‘Mon projet Québec’ Reaches Intake Cap within Hours of Opening
Mon projet Québec, the online immigration application management system used by the government of Quebec for its Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP), has reached its maximum number of 5,000 applications…
IRCC Issues 752 Invitations to Apply in the Thirteenth Express Entry Draw of 2016
The latest draw from the Express Entry pool has seen a total of 752 candidates being issued Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Canadian permanent residence. The draw was conducted the…
Canadian Government Promises to Speed Up Immigration Process for Foreign Workers Joining Tech Firms
Although the announcement of the new innovation strategy is lacking in specific details, one explicit goal agreed upon by numerous ministers is to cut down wait times for these foreign…
Saskatchewan’s International Skilled Worker: Occupations In-Demand Sub-Category Is Now Open For New Applications
Until recently, the government of Saskatchewan’s website read that this sub-category had accepted the maximum number of applications for 2016. However, the fact that this sub-category is now open for…
Canada Cancels Planned July 1 Change to Temporary Foreign Worker Program
The government of Canada has announced that it is freezing the 20 per cent cap on the number of low-wage temporary foreign workers a company can hire. The cap, which…
Canada to Lift Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) Requirement for Mexican Visitors
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the government of Canada will lift the visa requirement for citizens of Mexico as of December 1, 2016. This announcement was made on…
Latest Express Entry Draw for Immigration to Canada Sees Slight Decrease in CRS Point Requirement
Candidates for immigration to Canada through the Express Entry selection system with a total of 482 or more Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points were invited to apply for Canadian permanent…
Latest BC PNP Draw Sees Workers, Graduates and Entrepreneurs Invited to Apply for Immigration to Canada
BC PNP Invitations to Apply: August 24 DrawOn August, the BC PNP issued ITAs across the following categories. Further details on these categories are outlined below.Stream/CategoryMinimum ScoreNumber of InvitationsAligned with…
Saskatchewan’s International Skilled Worker: Occupations In-Demand Sub-Category Reopens for up to 700 new Applications
The International Skilled Worker: Occupations In-Demand sub-category of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) reopened the morning of Tuesday, August 30, 2016. This SINP sub-category allows skilled workers with experience…
Owner/Operator Foreign Workers Must Now Own More Than 50% of Business to Qualify for LMIA Advertising Exemption
The government of Canada has made an important change to the owner/operator category of foreign workers who wish to work in Canada. Foreign owner/operators must now own more than 50…