On May 10, Immigration Minister Marc Miller convened in Montreal with provincial and territory immigration ministers to deliberate on common agenda items concerning immigration prospects in Canada. The Federation of Ministers Responsible for Immigration (FMRI) is the collective name for the ministers. An efficient Canadian immigration system is the goal of the FMRI,...
Marc Miller met with his provincial counterparts for the first time since he announced a plan to set limits on the number of new temporary residents to rein in runaway growth Montreal — The immigration minister stated on Friday that one strategy Canada intends to use to reduce the number of temporary residents...
Invitations to apply (ITAs) for immigration have been sent out by Manitoba and British Columbia via their respective Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP). Through streams designated for skilled individuals with expertise in critical employment fields, a job offer from the province, or prior academic coursework in the nominating province, candidates were solicited. Go on...
On May 1, 2024, Saskatchewan updated and expanded the occupations that are to be excluded from applying to the Occupations In-Demand and Express Entry program sub-categories. The exclusion list now contains 158 occupations that are not eligible for these programs. Eight of these were added to the exclusion list in the recent update....
While some foreign employees in Canada are exempt from the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), others do. Before employing a temporary foreign worker, certain Canadian firms require an LMIA. Prior to filing for a work permit, the foreign national must receive this document. It confirms if the entry of a foreign worker will...
For anyone hoping to move to Canada, the recent notice from the IRCC proposing changes to the Express Entry proof of finances criteria for 2024 has important ramifications. Candidates for Express Entry must be aware of these changes, which Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will be implementing on May 3, 2024. Candidates...
Manitoba Immigration Minister Malaya Marcelino says she got a letter from her federal counterpart Tuesday, confirming the federal government has approved the province’s request to extend federal post-graduate work permits for more than 6,700 newcomers in Manitoba. (Travis Golby/CBC) According to Manitoba’s labor and immigration minister, more than 6,700 immigrants whose federal work...
This week, applications for provincial immigration have been extended to five provinces: Prince Edward Island (PEI), British Columbia (BC), Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec. Provincial Nominee Programs, a type of regional immigration program, are used in every Canadian province and territory—with the exception of Nunavut and Quebec—to choose applicants for economic immigration (PNPs)....
Applications for proof of citizenship are now being processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in as little as three months, with application wait times having been slashed from even pre-pandemic levels. Some foreign people can now anticipate hearing back sooner on their citizenship application if they have at least one Canadian...
Candidates for Express Entry should be aware that the term “arranged employment” under the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) only applies to qualified job offers. Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points play a significant role in an applicant’s economic immigration path through Express Entry. These points are significant in deciding who gets an Invitation to...
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