Nova Scotia Express Entry Labour Market Priorities

Nova Scotia Express Entry category reopens for new applications

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Popular Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry category one of four pathways to province for Express Entry candidates Nova Scotia briefly reopened one of its most popular Express Entry-linked immigration categories for up to 225 new applicants on November 17.  Known as Category B of the Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry Stream, it is one of four […]

PEI Express Entry invitation

Prince Edward Island issues new invitations to Express Entry candidates

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Candidates in Labour Impact and Business Impact immigration categories also invited The Atlantic Canada province of Prince Edward Island has issued new invitations to candidates in its Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact immigration categories.   A total of 147 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence were issued to candidates […]

Rare Thursday draw issues 3900 invitations to Express Entry candidates

Rare Thursday draw issues 3,900 invitations to Express Entry candidates

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New draw leaves IRCC less than 8,000 invitations away from beating 2017 Express Entry record The Government of Canada has issued 3,900 new invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates in a draw held November 15. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score for this extremely rare Thursday draw was 449. Today’s […]

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program reaches its nomination cap for 2018

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More than 95% of nominations went to Express Entry candidates The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program has reached its 2018 provincial nomination allocation, with 6,600 nominations issued to successful applicants across various streams. The province says it will continue to accept and consider new applications for a provincial nomination, and those that have already been submitted, […]

IRCC now accepting results of new TCF Canada language test

IRCC now accepting results of new TCF Canada language test

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Move gives French-speaking permanent residence applicants a second language test option The Government of Canada is now accepting the results of a new test as proof of language ability for French-speaking economic immigration candidates applying for permanent residence. The Test de connaissance du français pour le Canada (TCF Canada) is administered by the French government-run Centre international […]

Ottawa’s immigrant workforce a ‘golden opportunity’ for companies

Ottawa’s immigrant workforce a ‘golden opportunity’ for companies, says local board of trade

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Hiring immigrants shown to increase revenue, productivity, says new Ottawa Business Growth Survey Ottawa companies concerned about access to skilled labour would benefit from tapping the city’s pool of highly educated immigrants, says a new survey by the Ottawa Board of Trade. According to the organization’s 2018 Ottawa Business Growth Survey, companies with recent experience […]

Canada’s new improved provincial pathways to immigration

Express Entry, PNPs set to drive immigration to Canada over next 3 years

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Combined admissions for Express Entry-managed programs, PNPs slated to reach 160,100 new permanent residents in 2021 Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program and the high-skilled economic immigration programs now managed by Canada’s Express Entry system are set to play increasingly vital roles in Canada’s immigration strategy over the next three years. The combined admissions targets for these […]

SINP updates popular occupations list

Saskatchewan invites 926 Occupation In-Demand and Express Entry candidates in largest EOI draw yet

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In-Demand Occupation invitations reach new high, minimum score dips to record low New draws through Saskatchewan’s Express Entry and Occupation In-Demand immigration sub-categories on November 1 resulted in 926 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence. The combined invitations are the most issued yet in a selection round through Saskatchewan’s International Skilled Worker Expression […]