Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently held consultations with the public and stakeholders to adapt the Express Entry application management system to better target Canada’s economic needs and labour shortages. The department plans to do this by creating Express...
CIC News > Latest News > > > IRCC considering Express Entry draws based on occupations, and other categories Recent consultations outline the possibility of targeting Express Entry candidates who have key attributes such as occupation, sector, being a temporary...
British Columbia has recently announced that it is removing some of the barriers for internationally educated nurses (IENs) to register with the province. It will do so by removing application fees and providing new financial support to nurses returning to...
CIC News > Latest News > > Provinces working to make it easier for internationally educated nurses to work in Canada In the face of a severe shortage of registered nurses, British Columbia and Ontario are working to remove obstacles...
Canada held its first Express Entry draw of the year today, and the first since November 23. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 5,500 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 507. Eligible candidates...
CIC News > Latest News > > > Canada holds first Express Entry draw of 2023 Today's all-program round of invitations is the first since the November 23 Express Entry draw.Canada held its first Express Entry draw of the year...
On December 22, Statistics Canada released its latest monthly report on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies for October 2022. The section of this report that addresses national job vacancies revealed that Canada hit a 15-month low in...
CIC News > Latest News > > Canadian job vacancies down more than 44,000 in October 2022 Statistics Canada has provided an updated look at job vacancies in Canada as of October 2022.On December 22, Statistics Canada released its latest...
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reports that the number of applicants in inventory has decreased from approximately 2.2 million to just over 2.1 million over December. In an email to CIC News, IRCC provided updated data, which is current...
CIC News > Latest News > > > Canada’s immigration backlog continues to gradually decrease There are currently 2.1 million applicants in inventory across all lines of business, a reduction of 110,000 from December data. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada...
