Newfoundland and Labrador extends pilot employment programs for international students On August 23, 2019, Newfoundland and Labrador announced the province will spend nearly $415,000 to extend two pilot employment programs for international students and graduates: "The Student Internship Pilot Program" and "My First Job in Newfoundland...
Immigration to Atlantic Canada: what are the trends? Since January 2015, over 56,000 immigrants settled in Atlantic Canada. Based on the data from Open Government, there is a constant trend of increased levels of immigration to four Atlantic Provinces. Nova Scotia accepted about 22,765 newcomers (almost...
Post-Graduation Work Permit Program The Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP) has played a key role in Canada retaining international students upon graduation, who stay and contribute to the Canadian economy. The recent PGWPP changes made by IRCC this year are expected to significantly reduce 'irreversible' application...
In Express Entry Draw #124 the score dropped to 457 CRS On August 20, 2019, only 8 days after the previous draw, Canada held another round of invitations in the Express Entry. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 3,600 Invitations to Apply (ITA) in round...
Quebec invited 259 candidates in Arrima On August 19, 2019, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion (MIDI), released information about the second round of invitations via the online system Arrima. On July 17, 2019, MIDI invited 259 candidates to apply for a Quebec Selection...
Quebec invited 691 people via Arrima On August 16, 2019, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion (MIDI), released information about the first round of invitations via the new online system Arrima. On July 4, 2019, MIDI invited first 691 candidates to apply for a...
Ontario invited 997 candidates in the Human Capital Priorities stream On August 15, 2019, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued 997 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to candidates under the Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Priorities stream. In this round all invited candidates have work...
Where were the immigrants of 2019 born? During January-May 2019 Canada admitted 125,965 new Permanent Residents via the Express Entry system. According to the data by the Open Government, the country of birth of newcomers varies from province to province. Most newcomers to Newfoundland and Labrador,...
Alberta issued 3,601 nomination certificates in 2019 On August 13, 2019, Alberta updated information about the inventory of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). As of this date, Alberta issued 3,601 nomination certificates since January 1. Since the last update on July 24, 2019, 216 candidates...
Canada invited 11,184 foreigners to apply for the PR in July 2019 In July, Canada invited 7,200 candidates via federal immigration programs served by the Express Entry system. An additional 3,984 candidates were invited under Provincial Nominee Programs. Ontario invited 1,623 candidates this month, Alberta invited...