Newfoundland And Labrador To Provide Details Of Express Entry Category Later This Month
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador has stated that it will announce the criteria for its new NL Express Entry Skilled Worker category during January, 2015, and will be…
Quebec To Begin Public Consultation On Immigration And Diversity
The government of Quebec is preparing to launch a consultation with people living in the province later this month. The consultation will cover issues relating to immigration, diversity and inclusion,…
Quebec Immigration To Take Inspiration From Canadian Model
The government of Quebec is preparing to launch a year-long policy review regarding its immigration process, beginning this Wednesday at the National Assembly in Quebec City. Quebec Minister of Immigration,…
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…