The Canadian province of Ontario is planning to align the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) with the latest National Occupation Classification (NOC) 2021 system. The new NOC system is already in use by Employment Development Canada (EDSC) and Statistics Canada (StatsCan), while IRCC will be executing the system in November. This reform will affect the...
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Canada is All-Set to Welcome Record-Breaking 431,000 Immigrants
In the month of August, Canada invited about 300,000 new permanent residents. Immigration Minister, Sean Fraser mentioned in one of his latest announcements that “Canada met the 300,000 mark earlier this year.” Unfortunately, the pandemic caused a major slump in newcomers in the year 2020, IRCC ramped up the immigration in 2021 and ended the...
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Latest All-Program Express Entry Draw – Canada Issued 2250 ITAs
Canada has held its fourth all-program Express Entry draw and issued 2250 Invitations to Apply for permanent residence with a Comprehensive Ranking System score cut-off of 525. Express Entry is the federal economic-class pathway for inviting skilled workers to Canada. Applicants were invited from both Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP)...
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Canada’s Population Growth Surges Highest in 30 years
As of April 2022, Canada’s population growth was assessed to be approximately 39 million people. This is a population spike of nearly 128,000 people over a quarter from January. This embarks as the highest growth rate in the first three months of the year. Ontario and New Brunswick Touching New Heights The population growth...
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FSWP Draws from July 6, 2022—How to Boost Your Canada PR Prospects Going Ahead?
Canada is set to resume all-program, fswp draws from July 6, 2022. Combined with a million job vacancies and Canada’s concentrated effort to tackle its immigration backlog, this probably represents a great opportunity for foreign skilled workers to immigrate to Canada. Why All-Program Draws Matter? Till December 2020, all-program Express Entry draws were the norm...
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Skilled Immigration—Canada’s Ticket to Economic Prosperity and Demographic Stability
Why is Canada so keen on skilled immigration? While other countries treat immigration as an option, it is more of a compulsion for Canada. This is primarily because Canada’s pro-immigration policies are rooted in pragmatic economic and demographic factors. Skilled immigration is key to Canada’s economic prosperity, and, unlike other countries, Canada has recognized and...
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Federal, Provincial and Now Municipal—A Look at Canada’s Latest Upgrade to its Immigration Strategy
2022 is definitely going to be an eventful year for Canada immigration. FSWP draws will be back on the table, provinces will continue announcing new streams, and 2022 fall will see the NOC system being replaced by TEER categories. Despite all this, the biggest development of 2022 is likely to be the deployment of the...
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Canada Immigration Options through Federal Skilled Worker Program—Preparing for Return to Normalcy in 2022
2021 was a very unique year for Express Entry because it was the first, and probably the last, time Canada did not conduct even a single Express Entry draw for the Federal Skilled Worker Program throughout the year. But it’s safe to presume that 2022 won’t be another year without even a single FSWP draw,...
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After the Pandemic—Where are the Jobs in Canada and What’s the Right Immigration Strategy?
I want a job in Canada but am not sure whether Canadian employers in my industry are hiring or not. How has the pandemic impact my occupation in Canada? Are there enough jobs for foreign skilled workers or are the vacancies likely to be filled by Canadians only? I know there are many job vacancies...