Employment returned to its February levels last month, and employment continues to increase for very recent immigrants. Canada’s economy gained 157,000 jobs last month, bringing the employment rate to within a percentage point of pre-pandemic levels. Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey captured the Canadian labour market for the week of September 12 to 18. […]
Here is how you can sponsor your loved one for Canadian permanent resident status. Bringing families together is one of the major goals of Canada’s immigration system. The main way Canada does this is through its Spousal, Partner, and Children immigration sponsorship category. Canada looks to welcome around 80,000 immigrants through this category each […]
Canada has over 100 different work permit pathways. Discover your options. Each year, Canada issues hundreds of thousands of work permits to talent from all over the world. This is due to Canada’s desire to welcome global talent in support of its economic and social objectives. Canada issues work permits so that foreign workers […]
So far in 2021, Manitoba has invited 8,691 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination. Manitoba has released the results of its latest round of invitations held on October 7. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) invited a total of 426 immigration candidates across three Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs): Skilled Workers in Manitoba — 350 invitations with a […]
The minimum cut-off score for Alberta PNP draws has remained steady at 300 since the start of September. Alberta has released the details of its September 30 immigration draw. The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) invited 275 Express Entry candidates with scores of at least 300 to apply for a provincial nomination. All in all, Alberta held four Alberta […]
British Columbia has now issued over 9,000 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination since the start of 2021. B.C. invited 108 tech workers to apply for a provincial nomination on October 5. The invitations were issued through the BC PNP Tech, which is a stream under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). Candidates invited […]
All passengers and staff of federally-regulated modes of transportation will need to be fully vaccinated by the end of the month, with some flexibility until November 30. The Canadian government will soon require travellers to be fully vaccinated in order to travel from Canadian airports and on trains. The first phase of the new […]
Learn how to check whether your job will count for points in the Express Entry system before you apply. Work experience only counts for Express Entry if it is considered “skilled” according to Canada’s occupation classification system. When Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) assesses your work experience, it looks at how much education is required of […]
Nurses, managers, and human resource professionals were among 18 targeted occupations invited in the new Ontario PNP draw. After a two month hiatus, Ontario held a new Human Capital Priorities Stream (HCP) stream draw on October 6. The 486 invited candidates may be eligible for a provincial nomination to support their permanent residency application if they […]
The FSWP is the main way for skilled immigrants to move to Canada. Here is how you can benefit from the FSWP. In 1967, Canada became the first country in the world to introduce an objective points system to welcome skilled immigrants. This was done through the launch of the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP). […]
