Tag: CRS

Saskatchewan first Expression of Interest draw

Saskatchewan invites Express Entry, Occupation In-Demand candidates in new draw

Posted on Shaikh RehmanPosted in Immigration Canada

138 invitations issued in latest Expression of Interest draw Saskatchewan issued 138 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand candidates in a selection round held March 6. A total of 70 invitations were issued through Saskatchewan’s Express Entry sub-category and another 68 were issued through the Occupation In-Demand sub-category. […]

Interim permanent residence pathway for caregivers now open to applications

Posted on Shaikh RehmanPosted in Immigration Canada

One-time pathway will remain open until June 4, 2019 Canada’s Interim Pathway for Caregivers is now open to applications for permanent residence from eligible in-home temporary foreign worker caregivers who came to Canada after November 30, 2014.  The temporary pathway will remain open until June 4, 2019, and there is no limit to the number […]

Canada extends Atlantic Immigration Pilot

Canada extends Atlantic Immigration Pilot

Posted on Shaikh RehmanPosted in Immigration Canada

Key changes also introduced to increasingly popular pathway to permanent residence Canada is extending its Atlantic Immigration Pilot to December 2021 in a bid to maintain the program’s momentum, the federal government has announced. Launched in 2017 for an initial three-year run, the Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIP) was created to address labour shortages in the provinces of […]

Students from India now outnumber those from China at Canadian schools

Students from India now outnumber those from China at Canadian schools

Posted on Shaikh RehmanPosted in Immigration Canada, International Student Admissions

H1-B crackdown in U.S. leading many Indian students to apply to Canadian schools instead Canadian universities are experiencing a surge in the number of international students from India, who now outnumber Chinese students. Statistics provided to the Globe and Mail newspaper by the Canadian High Commission in India show that 172,000 Indian citizens held a Canadian study […]

Alberta renews extension for Post Graduate Work Permit applicants

Alberta immigration proposal could bring 40,000 newcomers to rural communities by 2024

Posted on Shaikh RehmanPosted in Immigration Canada

United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney lays out immigration platform for coming spring election Rural communities around Alberta could get a boost of around 40,000 newcomers over the next four years under policies being proposed by the province’s United Conservative Party. Albertans will vote for a new provincial government this spring and a number of […]