IRCC: We're doing our best to raise awareness about the Electronic Travel...
“We have been doing everything [we] can to raise awareness of the new travel document requirement.” This is what the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) told the press after hearing...
View ArticleIRCC: Minimum CSR points requirement for Express Entry decreasing steadily
The latest Express Entry draw last January 11, 2016, was record-breaking: it was the highest number of Invitation to Apply (ITA) issued in a single day. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada,...
View ArticleNew Brunswick Immigration notifies public on processing delays in its...
The province of New Brunswick confirmed through a statement that there are some delays in the processing of applications for its provincial nominee program.Due to a significant number of applications,...
View ArticleCanadian Express Entry System offers Two New Promising Trends
The latest Express Entry draw held last Wednesday confirmed two new trends happening in the Canadian Immigration Selection system: a growing number of candidates being awarded an Invitation to Apply...
View ArticleExpress Entry tweaks to benefit skilled workers and students
The changes to the Express Entry scheme implemented by the former immigration minister John McCallum last November have been benefiting two important sectors: the students and the skilled workers.The...
View ArticleSuspension of Groups of Five Community Sponsors
The temporary public policy set up last December to allow Group of Five and Community Sponsors to submit applications to sponsor Syrian and Iraqi refugees officially ended last week.As defined by the...
View ArticleTemporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) to face major overhaul
The federal government is planning to introduce a few changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) after the budget deliberation in late February or early March.The Temporary Foreign Worker...
View ArticleIRCC updates Social Insurance application for international students
Starting February 10, 2017, all international students planning to work on-campus in Canada are no longer required to submit an employment contract to apply for Social Insurance Number (SIN).The...
View ArticleCanadian Citizenship Applications on a Downward Trend Since Fee Hike
There has been a significant decline in citizenship applications since the implementation of processing fee hike in 2015, immigration advocates told the press.You can live & work in Canada! go...
View ArticleBREAKING: Ontario Provincial Nominee Program set to open soon for 2017 with...
The province of Ontario is firm on upping its foreign talent acquisition game by making its very own nominee program more accessible to more workers outside Canada this year.You can live & work in...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Saskatchewan issues 500 ITAs in 1 day
On February 14, 2017, the province of Saskatchewan completed an entire round of Invitation to Apply (ITA) issuance in the span of 24 hours.The issuance was for the province’s Express Entry draw for the...
View ArticleCanada's low fertility rate imposes burden on immigration
This is what StatsCan, the country’s statistics bureau, revealed in its latest report published last month.Canada’s fertility rate has been consistently declining since 1971 when the average number of...
View ArticleMontreal now officially a "sanctuary city"
The municipality of Montreal has officially declared itself a “sanctuary city” after a unanimous vote at city council last Monday, February 20.You can live & work in Canada! go >> This gives...
View ArticleEU students prefer Canada to the UK as most desirable English speaking country
Most students from the European Union (EU) would rather go to Canada as the current political and economic milieu in the UK continues to bring tension in Europe’s immigration segment.You can live &...
View ArticleThree Asian countries top Canada’s immigration population
Gone are the days when citizens from European countries dominated the immigrant population of Canada. The Italians, the Americans, the Germans and even the Brits continue to diminish in number as the...
View ArticleCanada announces implementation of Resettlement Operations Centre in Ottawa
The government of Canada said that will combine the functions of the Centralized Processing Office in Winnipeg (CPO-W), Vancouver (CPO-V) and the Matching Centre in Ottawa through the new Resettlement...
View ArticleAtlantic Immigration Pilot attracts local employers attention
According to the Canadian government, almost 200 employers have expressed interest in the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program; 50 of which have already been officially designated."I'm pleased to say we...
View ArticleIRCC: All remaining non-online payment options have been eliminated
Starting April 1, 2017, all remaining non-online payment methods will no longer be accepted by the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).The move is to complete the government’s goal of...
View ArticleExpress Entry Draw records lowest minimum CRS points
The 58th Express Entry draw—ninth for this year—held on Wednesday, April 5, was the lowest minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points in the history of the federal nomination program. However,...
View ArticleQuebec government to reopen Immigrant Investor Program next month
A statement from the province of Quebec indicating that it would reopen its Immigrant Investor Program on May 29, 2017.The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) is an immigration route designed by...
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