Newfoundland Targets 50 Percent Increase in Immigration Numbers by 2022
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador wants annual immigration numbers to increase to 1,700 new permanent residents per year, an increase of around 50 percent on current intake numbers.The target…
Quebec’s Budget to Provide Funding for Integration of Immigrants
The province of Quebec has earmarked $179.4 million over the next five years to support the integration of new immigrants. This figure includes $13.5 million to attract international students and…
More Skilled Workers Invited to Apply for Immigration to Manitoba in March 30 Draw
The MPNP is a Canadian immigration program that allows the province of Manitoba to welcome new immigrants who have the ability to establish themselves and their families in Manitoba, based…
Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program Attracts Early Interest from Employers
The recently-launched Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program has attracted interest from employers in its early stages, the government of Canada has announced. In a meeting between the federal Immigration Minister, Ahmed…
Quebec Allows Applicants to Update Applications Submitted through Mon Projet Québec
Quebec’s Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Diversité et de l'Inclusion (Ministry of Immigration, Diversity, and Inclusion, or MIDI) has announced that individuals who have submitted an application for a Quebec…
OINP Resumes Identifying Candidates for Human Capital Priorities Stream, Releases In-Demand Occupations List
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) will resume identifying candidates in the Express Entry pool through the popular Human Capital Priorities (HCP) Stream during the week of April 10 to…
Malala Yousafzai Receives Honorary Canadian Citizenship
Today, the education activist who survived a Taliban assassination attempt and subsequently became an international icon for women's and children's rights, called on Canada to lead a global effort to…
Biggest Ever Express Entry Draw Issues 3,923 Invitations to Apply, Minimum CRS Score at 423
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has broken two of its own records in its most recent Express Entry draw, which took place on April 12, 2017. This draw saw…
April 19 Express Entry Draw Sees Lowest CRS Requirement Yet at 415
The latest Express Entry draw, which took place on April 19, 2017, has issued 3,665 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Canadian permanent resident status to candidates in the Express Entry…
Foreign Workers in New Brunswick May Now Apply to Express Entry Labour Market Stream
Previously, this stream was closed to all new applications. Prior to the stream's closure, individuals who had attended a NBPNP information session, and workers eligible for the open category (which…