Province Focus Series – Overview of British Columbia’s Economy, Education, Lifestyle, and Provincial Nomination Options for Immigrants Along with Ontario and Quebec, British Columbia is one of the big-three Canadian provinces that attract most of the skilled workers and foreign entrepreneurs seeking to settle in Canada. British Columbia, Canada has been a consistent economic...
Express Entry through the Federal Skilled Worker Program—this is probably the standard answer given by any foreign worker when queried about his or her Canadian immigration strategy. But, there’s more to Canadian skilled worker immigration than the FSWP. In fact, the second report of a five-part StatsCan and IRCC study shows that perhaps focusing on...
Unlike most other countries, Canadian provinces have the option of creating immigration streams aimed at skilled workers of specific occupations. But creating or modifying streams can be a complicated process, which is why most provinces opt for a specific stream for in-demand occupations. The list of in-demand occupations can change easily, which means provinces can...
Between February and April 2020, Canada lost around three million jobs and the average unemployment rate soared from around 5.6 percent to 13 percent. However, this doesn’t mean your dream of finding a job and settling in Canada is over. But for Nurses, Canada Immigration for Nurses in 2020 is in high demand right now....
Receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA for Canada) is always good news. It means your formal immigration application can begin with submission of the application form and supporting documents. Further, it also indicates that you stand a good chance to succeed provided the information submitted in your profile was accurate The Covid-19 pandemic forced Canada...
The world’s preferred destination for immigrants has decided to restrict issue of new green cardsas well as short-term work permits. Ostensibly aimed at protecting American workers, thisdecision is likely to impact both the US as well as its neighbor Canada for a long time ahead.A quick comparison of immigration-centric responses by Canada and the USA...
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced Canada into a lockdown with normal commercial and economic activities facing significant disruptions. The shutdown of the economy bar essential services has resulted in a 350 percent surge in monthly unemployment between February and March 2020. Immigration is invariably the first target as economic and political compulsions force policy makers...
Overview of mistakes/errors that applicants often commit and the consequences of such mistakes. The conclusion focuses on the benefits of having an experienced immigration lawyer throughout the application. In a merit-centric points-based immigration system like Canada, receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA) is an important milestone in your attempt to become a Canadian permanent residence....
Canada has released its immigration levels plan for 2020-2022 and is well set on achieving the ambitious target of new permanent residents accounting for one percent of the country’s population by the year 2022. The 2019 to 2021 plan targeted a million immigrants in three years with close around 60 percent entering Canada through economic...
