Record job vacancies coincided with growth in overall employment and falling unemployment. Canada had an all-time high of 912,600 job vacancies in the third quarter of 2021, according to a new Statistics Canada report.   This occurred as Canada’s economy continued to recover amid the easing of public health restrictions. The record-high level of job vacancies was […]

Previously known as “implied status”, maintained status is a way to extend your stay in Canada. Under Canadian immigration law, all temporary residents have an automatically imposed condition that they are required to leave Canada after their authorized period of stay.   However, Section 181 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) states that […]

It has been nearly a full year since Canada held its last all-program Express Entry draw. Canada invited 746 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on December 22.   Invited candidates had previously received a nomination through a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), adding 600 points to their base human capital score. As a result, the […]

The BC PNP is designed to attract foreign workers in high demand and who want to become permanent residents. British Columbia invited 243 immigration candidates through Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws held on December 21. The province held two draws through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) and invited candidates from the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry BC (EEBC) streams. […]

Canada has landed over 400,000 new permanent residents in 2021 for just the second time since it was founded as a country in 1867.   This has just been confirmed in a news release by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The department also confirmed that the country has broken its all-time record for permanent residence landings in […]

The median income of immigrants without Canadian experience is lower than that of those who worked and studied in Canada, a Statistics Canada study reveals. Immigrant wages have been trending up in recent years, according to a new Statistics Canada study.   Immigrants who became permanent residents in 2018 had a median wage of $31,900 reported in […]

Christmas day is today, and you will probably find Canadians sipping hot cocoa while opening presents around a decorated Christmas tree.   We know this, because these are the things that Canadians collectively spend millions and billions of dollars on around the holiday season, according to Statistics Canada. This Christmas is not quite back to normal, […]

Canada’s immigration minister and other provincial and federal leaders gathered for the announcement of the new Atlantic Immigration Program. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser and provincial leaders announced the Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIP) will become a permanent program starting January 1. The name will be changed to the Atlantic Immigration Program.   The program will allow for 6,000 […]

PEI held its last scheduled PNP draw on December 16. Prince Edward Island has released its new Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw results.   The Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) invited a total of 124 immigration candidates on December 16. Express Entry and Labour Impact candidates received the most invitations, combined they received a total of 114. The remaining […]

Sean Fraser and IRCC will be guided by the priorities outlined in the mandate letter. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has just revealed the new mandate letters he has submitted to his cabinet.   In Canada, the Prime Minister issues mandate letters outlining the priorities they expect their ministers to pursue during the federal government’s […]