Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada issued Invitations to Apply to 3,350 candidates in the May 1 immigration draw.
The draw saw Canada reach 31,250 ITAs for 2019. The record for a calendar year was set in 2018, when 89,800 ITAs were issued.
Canada has a 2019 high-skilled immigration target of 81,400 newcomers, as per the federal government immigration levels plan.
IRCC implemented the tie-breaking rule on November 5, 2018 at 8.27am EST for the latest draw. If more than one candidate had the lowest score, the cut-off is based on the date and time they submitted their Express Entry profiles.
Most Canadians disagree there is too much immigration in Canada.
Most Canadians agree immigrants have a positive impact on the economy.
Most Canadians disagree immigration increases the level of crime in Canada.
More Canadians believe immigrants make Canada a better place.
Canadians are divided on whether immigrants adopt Canadian values.
Environics said: “Overall, Canadians’ views about immigrants and refugees have held remarkably steady since last fall, and in a few cases have become more positive.
It added: “… as has been the case most of the past two decades, positive sentiments outweigh negative ones on such questions as the overall level of immigration, its positive impact on the economy, its low impact on crime rates, and the impact on the country as a whole.”
The survey also sought to gauge how important Canadians consider immigration among the issues they face today.
With politicians trying to make the topic an important battleground ahead of the upcoming federal election, it seems Canadians do not see it as that important.
Just three per cent of Canadians consider immigration as Canada’s most important issue, in a list headed by the economy, poor government and the environment.
The survey saw the Environics Institute conduct telephone interviews with 2,000 Canadians between April 1 and April 10, 2019.
Overall, 59 per cent of Canadians disagree that there is too much immigration in Canada, up one from the when the survey was last conducted in October 2018.
Some 35 per cent, meanwhile, believe there is too much immigration.
Positive views on immigration were strongest in Atlantic Canada, British Columbia, among those aged 18 to 29 and among those with a university degree.
More than three quarters of respondents (77 per cent) agreed immigrant have a positive impact on the Canadian economy, up one on October 2018.
Meanwhile, 17 per cent disagreed with this statement.
Positive views were strongest in Ontario and Alberta, among younger Canadians, and those with higher levels of education and income.
Canadians also strongly rejected the statement that immigration increases the level of crime in Canada.
Only 21 per cent agree with the statement, down five points since the survey conducted in fall 2016 and at the lowest level since 1989.
Meanwhile, 71 per cent disagreed with the statement.
Considering the overall impact of immigrants on Canada, 44 per cent said they believed immigrants were making Canada a batter place, a result unchanged since the previous survey.
Just 15 per cent, meanwhile, said immigrants were making Canada a worse place.
Canadians were divided on whether too many immigrants come into the country and do not adopt Canadian values.
More than half (51 per cent) agreed with this statement, down one point on the October 2018 survey.
Meanwhile, 42 per cent disagreed with the statement, an increase of one percentage point on the previous survey.
Views on the statement have remained little changed since 2016.
The April 25 draw majored on the Skilled Workers in Manitoba stream, with 208 LAAs issued and a lowest score of 510 points.,
There were also 66 LAAs issued through a Skilled Workers Overseas stream Strategic Recruitment Initiative, for which the lowest-ranked candidate scored 632 points.
Lastly, 25 candidates received LAAs through Manitoba immigration’s International Education Stream.
Qualified Civil Engineers (NOC 2131) are likely to find multiple options for Canada immigration.
The occupation is one of those among the top 10 Canada Express Entry jobs for 2019, according to the latest figures on Invitations to Apply.
It is also included under the BC PNP Tech Pilot, making it one of 29 jobs given priority processing for British Columbia immigration.
Civil Engineers: Duties
Confer with clients and other members of the engineering team and conduct research to determine project requirements,
Plan and design major civil projects such as buildings, roads, bridges, dams, water and waste management systems and structural steel fabrications,
Develop construction specifications and procedures,
Evaluate and recommend appropriate building and construction materials,
Interpret, review and approve survey and civil design work,
Conduct field services for civil works,
Ensure construction plans meet guidelines and specifications of building codes and other regulations,
Establish and monitor construction work schedules,
Conduct feasibility studies, economic analyses, municipal and regional traffic studies, environmental impact studies or other investigations,
Monitor air, water and soil quality and develop procedures to clean up contaminated sites,
Conduct technical analyses of survey and field data for development of topographic, soil, hydrological or other information and prepare reports,
Act as project or site supervisor for land survey or construction work.
Prepare contract documents and review and evaluate tenders for construction projects,
Supervise technicians, technologists and other engineers and review and approve designs, calculations and cost estimates.
Civil Engineers can attract competitive salaries in Canada, particularly in major cities.
Significantly higher renumeration is available in Calgary, where experienced Civil Engineers can expect to make more than $120,000 per year.
This compares favourably to other major cities including Vancouver, Toronto and Edmonton, where salaries top out in the region of $107,000 to $108,000.
Entry-level Civil Engineers, meanwhile, can expect to be paid in the region of $50,000 to $60,000, the latest data shows.
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NOC 2241 was also included in the original Global Talent Stream list, although was removed during a June 2018 revamp.
Duties: Electrical and electronics engineering technologists
Design, develop and test power equipment and systems, industrial process control systems, telecommunication, broadcast, recording and audiovisual systems, micro-electronic systems and circuits, computers, computer systems and networks, and computer software
Supervise the building and testing of prototypes according to general instructions and established standards
Conduct or supervise the installation, commissioning, and operation of electrical and electronic equipment and systems other than aircraft electronics or instruments
Carry out applied research in fields of electrical and electronic engineering and physics under the direction of scientists or engineers
Set up and operate specialized and standard test equipment to diagnose, test and analyze the performance of electrical and electronic components, assemblies and systems
Write specifications, schedules and technical reports and control schedules and budgets.
Duties: Electrical and electronics engineering technicians
Assist in the design, development and testing of electrical and electronic components, equipment, and systems
Assist in inspection, testing, adjusting and evaluation of incoming electrical, electro-mechanical and electronic components and assemblies to ensure conformance with product specifications and tolerances
Conduct life tests (burn-ins) on assemblies and record and analyze results
Assist in building and testing prototypes to specifications
Carry out a limited range of technical functions in support of research in electrical and electronic engineering and physics
Install, operate and maintain electrical and electronic equipment and systems
Calibrate electrical or electronic equipment and instruments according to technical manuals and written instructions
Collect and compile operational or experimental data and assist in the preparation of estimates, schedules, budgets, specifications and reports.
Salaries for Electrical Engineering Technicians in Canada are lower than those for full-blown Electrical Engineers.
Entry-level jobs attract salaries in the region of $40,000 to $50,000 per year, depending on the province.
Renumeration for experienced Electrical Engineering Technicians can be as high as $82,000 to $83,000.
The highest salaries are available in the Alberta cities of Calgary and Edmonton, while Vancouver and Toronto are also competitive.
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For employment, we give all our individual clients a comprehensive job search service through our in-house recruitment enterprises, www.skilledworker.com and www.grnmontreal.com.
We provide individual Global Talent Stream work permit candidates with:
Comprehensive job search service through our in-house recruitment enterprises, skilledworker.com and grnmontreal.com.
Contacts to 500 Canadian employers.
Live face-to-face tutorial on how to harness the power of LinkedIn.
Expert advice on revising online profiles to maximise hiring opportunities.
Once candidates are in Canada and working through the GTS, they can apply for permanent residence through Express Entry or an applicable provincial nomination program (PNP).
Immigration.ca will maximize your chances with:
Expert advice on how to maximize your profile score in the Express Entry Pool.
Strategies on which areas of your profile could be improved to increase your score.
Targeting provincial Express Entry streams that may be looking for candidates like you.
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Candidates with scores as low as 75 points were invited to apply in the latest British Columbia immigration draw.
The April 23 draw saw 157 invitations issued across five British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program streams.
The entry level and semi-skilled worker stream recorded the lowest minimum score of 75 points, while the province’s skilled worker stream saw a minimum score of 95 points.
Three remaining streams, for Express Entry skilled workers and international graduates, plus direct provincial international graduates, saw a minimum score of 105 points.
The number of asylum seekers crossing the US-Canada border at unrecognized points swelled to 1,007 in March, the latest figures show.
The month was the first in 2019 that saw more than 1,000 people intercepted by RCMP officers.
Numbers for the first three months of the year have been significantly below those for the equivalent months of 2018, as Canada has struggled to get a handle on the steady stream of people crossing the border.
Source: Government of Canada
Canada’s federal government is seeking to change the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to try and stop the flow of irregular border crossers.
The proposed change would mean asylum seekers who had previously made a refugee claim in another country could not then make a claim in Canada.
Ottawa tabled the change in Budget Implementation Bill C-97 on Monday, April 8, 2019.
The bill seeks to amend the “Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to introduce a new ground of ineligibility for refugee protection if a claimant has previously made a claim for refugee protection in another country”.
It means that if asylum seekers who arrive in Canada have previously made a refugee claim in the U.S., they would not be eligible to seek asylum in Canada.
The move comes following attempts by the federal government to change the Safe Third Country Agreement in place between Canada and the U.S.
The bilateral agreement means that an asylum seeker has to claim refugee status in the first ‘safe’ country at which they arrive.
It means that asylum seekers arriving in the U.S. are not allowed to cross into Canada to claim refugee status.If they try to cross into Canada from the U.S. at recognized border points, they are turned back.
However, they are allowed to claim refugee status if they have already made it to Canada, which is why more than 40,000 have crossed at irregular border points as they try to flee Donald Trump’s U.S. immigration crackdown.
More than 1,000 irregular border crossers were intercepted in every month of 2018, peaking at 2,560 in April.
Figures show 19,419 asylum seekers were intercepted in 2018, compared to 20,593 in 2017.
Canada’s asylum system is now choked to the point where claimants are waiting two years to have their cases heard.
The Immigration and Refugee Board, which hears asylum cases, has 64,000 claims awaiting a decision. Nearly 35,000 of these claims are from irregular border crossers from the U.S.
The influx of irregular border crossers began in summer 2017, when U.S. President Donald Trump first threatened the Temporary Protected Status of thousands of Central and South Americans.
July and August 2017 saw the most irregular border crossers in the last two years, with 3,134 and 5,712 respectively crossing the border at unrecognized points.
Trump has continually said he would end TPS status for specific nationality groups. TPS is given to people from countries affected by war or environmental disasters, as part of a program established in the 1990s.
The overwhelming majority of those crossing the border have flooded into Quebec, where provincial officials have called on the federal government to pick up the bill for expenditure related to the issue.
The federal government is spreading those that arrive out across Canada to try and ease the burden on the French-speaking province.
Canada’s unemployment held steady at 5.8 per cent in March, to consolidate a first quarter of 2019 when employment rose by 116,000 jobs.
Employment has now increased by 332,000 jobs in the last year, as Statistics Canada jobs data remained positive.
Among the provinces, Saskatchewan saw the biggest gains, with unemployment dropping from 5.8 per cent to 4.9 per cent – the lowest since 2015.
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Demographically, the 55 and over age-group saw the biggest gains, adding 29,000 jobs with an unemployment rate of 5.5 per cent.
Employment for women aged 25 to 54, meanwhile, fell by 48,000, with unemployment up to 4.7 per cent. Men of the same age saw little change in March, with an unemployment rate of 4.9 per cent.
What Are The Labour Force Survey Highlights?
Unemployment rate (%)
5.8
Employment rate (%)
61.9
Labour force participation rate (%)
65.7
Number unemployed
1,157,200
Number working
18,922,600
Youth (15-24) unemployment rate (%)
10.7
Men (over 25) unemployment rate (%)
5.2
Women (over 25) unemployment rate (%)
4.7
Source: Statistics Canada
Jobs Data In The Provinces
Saskatchewan saw employment growth of 3,900 in March to record its lowest unemployment since August 2015. The province has added 9,300 jobs in the last year, growth of 1.6 per cent.
New Brunswick also saw healthy gains, adding 3,100 jobs in March with a 0.6 percentage point decline in unemployment to 8.9 per cent.
Prince Edward Island, meanwhile, added 2,000 jobs as unemployment fell 1.4 percentage points to 8.9 per cent.
While unemployment rose in Ontario to 5.9 per cent, both Quebec (5.2 per cent) and Alberta (6.9 per cent) saw decreases.
British Columbia maintained the lowest unemployment rate among the provinces, despite seeing the rate increase to 4.7 per cent. The western province has added 79,000 jobs in the last year.
Which Canadian Province Has the Lowest Unemployment?
Jobs change March
Unemployment rate (%)
1) British Columbia
7,900
4.7
2) Saskatchewan
3,900
4.9
3) Manitoba
200
5.0
4) Quebec
-12,900
5.2
5) Ontario
-8,800
5.9
6) Nova Scotia
0
6.2
7) Alberta
-1,800
6.9
8) New Brunswick
3,100
7.9
9) Prince Edward Island
2,000
8.9
10) Newfoundland & Labrador
-800
11.5
CANADA
-7,200
5.8
Source: Statistics Canada
Canada Jobs By Industry
Looking at the data by industry, employment gains of 13,000 were seen in finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing in March, led by British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta.
The industry has now added 22,000 jobs in the last year, an increase of 1.9 per cent.
Public administration also saw a third consecutive month of increases, adding 9,600 jobs in March, mainly in British Columbia and Alberta. The industry has now added 34,000 jobs in the last year, growth of 3.5 per cent.
Canada’s federal government is seeking to change the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to try and stop the flow of asylum seekers who enter from the U.S. at irregular border points.
The proposed change would mean asylum seekers who had previously made a refugee claim in another country could not then make a claim in Canada.
Ottawa tabled the change in Budget Implementation Bill C-97 on Monday, April 8, 2019.
The bill seeks to amend the “Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to introduce a new ground of ineligibility for refugee protection if a claimant has previously made a claim for refugee protection in another country”.
It means that if asylum seekers who arrive in Canada have previously made a refugee claim in the U.S., they would not be eligible to seek asylum in Canada.
The move comes following attempts by the federal government to change the Safe Third Country Agreement in place between Canada and the U.S.
The bilateral agreement means that an asylum seeker has to claim refugee status in the first ‘safe’ country at which they arrive.
It means that asylum seekers arriving in the U.S. are not allowed to cross into Canada to claim refugee status.If they try to cross into Canada from the U.S. at recognized border points, they are turned back.
However, they are allowed to claim refugee status if they have already made it to Canada, which is why more than 40,000 have crossed at irregular border points as they try to flee Donald Trump’s U.S. immigration crackdown.
Numbers of irregular border crossers have dropped in 2019. After more than 1,000 made the journey in every month of 2018, peaking at 2,560 in April, both January (888) and February (808) saw significantly lower numbers of RCMP interceptions.
Source: Government of Canada
Figures show 19,419 asylum seekers were intercepted in 2018, compared to 20,593 in 2017.
Canada’s asylum system is now choked to the point where claimants are waiting two years to have their cases heard.
The Immigration and Refugee Board, which hears asylum cases, has 64,000 claims awaiting a decision. Nearly 35,000 of these claims are from irregular border crossers from the U.S.
The influx of irregular border crossers began in summer 2017, when U.S. President Donald Trump first threatened the Temporary Protected Status of thousands of Central and South Americans.
July and August 2017 saw the most irregular border crossers in the last two years, with 3,134 and 5,712 respectively crossing the border at unrecognized points.
Trump has continually said he would end TPS status for specific nationality groups. TPS is given to people from countries affected by war or environmental disasters, as part of a program established in the 1990s.
The overwhelming majority of those crossing the border have flooded into Quebec, where provincial officials have called on the federal government to pick up the bill for expenditure related to the issue.
The federal government is spreading those that arrive out across Canada to try and ease the burden on the French-speaking province.
However, out of the 19,419 who arrived in 2018, 18,518, or 95 per cent, came into Quebec, mainly via crossing point at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle.
Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact candidates will receive invitations to apply in a new draw planned by Prince Edward Island immigration on April 18, 2019.
Anticipated 2019 Prince Edward Island Expression of Interest Draw Dates
April 18
May 16
June 20
July 18
August 15
September 19
October 17
November 21
December 19
In the three draws so far in 2019, PEI has invited 440 candidates, including 362 through the Labour Impact/Express Entry streams and 78 through the Business Impact stream.
PEI PNP Immigration Draws 2019
Date
Category
Invites Issued
Minimum Score
21-03-2019
Labour Impact/Express Entry
131
N/A
Business Impact
19
110
21-02-2019
Labour Impact/Express Entry
170
N/A
Business Impact
29
117
17-01-2019
Labour Impact/Express Entry
61
N/A
Business Impact
30
120
PEI issued a total of 1,446 invites during 2018, the first year it operated an Expression of Interest system.
Of these, 1,240 went to Labour Impact and Express Entry candidates, with the remaining 206 going to Business Impact candidates.
The largest draw took place on October 18, 2018, when 297 candidates were invited.
Prince Edward Island Express Entry Stream
PEI’s Express Entry category operates by considering candidates already in the federal Express Entry Pool for a provincial nomination.
The PEI Express Entry Category features two pathways to Canadian permanent residence, one for candidates with a job offer and one for those without.
Prince Edward Island Labour Impact Category
1) Skilled Worker Stream
This employer driven stream allows skilled workers with an employment offer in PEI to be nominated for Canadian Permanent residence if they meet the following criteria:
A full time employment offer from a Prince Edward Island business in an occupation classified as skill level “0”, “A” or “B” of the National Occupational Classification (NOC);
Completion of a post-secondary education, with a minimum of 14 years of formal education;
Between 21 and 55 years of age;
At least 2 years of full time work experience in the past 5 years;
Sufficient proficiency in English or French to occupy the employment offered;
Sufficient settlement funds;
Demonstrated intention to settle in Prince Edward Island.
2) Critical Worker Stream
This category is designed to resolve labour shortages and is open to foreign workers already in PEI with employment in specific critical demand occupations. The primary criteria for nomination are:
A full time offer of employment from a Prince Edward Island business in one of the following occupations:
Truck driver;
Customer service representative;
Labourer;
Food & beverage server;
Housekeeping attendant.
6 months of work experience with the Prince Edward Island business offering employment;
Current valid Canadian work permit;
High school diploma and minimum of 12 years of formal education;
Between 21 and 55 years of age;
At least 2 years of full-time work experience in the past 5 years;
Demonstrate basic proficiency in English or French language;
Sufficient settlement funds;
Demonstrated intention to settle in Prince Edward Island.
Prince Edward Island Business Impact Category
Work Permit Stream
Individuals applying under the P.E.I. Work Permit Stream must obtain a Canadian work permit and work for a P.E.I. business for a certain amount of time as designated in a Performance Agreement.
After the Performance Agreement is fulfilled, the applicant must make a minimum $150,000 investment in the business and commit to managing the business on a daily basis from within P.E.I.
Previously, Prince Edward Island operated direct permanent residence business streams, but these were closed in September 2018 over immigration fraud concerns.
