Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program says changes will ‘make it easier for people to apply’ Two important changes have been introduced to the Alberta Opportunity Stream, including the removal of its minimum income requirement and an update to its minimum language requirements. The removal of the minimum income requirement will be applied to all applications submitted […]
Manitoba aims to harness ‘new ideas, global connections’ with new International Student Entrepreneur and Graduate Internship pathways Manitoba has unveiled two new “fast track” immigration pathways for international graduates of post-secondary institutions in the province. The International Student Entrepreneur Pathway and Graduate Internship Pathway are part of the province’s International Education Stream, which was created a […]
Express Entry streams among those in Ontario, PEI, BC and Saskatchewan that set new year-to-date invitation records Four new 2018 records have been set in October for the most invitations issued so far this year through provincial immigration streams in Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Ontario and British Columbia. Many of the streams involved are linked […]
Canadian Federation of Independent Business says greatest shortages reported in B.C., Quebec and Ontario A record 47 per cent of small Canadian businesses report that they are experiencing a shortage of skilled labour, a monthly survey conducted by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business has found. The findings in the Canadian Federation of Independent Business […]
Minimum CRS score in October 29 draw was 442 The Government of Canada has issued 3,900 Express Entry candidates an invitation to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a draw held October 29. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in this latest draw was 442. The federal Express Entry system manages the pool of candidates for […]
The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program issued 35 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence through its Tech Pilot on October 24. All candidates issued invitations in the October 24 draw are required to have a one-year full-time job offer in one of the pilot’s 29 in-demand occupations. The Tech Pilot was introduced in 2017 to help employers in B.C.’s tech […]
Province’s action plan calls for increasing immigration to 1,700 people each year by 2022 Applications for immigration to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador have increased by 25 per cent this year compared to the first 10 months of 2017, the province’s government says. Last year saw Canada’s easternmost Atlantic province welcome 832 people through […]
Canada’s booming tech sector may be part of the reason for rise in job searches from India A rising number of job seekers from India are looking for work opportunities in Canada over the United States, with searches for tech jobs leading the way, a recent study says. Canada’s share of job searches conducted from […]
Canada’s Global Skills Strategy paving way for top international AI talent Canada’s diversity and immigration policies are playing key roles in the country’s growing reputation as a global leader in artificial intelligence, say two of the country’s top minds in the field. Steve Irvine, a veteran of Facebook and Instagram and the founder and CEO […]
Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Work Permit invitations issued in October 18 draw Prince Edward Island has issued 270 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to immigration candidates in its Express Entry and Labour Impact Expression of Interest pools. The October 18 Expression of Interest draw was by far the largest of 2018, […]