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…
CIC continues to select candidates without job offers or provincial nominations from Express Entry pool
Following soon after yesterday’s news that a number of the first few successful applicants for Canadian immigration through the Express Entry immigration selection system have obtained permanent resident status, Citizenship…
Candidates with 453 or more CRS points selected in eighth Express Entry draw for Canadian immigration
The eighth, and latest, draw from the Express Entry pool was performed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) during the period beginning on April 17, 2015 and ending on April…
Quebec And Federal Governments At Odds Over Changes To Temporary Foreign Worker Program
The government of Quebec, led by Liberal Premier Philippe Couillard, has stated its opposition to imminent changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) that are scheduled to come into…