of CLB 5 or higher, which was significantly lower than the...
For a skilled worker seeking immigration opportunities, the world can be easily divided into two categories—Canada and the rest of the world. Canada has a stable and functional immigration system where the provinces and the Federal government work together to attract skilled workers and entrepreneurs in large numbers. In the rest of the world, immigration is a...
In an interesting development, British Columbia has decided to end its extremely popular BC PNP Tech Pilot program. Going ahead, this program won’t be a pilot program. Instead, it has become a permanent part of the province’s immigration programs. If you are a tech worker seeking permanent residence in British Columbia, make sure you search...
Why hire a foreign worker? It’s completely natural to have doubts about hiring a foreign skilled worker for your Canadian business. So many legal procedures and formalities along with ongoing immigration compliances. Plus, there will be the cultural challenges of having somebody from another country working with your team. Yet, it doesn’t make sense to avoid hiring...
How can a business owner immigrate to Canada? Express Entry is for employees but what about self-employed immigration to Canada? Are there special options for entrepreneurs? Business immigration is very important because entrepreneurs create jobs, which is the source of all economic growth and development. Read ahead for an overview of all PNP programs...
How did Canada manage to keep its immigration programs running even at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic? Primarily by conducting Express Entry draws solely for the Canada Experience Class Program and EE-specific streams of Provincial Nomination Programs. In 2019, more than four out of every ten Express Entry ITAs issued went to those...
The pandemic has been one big and long heartburn for all foreign skilled workers seeking to immigrate to Canada. First, there was no immigration shutdown like the US, which meant those already in Canada found it easier to qualify for ITAs and move to their next stage of immigration processing. Next, there was a...
How do I find a job in Canada? The country has such a predictable and transparent immigration process that the toughest bit about moving to Canada often is landing a good job with a Canadian employer. Obviously, there’s no one-size-fits-all universal formula to find a job in Canada. Yet, there are some points that...
Canada was recently ranked as the most-preferred destination for foreign skilled workers across the world. One reason why Canada displaced the US as the world’s preferred immigrant destination was the anti-immigration policies and rhetoric of Donald Trump. But the US no longer has a President who feels foreign skilled workers steal jobs from Americans...
