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September 30, 2023

Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta, and New Brunswick invite candidates in latest provincial immigration results.

Six of Canada’s provinces have invited candidates in the newest provincial immigration results.All Canadian provinces and territories except Quebec and Nunavut operate Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) to select economic immigration candidates. Provinces can nominate candidates based on provincial economic priorities...

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September 30, 2023

Express Entry’s Targeted Occupations: How Many Transport Workers Does Canada Really Need?

Transport occupations are one of five sectors that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has chosen to prioritize through Express Entry category-based draws in 2023.To better use immigration to address labour market gaps in specific Canadian industries, the federal government...

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September 29, 2023

Canada’s government proposing new affordability measures

Canada’s Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland, has tabled a new bill with the House of Commons to improve affordability in Canada.Bill C-56, the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act, has two main components. The first is to change the Excise Tax Act...

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September 28, 2023

Parental education and income have positive effect on educational attainment of childhood immigrants

A recent Statistics Canada study examined the effect of mother and father’s education on the likelihood of a childhood immigrant completing post-secondary education. Further, the study determined whether there was a significant variation in these relationships among immigrants from different...

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September 28, 2023

Newcomer access to credit in Canada improves over time, according to new study

Credit invisibility occurs when an individual’s credit history is too short for a reporting agency to calculate a credit score, or they lack enough information to calculate “the most” accurate credit scores.Due to the widespread importance of building credit in...

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September 28, 2023

IRCC to introduce new automated tools for faster PGWP and work permit extension processing

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced the introduction of new automated tools to assist processing of Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) and work permit extensions.Currently, not much is known about the new automation tools apart from the fact that...

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September 27, 2023

Canada’s non-permanent resident population is 2.2 million people

Statistics Canada has just released a major report that changes how it counts Canada’s non-permanent residents (NPRs).According to the latest population estimate, NPRs account for 2,198,679 people in Canada. A difference of over one million from Census 2021.The report is...

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September 27, 2023

How long does it take for Canada to process visa applications from India?

Canada has maintained processing of visa applications from India, including temporary resident visas for students and workers; and permanent resident and family-class sponsorship applications.Below are the average wait times for Indian applicants across five different permit/visa processing streams as of...

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September 26, 2023

IRCC invites candidates in first ever category-based Express Entry draw for agriculture and agri-food occupations

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued Invitations to Apply (ITA) in a new Express Entry round of invitations today.The department invited 500 candidates in an category based draw for candidates with French language proficiency. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking...

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September 26, 2023

Canada invites 500 French-speaking candidates in category-based Express Entry draw

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued Invitations to Apply (ITA) in a new Express Entry round of invitations today.The department invited 500 candidates in an category based draw for candidates with French language proficiency. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking...

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