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Ontario PNP removes CRS cap again in Skilled Trades draw For the second time in two days, Express Entry candidates did not have a CRS cap in the new Ontario PNP draw.
Ontario invited 818 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on February 24. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) invited candidates who may be eligible for the Ontario Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream. These candidates needed to have a profile in the Express Entry system with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of at least
Read MoreCanada’s immigration measures for people affected by the situation in Ukraine Please refer to the Canadian government’s website for more information.
Immigration measures for people affected by the situation in Ukraine We put new measures in place to help people affected by the ongoing situation in Ukraine. We’re urgently processing new and replacement passports and travel documents for citizens and permanent residents of Canada in Ukraine, so they can return to Canada at any time This
Read MoreCanada to resume Express Entry draws for skilled workers in “near term” A spotlight on Immigration Minister Sean Fraser’s discussion about the future of Express Entry.
When asked about when Canada would once again hold Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draws, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser replied draws would resume “in the near term” and said that he was looking into how to make the Express Entry system more flexible. Fraser sat down with the president and CEO of the Business Council of
Read MoreImmigration minister commits to speeding up work permit processing Work permits are among five priorities on IRCC’s $85 million budget this year.
Canada’s immigration minister restated his promise to improve processing times for work permits during meetings with the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration. Last week, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser told the committee that Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will use its $85 million budget to reduce processing times that have been exacerbated by the
Read MoreHow to hire immigrants for jobs in Canada
Learn about the process for hiring foreign employees to work in Canada. Every year, Canadian employers fill hundreds of thousands of jobs with foreign workers. If you want to hire foreign talent, the first step is to determine if you need a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). A positive LMIA signals to the federal government
Read MoreCanada’s job vacancies reach record high in Q3 2021
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
Read MoreImmigrant wages in Canada are on the rise: study
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
Read MoreCanada extends medical exam exemption for some immigrants
Immigration applicants in Canada may not need to do an additional medical exam to apply for permanent residency. Canada’s immigration department is renewing a temporary medical exam exemption on some foreign nationals who are applying for immigration. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is extending the already-existing medical exam exemption on immigration candidates applying from
Read MoreImmigration helps Nova Scotia’s population surpass 1 million
Nova Scotia saw some of its fastest growth in 2021. Nova Scotia’s population has breached one million people, which is largely thanks to immigration. Nova Scotia passed the population milestone following record growth since July 2021. The month before, Canada had lifted travel restriction on approved permanent residents, which had limited immigration since the border
Read MoreWhat are PNPs?
PNPs allow Canadian provinces and territories to nominate individuals for permanent immigration. There are two types of PNPs: base and enhanced. Base nomination streams work outside of the Express Entry system, as they are managed by the provinces themselves. These types of nominations are subject to the processing standards of the specific PNP stream. In order to go from
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