Minimum score drops 4 points in November 28 draw A new Express Entry draw held November 28 has now pushed Canada ahead of the number of invitations issued at this same point in 2017 — a year that set the current Express Entry invitation record of 86,023. Today’s draw issued 3,900 invitations to apply for Canadian […]
November 28 reopening follows Express Entry Labour Market Stream’s temporary closure in September New Brunswick is now accepting Expressions of Interest to its Express Entry-linked immigration stream. New Brunswick’s Provincial Nominee Program, the NBPNP, reopened its Express Entry Labour Market Stream November 28 to eligible Express Entry candidates after closing it temporarily in September. The stream allows […]
Finance, soft tech, high order business services posted impressive job gains between 2006 and 2016 The area of Southern Ontario that includes Toronto is experiencing a dramatic economic shift that has produced a “hyper-concentration” of knowledge-economy jobs in and around downtown Toronto, a new study reveals. The study by the Neptis Foundation, a think tank dedicated […]
Human Capital Priorities Stream has now issued 3,719 invitations in 2018 Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream issued 185 invitations in a draw held November 26 — the popular Express Entry-linked stream’s first invitations since August 9. The Human Capital Priorities Stream allows the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) to search the federal Express Entry pool for candidates who meet […]
Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program has now issued 3,337 invitations since July through its Expression of Interest system The province of Saskatchewan issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to candidates in its International Skilled Worker immigration category on November 23, including 247 invitations to candidates in the federal Express Entry system. Another 267 […]
Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Waterloo were responsible 63% of Canada’s high-tech job growth When it comes to tech talent, Toronto is still king, but a new study shows cities across Canada are also proving competitive. The new 2018 Scoring Canadian Tech Talent report ranked cities like Hamilton, Quebec City, and Halifax among Canada’s top 10 […]
Pilot aims to spread the benefits of entrepreneur immigration to B.C.’s smaller communities British Columbia is opening a new immigration pilot program to attract foreign entrepreneurs to smaller communities around the province. Known as the Entrepreneur Immigration — Regional Pilot, the two-year program is set to launch in early 2019. The pilot will see the British […]
A total of 168,700 job openings are forecasted for this period Immigrants are expected to play an important role in Manitoba’s labour market in the coming years, according to the provincial government’s new seven-year labour market outlook. A total of 168,700 job openings are forecasted for the period spanning 2018 to 2024, which works out […]
At 600 points, a provincial nomination is the most valuable factor under Express Entry’s Comprehensive Ranking System Canada’s provinces employ a variety of approaches to selecting the Express Entry candidates they invite to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence, and the past week saw examples of three of them in action in Nova […]
Most Canadians don’t see immigration as a national problem compared to economy, climate change and health care A majority of Canadians continue to hold a positive attitude toward immigration despite the increasing politicization of the issue, a new opinion survey shows. Conducted by the Environics Institute in October, the survey of 2,000 Canadians found only […]