Last week, Canadian provinces Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia issued ITAs to applicants through provincial nomination programs (PNP). Most Canadian provinces and territories except Quebec and Nunavut manage their own PNPs. Through these immigration programs, interested applicants will be invited to apply for a provincial nomination. Quebec’s immigration programs are directed by the province and...
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Increase ITAs in the All-Program Express Entry Draw
Canada held its fifth all-program Express Entry draw, wherein Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada issued 2750 invitations to apply (ITA) with the Comprehensive Ranking System score (CRS) cut-off of 516. Express Entry is one of the main immigration pathways for skilled immigrants. No specific program was mentioned for this draw, which means applicants were invited...
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Which Express Entry Program is Right for You?
Express Entry is an application management system. It is the main pathway that the federal government uses to welcome economic-class immigrants through three distinct programs: The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), and the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). Each Express Entry program requires minimum eligibility criteria that an applicant must...
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Canada’s Opening Up—Now’s the Best Time to Convert your Canada Immigration Dreams into Reality
While all countries have felt the impact of the pandemic, Canada has been hit harder than the rest because the pandemic has made it virtually impossible to meet ambitious canada immigration targets. The Covid-19 pandemic was one problem that the world, and especially Canada, could have done without. The pandemic has resulted in forced economic...
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Applying for Canada Community Pilots Immigration—All You Need to Know to Get Started
One reason why immigration is a controversial topic in other countries is because there is a mismatch between the talent required by employers and communities and the actual immigrants admitted by the government. Skilled immigration is a simple and uncontroversial affair in Canada because of the country’s decentralized approach towards immigration. Canada’s provinces have more...
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Canada Immigration and Language Proficiency— English & French Testing Systems, and Minimum Scores Explained
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...
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4 Fantastic Advantages of Hiring a Foreign Worker for your Canadian Business
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...
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4 Reasons why Atlantic Provinces are Best for Canada Skilled Worker Immigration
4 Reasons why Atlantic Provinces are Best for Canada Skilled Worker Immigration Unlike other countries, Canada does not have a centralized immigration system where the federal government is the sole agency in charge of all the immigration programs in the country. All Canadian provinces are free to setup their own provincial immigration programs and streams....
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Pandemic and Crowded Cities—Is the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot a Solution?
Unlike other countries with crazy flip-flops over immigration, Canada knows what it wants—more skilled immigration. However, this emphasis on skilled immigration has meant that immigration has become an urban phenomenon in Canada. As per the 2016 census, 22 percent of Canada’s population are foreign born immigrants. And, 61 percent of all immigrants reside in just...