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  • Canada’s PNP immigration results in November 2020

    The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), which began modestly in 1998 with the admission of approximately 200 people to Canada, will now see the intake of over 80,000 new permanent residents every year. At least 3,744 immigration candidates received invitations through a provincial immigration program this past month.

  • Canada’s provinces benefited from immigration levels ‘rarely seen’ in a three month period

    Immigration continued to drive population increases in Canada’s provinces between April and July of this year — a three month period that saw one of Canada’s largest quarterly population gains ever recorded.
    Overall, Canada’s population grew by 181,057 during those three months and was estimated to be at 37,589,262 on July 1, 2019.
    Statistics Canada said this number represents the second-highest quarterly increase, in absolute numbers, in 48 years.
    International migration (immigrants, temporary residents and returning emigrants) “remained the main driver of Canada’s population growth, accounting for 85 per cent of the quarterly growth,” Statistics Canada reported.
    A record 94,281 new immigrants to Canada arrived during the second quarter of 2019.
    Prince Edward Island led provinces in growth
    Net international migration was positive in all provinces and in the Yukon Territory between April and July.
    Statistics Canada called it the “main growth driver, reaching levels rarely, if ever, seen during a second quarter” and attributed the growth mainly to “the high number of new immigrants.”
    The province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) posted what Statistics Canada called the “most rapid population growth in Canada” in those three months.
    PEI’s nation-leading population increase of 0.8 per cent during the quarter was driven primarily by net international migration, which accounted for 78.4 per cent of total population growth in the province.
    Net international migration was also the main contributor to the Yukon Territory’s second-place finish in terms of population growth in that same period. The Yukon’s population grew by 0.6 per cent over the quarter, with net international migration accounting for 62 per cent of the increase.
    Factors of population growth in Canada’s provinces and territories, April to July 2019

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    Net international migration was an even greater contributor to total growth in Quebec (87.1 per cent) and Ontario (85.5 per cent) between April and July.
    It also played a leading role in population growth in British Columbia (78.2 per cent) and Alberta (61.1 per cent).
    Statistics Canada said net international migration helped offset interprovincial migratory losses in Manitoba and Saskatchewan of -2,802 and -2,719 people, respectively, helping both provinces finish the quarter with positive growth rates.
    International migration also helped offset negative natural increases (more deaths than births) in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, allowing both provinces to finish the quarter with population growth rates of 0.5 per cent and 0.4 per cent, respectively.
    International migration was also up in Newfoundland and Labrador, though the province finished the quarter with negative population growth due to a high number of deaths compared to births and outmigration to other provinces.

  • Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program: Key 2018 changes that will felt this year

    Three new Express Entry-linked PNP streams were created in 2018 and others were improved

  • Canada’s top jobs for LMIA-exempt work permit holders in 2021

    IRCC data show where foreign workers got jobs in Canada under the International Mobility Program last year.
    Most of Canada’s foreign workers fall under the International Mobility Program (IMP). In 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued more than 315,000 work permits under the IMP alone. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) accounted for about 104,000 work permits issued.

  • Canadian Provinces demand an increase in Skilled Immigrants Acceptance

    Alberta Wants Cap on Economic Immigrants Raised

    Alberta requested that Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) raise the number of economic immigrants it can nominate each year in order to meet its growing labour needs. The province anticipates it will need 96,000 new workers by 2023.

  • Canadians are more supportive of immigration than ever

    Respondents understand the importance of immigration for the economy and believe that Canada should accept more refugees

  • CEC selection policy changes in 2023

    Canada is preparing to change how Express Entry candidates are selected in the first quarter of 2023 and beyond

  • Cities in Canada which attract the most immigrants

    Cities across Canada are engaged in a heated competition to attract more immigrants. Due to their aging populations and low birth rates, cities need more immigrants to keep their economies strong.

  • Express Entry candidates included in new Manitoba draw

    The province of Manitoba has issued 530 new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to immigration candidates in its Skilled Workers in Manitoba and Skilled Worker Overseas streams.  

  • Express Entry candidates issued invitations in April 11 Manitoba draw

    April 11 Skilled Workers Overseas draw issues 403 invitations

  • Express Entry draw continues record start to 2019, CRS score drops

    IRCC gets new year off to a big start with 7,800 invitations to apply in first two draws

  • Express Entry Has Been Aligned with Provincial Nominee Programs

    January was a busy month for Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs, particularly those associated with the federal Express Entry system. The two Express Entry draws conducted by the Government of Canada in January were complemented by the opening of five Express Entry-linked Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) streams over the course of the month.

  • Federal government and Provinces are seeking additional skilled immigrants in 2019

    Immigration to Canada remains on the rise at both the provincial and federal level, despite a move this week by the province of Quebec to reduce the number of newcomers it will welcome next year.  

  • Few Canadians see immigrants and refugees as a major national issue

    A majority of Canadians continue to hold positive views on key aspects of immigration and few see immigrants and refugees as a pressing national concern, a new Environics Institute survey has found.

  • First 3 Months of 2019 Express Entry system has issued more than 20,000 Invitations to apply for permanent residency

    The first quarter of 2019 has officially surpassed the first quarter of 2018 with 21,200 invitations to apply for permanent residence issued to candidates in Canada’s Express Entry system.
    This is a 3,700 increase from 2018’s first quarter that ended at 17,500 invitations issued.

  • How immigration helped Canada set a new population growth record in 2022

    According to recent data from Statistics Canada, the country’s total population is estimated to be over 39.5 million (as of January 1, 2023). This means that, for the first time ever, Canada’s population grew by over one million people in a single year.

  • Immigration and Earning Growth of International students

    International students are increasingly regarded as an important group of young and well-educated individuals from which to select permanent residents. In December 2015 there were 353,000 international students with a valid study permit in Canada, up from 84,000 in December 1995. Of the international students admitted to Canada in the early 2000s, 25% became permanent residents over the 10 years that followed. Of these, nearly one-half applied as principal applicants in the economic class.

  • International Nurses Day: Canada’s provinces offering more incentives to immigrant nurses

    May 12 is celebrated as International Nurses Day in Canada, to recognize the contribution of nurses to healthcare services.

  • International students largely remain in the province where they received their first study permit

    A recent analysis of Canadian international students suggests that most who receive a study permit in a certain province tend to remain in that province for their next period of study or work.

  • IRCC announces Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Expansion

    Program changes to fill labour market needs in rural areas by expanding geographic boundaries of communities.