Category Archives: News & Updates

Two Canadian provinces have invited candidates to apply for provincial immigration programs this week. British Columbia and Alberta have issued invitations to apply (ITAs) through their respective provincial nominee programs (PNPs). Candidates were invited based on professional experience, education, and employment-related factors. The PNP was first launched in 1998 to help spread the benefits of […]

A new report offers insight into steps newcomers in Canada can take to enter and thrive in Canadian workplaces. Titled “Talent to Win,” the report was compiled by Deloitte and the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC), and published in October. The authors interviewed over 40 leaders from diverse sectors such as financial services, energy, mining, […]

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) have issued more invitations to apply (ITAs) in another Express Entry draw. The department issued 676 invitations to apply (ITAs) in a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)-draw. Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 705 to be considered. Today’s candidate selection follows a November that saw six […]

Four provinces held immigration draws for candidates through their Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) this week. Most candidates were invited through economic immigration streams which selected them for their professional experience, current employment, education, and other employment-related factors. Provincial immigration results (November 21-29) Alberta On November 21 the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) held a draw […]

The healthcare and social assistance sectors had the highest retention rates of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) who become permanent residents, according to a new report by Statistics Canada. The study by Stats Can found that the retention rate—the percentage of TFWs who remained working in the same sector after having received permanent residency (PR)—varied dramatically […]

International student graduates from the University of Waterloo earn more, on average, than their Canadian-born counterparts, according to a recent study. To arrive at this conclusion, economists at the University of Waterloo looked at student records from the university, immigration data from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, and T1 income tax returns from the Canada […]

A new study has named Canada as the top destination that people are looking to move to for work. According to job search platform, Jobseeker, Canada was the most frequently searched for destination for relocation among all the countries reviewed. It was especially popular among those looking for work and relocation from Costa Rica, Germany, […]

Multiple-entry visas to Canada are no longer the standard for visitors to the country. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has recently updated their instructions to immigration officers on the issuance of multiple vs. single-entry visas to Canada, with tighter restrictions on who may be given a multiple-entry visa. IRCC officers make the final decision […]

Jean-François Roberge, the Quebec minister of immigration, announced the details of the Quebec Immigration Plan for 2025. According to the latest announcement, the province plans to stay on course with its annual plans for permanent immigration, set at 50,000. For 2025, the province aims to admit between 48,500 and 51,500 immigrants. The economic category presents […]

After a slowdown in Express Entry draws throughout September, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) increased the frequency of federal immigration selections throughout the month of October. In addition to this, IRCC also held the second Express Entry trade occupations draw of 2024, the first selection for this group since July of this year. This […]