Quebec has made the announcement regarding the new declaration of interest system for economic immigration. This will come into effect from August 2nd, 2018. On the same date the higher investment requirements for the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program will also see come into force. These rules have the approval of the immigration authorities in Quebec and were announced by David Heurtel, the provincial Immigration Minister. He also said the new system, is similar to the federal Express Entry system, and will help to make the Quebec immigration become effective, modern, and effic...

  The Government of Canada has invited 3,750 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a draw held on July 11. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score for this draw was 442.     Today’s minimum score is the same as the previous invitation round on June 25 and the 3,750 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) issued is the same as the last two draws, held on June 13 and June 25.

The Government of Canada has issued invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to 3,750 Express Entry candidates in a new draw held on June 25, 2018. The cut-off Comprehensive Ranking System score was 442.     Today’s all-programs draw is the second Express Entry invitation round in 11 days and is the second consecutive draw in which 3,750 candidates were issued Invitations to Apply, or ITAs, the record high for 2018.

The Immigrant Nominee Program of Alberta now has a simplified structure and it has added two new streams- The Alberta Opportunity Stream as well as the Alberta Express Entry Stream. These streams are active since June 14th, 2018. They are the replacement of Employer-Driven Stream and Strategic Recruitment Stream. These Changes were planned to begin at the start of the year, but there was consultation causing delay. This allowed more time to advocacy, industry, and labour representatives. Presently, the major changes are in the Post Graduation Work Permit Hol...

Saskatchewan Express Entry stream in the International Skilled Worker category received 400 applications against its 2018 goal of 2,600. It closed again within few hours.   The category mainly aimed at skilled workers who want to work and live in Saskatchewan province, in Canada Express Entry Pool having a profile and meet specific criteria. Applicants need to pay a non-refundable $300 fee on presenting their application.

In the recent Express Entry draw the authorities in Canada issued 3,500 Invitations to Applicants who are seeking permanent residence. The least CRS score was 441, which was similar to the previous draw. The present draw was the 9th round of invitations in 2018 and overall it was 89th. This new format, gives the immigration authorities a right to set an accurate number of invitations that can be issued.  In case the number of candidates, having the least score, exceeds the number of invitations allowed, the authorities can use the tie-breaking method for issuing the invitations. The  co...

Permanent Residency for Skilled Workers Skilled Workers and professionals are people, whose education and work experience help them find work and settle down as Permanent Residents in any country they wish to make their home. With large number of people retiring in developed countries like Canada every year, the need for skilled manpower is growing tremendously. A whole new world awaits skilled workers & professionals wanting to work in Canada. Canada is the land of immense opportunities. The bountiful maple country is home to multi-cultural individuals from across the world. Kno...

The province of New Brunswick has temporarily reopened its Express Entry Labour Market Stream to Expressions of Interest from eligible skilled workers with professional experience in 14 priority occupations, including seven tech-related positions.     In an update published May 1, the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP) reported that its Express Entry Labour Market Stream is opening to those with work experience in one of these 14 priority occupations:   Information systems analysts and consultants (NOC 2171) Computer network techni...

Category B of the Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry Stream works on the basis of the timing of receiving applications.   The Nova Scotia province is reopening the Category B of Demand: Express Entry Stream. It will receive 350 applications from 9 A.M. Atlantic Daylight Time on Saturday.   This Stream has a norm to only accept applications where a candidate has a profile in the Federal Express Entry pool. Furthermore, it reaches its intake limit quickly.   All candidates who are Eligible and interested in sending the application to this stream must be...