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Accounting technicians, bakers and paramedical occupations among those invited in June 20 EOI draw

Computer programmers and interactive media developers are among 13 professions that have been added to Saskatchewan’s In-Demand Occupations List.

Saskatchewan held an Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand draw on November 28, inviting 460 skilled workers to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence.

Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand candidates were invited in the November 28 selection round .

A recent study published by Statistics Canada has found that children of immigrants do better than children with Canadian-born parents in terms of socioeconomic outcomes, with children of immigrants graduating high school at a rate of 91.6%, compared with 88.8% for children who were Canadian at birth.

3,350 Express Entry candidates invited to apply for permanent residence

Sean Fraser said the biggest change since becoming Canada’s immigration minister has been managing his time as a politician as well as a family man.

Starting December 01, 2020, the Service Canada appointment system for scheduling biometrics appointments will resume service.

Class-action sought compensation for CSQ applicants rendered ineligible by criteria changes in 2013 and 2017

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser was given a 120-day deadline to introduce a plan to expand permanent residence pathways for international students and temporary foreign workers.

Due to a large application backlog in 2011, the federal government paused parental sponsorship program which allowed Canadians and permanent residents to sponsor and bring their foreign parents and grandparents to Canada.

You can still immigrate to Canada even if you have a low CRS.

The number of invitations issued to Express Entry candidates for immigration to Canada has increased to 1,000 in the latest draw from the pool, which took place on September 7, 2016. In addition, the number of accumulated points required in order for a candidate to receive an ITA decreased considerably, compared to the previous draw, from 538 to 491.

Federal government unveils its five-year international education strategy

Sixteenth Express Entry draw from the pool was performed on September 8th 2015 by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and a total number of 1517 Invitations were issued to successful applicants who had acquired minimum 459 CRS points.

Rural communities in Canada are hoping to attract newcomers to the country and reversing dwindling population trends to strengthen local economies and address labour shortages.

The wage gap between immigrants and Canadian-born workers has more than doubled in the last 30 years, according to a new report by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) — despite the federal government placing more emphasis on economic class immigration.

Foreign nationals who are coming to Canada to support critical infrastructure, or are essential for health and safety reasons, may be exempt from travel restrictions.

To help Canadian employers fill labour and skills gaps in their organizations when there are no qualified and available Canadians or permanent residents (PR), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) operates the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP).

Travellers need to be exempt from a temporary resident visa or be from the U.S., Greenland or Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, and meet other requirements.