New Bridging Work Permits For Certain Alberta TFWs
Temporary foreign workers in Alberta facing a looming deadline to leave Canada have been offered an opportunity to apply for bridging work permits while their applications for permanent residence through…
Second Round Of Invitations To Apply Issued, But CIC Fails To Follow Protocol
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced through Ministerial Instructions that: Foreign nationals who, on February 7, 2015 at 11:59:59 UTC, have been assigned a total of 818 points or more…
International Students Feel Left Behind By Express Entry
Significant changes to Canada’s immigration management system have made it more difficult for international post-graduates who graduated from Canadian universities to become permanent residents of Canada. The Express Entry immigration…
New Requirements Imminent For Employers Hiring LMIA-Exempt Foreign Workers
The changes will come into effect on February 21, 2015. As of that date, a foreign national who is exempt from the LMIA process will not be able to get…
Canada Extends Intake Period For Investor Program
The period for which Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will accept applications for the Immigrant Investor Venture Capital (IIVC) Pilot Program has been extended until April 15, 2015. CIC had…
Northwest Territories On Track To Meet Nominated Immigrant Targets
The Northwest Territories, one of Canada’s three territories located in the North of the country, is on track to meet its Canadian immigration targets for the next five years.The territorial…
Quebec Allocates 6,300 Places For Skilled Worker Program
The government of Quebec has announced that it will receive a maximum of 6,300 applications for a Quebec Selection Certificate through its Quebec Skilled Worker Program , which is due…
British Columbia Announces Changes To Provincial Nominee Program
Effective immediately, the government of B.C. is implementing a 90-day pause on new applications to most categories of the BCPNP. New applications will be accepted in July 2015 with an…
Yukon Announces Details Of Express Entry Stream For Canadian Immigration
The YNP Express Entry stream increases the overall allocation for the YNP from 190 to 250, with 60 of these being “enhanced” allocations that may be used in conjunction with…
First Express Entry Applicants Get Permanent Resident Status Within Three Months
Canada has welcomed the first few successful applicants for Canadian immigration through the Express Entry immigration selection system, which came into operation on January 1, 2015. CIC announced in a…