Invitations reach 89,800 while minimum score drops to 439 Canada set a new Express Entry invitation record Wednesday in a draw featuring the lowest minimum score of 2018. The December 19 draw issued 3,900 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates with scores as low as 439. Express Entry manages the pool […]
The French-Speaking Skilled Worker Stream has now issued 1,609 invitations in 2018 Regular invitation rounds through Ontario’s Express Entry-linked French Speaking Skilled Worker Stream continue this month, with 13 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence issued on December 13. The invitations followed 45 that were issued December 6 and bring the […]
Canada’s Prime Minister says ‘fearmongering’ and ‘falsehoods’ have no place in country’s political discourse on immigration Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned what he says is “misinformation” about his government’s decision to support a new United Nations agreement on migration. The agreement, known as the United Nations Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular […]
IRCC now only 124 invitations away from new Express Entry invitation record The Government of Canada moved another step closer to surpassing the record for invitations issued in a single year through the Express Entry economic immigration system with a new draw held Wednesday. The 3,900 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence (ITAs) issued […]
Bump in 2018 invitations reflects rising prominence of Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program Invitations issued to Express Entry candidates with a provincial nomination for permanent residence are up this year, according to new data from the Government of Canada. Of the 62,500 Express Entry candidates invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence between January and September, […]
UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration sets out 23 objectives for international cooperation Canada joined more than 160 United Nations member states in adopting a new negotiated agreement on international migration Monday. The non-binding United Nations Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration sets out 23 objectives for improving international cooperation on all […]
Quebec, Alberta led provinces in employment last month Canada’s unemployment rate reached a record low in November, according to Statistics Canada’s monthly Labour Force Survey. The unemployment rate, which Statistics Canada defines as the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, dropped to 5.6 per cent last month — a number […]
Saskatchewan has now issued 4,080 invitations through its new Expression of Interest system since July Saskatchewan has issued 743 new invitations to candidates in its Occupation In-Demand and Express Entry immigration sub-categories in draws held December 6. The bulk of these invitations — 532 — went to candidates in Occupation In-Demand candidates. The remaining 211 invitations went […]
Immigration to Canada is on the rise, despite Quebec’s move this week to cut back Immigration to Canada remains on the rise at both the provincial and federal level, despite a move this week by the province of Quebec to reduce the number of newcomers it will welcome next year. Nationally, the Government of Canada […]
December 5 draw issues total of 530 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination The province of Manitoba has issued 530 new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to immigration candidates in its Skilled Workers in Manitoba and Skilled Worker Overseas streams. A total of 317 invitations were issued under the Skilled Workers Overseas Stream […]