Friday, June 9, 2023
Every Change Quebec Plans To Make In Immigration System Overhaul
Quebec has outlined a slew of changes to its immigration system, including the renaming and revamping of its skilled worker program and the overhaul of its immigrant investor program, in an article published in its Official Gazette on June 7. Provincial Immigration Minister Christine Frechette previously announced some of the changes, but the Gazette publication offers more detail. A common theme throughout...
Canada And UAE Sign Agreement To Provide Safe Passage For Refugees From Afghanistan
A new international agreement between Canada and the UAE will guarantee safe passage for Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban. Under its deal with the UAE, Canada will resettle up to 1,000 Afghan nationals who were evacuated from Afghanistan following the fall of Kabul and are currently in the UAE. With the support of the UAE, Canada welcomed three flights from that country carrying...
Opportunities For Internationally Trained Truck Drivers In Manitoba
We are recruiting long haul (HGV) drivers for a major employer in Canada.  If you have a valid Class 1 license equivalent in your country, please submit your CV here. Manitoba is turning to immigration to deal with its shortage of transport truck drivers, the occupation in which the province is likely to face the greatest shortage of labour in the next...
British Columbia Issues At Least 158 Canada Immigration Invitations In New PNP Draws
British Columbia has issued at least 158 invitations in new draws through multiple streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The June 6 draws were targeted at specific occupations. In a tech draw, 112 invitations were issued to skilled workers and international graduates with a minimum score of 90 points. A further 24 invitations were issued to skilled workers and international graduates...
Canada Opens Electronic Travel Authorization To Eligible Travellers From 13 New Countries
Canada has opened up the Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) for eligible travellers from 13 new countries, including five in the Caribbean. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser on Tuesday opened visa-free travel to travellers from the countries. To qualify, travellers from the 13 countries must have either held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years or who currently hold a valid United States non-immigrant...
Ontario Issues 417 NOIs Targeting 98 Jobs in New French Speaking Skilled Worker Draw
Ontario immigration has issued Notifications of Interest to 417 candidates in 98 occupations in two new draws through the Express Entry-linked French Speaking Skilled Worker stream. The June 5 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program draws saw NOIs issued to candidates in two batches of jobs. A draw targeting health, education and finance occupations featured 278 invitations and a Comprehensive Ranking System score range of 312...
Student Population Growth In Manitoba Schools Fuelled By Rural And Northern Immigration Pilot
Growth in the number of students attending Manitoba schools is being fuelled by immigration through the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) to participating communities. In southeastern Manitoba, the Altona/Rhineland which is partly served by the Garden Valley School Division, participates in the RNIP – and its student population is booming. In a CTV News Winnipeg report, Garden Valley superintendent Dan Ward chalked growth within the...
International Experience Canada: Finland Joins List Of Participating Countries
Young people from Finland are the latest to be included in International Experience Canada (IEC) by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), six months after Ottawa announced it would increase the number of people who can apply under the program by 20 per cent. Under the IEC deal between Canada and Finland, 18 to 35-year-olds will be able to work and travel...
Manitoba PNP Draw: Province Issues 589 Canada Immigration Invitations
Manitoba has issued 589 invitations to apply in a new Canada immigration draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The June 1 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. A batch of 262 invitations with a lowest score of 607 went to Skilled Workers in Manitoba candidates currently employed in Manitoba in one of the following major group occupations: 11 -...
Lower CRS Scores The Likely Result Of Canada Express Entry Occupation-Specific Draws
Lower minimum Comprehensive Ranking System scores are the likely result of Canada’s move to introduce occupation-specific draws through the Express Entry immigration system. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced on May 31 that draws focusing on five broad fields would begin in summer 2023. Those fields – healthcare, STEM, trades, transport and agriculture – have been identified as having Canada’s most severe labour shortages. Immigration Minister...

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