IRCC announced the 2023 International Experience Canada Program opening dateOn December 1, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced a 20% increase in the 2023 International Experience Canada (IEC) Program, which will open on January 9, 2023. The IEC Program...
Canada welcomed more Afghan refugeesOn November 29, 2022, the Government of Canada made a new update regarding the Afghan refugees arriving in the country. The last update shows that Canada has accepted 180 Afghan refugees since November 21, 2022. As of now, Canada has welcomed...
Canada welcomed more than 120,000 Ukrainian nationals under the CUAETOn November 25, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the number of Ukrainian newcomers arriving in Canada under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET). According to the latest update, between January 1 and...
Hiring more foreign talent to balance the Canadian labour marketIn his recent speech, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem spoke about how immigration may be the key to achieving labour market stability and correcting inflation. He stated that the Canadian labour market has more demand...
The new Express Entry draw has the lowest CRS score of 2022On November 23, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 4,750 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under Express Entry. In this round of invitations, IRCC continued inviting candidates under all immigration programs....
Alberta issued 6,084 nominations in 2022On November 22, 2022, Alberta published the update considering the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) inventory. According to the new update, there were around 970 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications and 290 Expressions of Interest in the Alberta Express Entry pool....
Canada updated instructions for work permits under the International Mobility ProgramOn November 17, 2022, the Government of Canada updated instructions for labour market impact assessment (LMIA) exempt work permits issued under the Federal-Provincial Agreements – International Mobility Program. According to the new changes, the work...
Sixteen new occupations are now eligible for Express EntryOn November 16, 2022, the Government of Canada expanded pathways to permanent residence in Canada for sixteen in-demand occupations. Nurse aides, long-term care aides, hospital attendants, elementary and secondary school teacher assistants, and transport truck drivers are...
Nova Scotia reduced three eligible NOC codes under the Occupations In-Demand streamNova Scotia reduced the number of National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes eligible under the Occupations In-Demand stream. The updated list of eligible occupations is as follows: NOC 65200 Food and beverage serversNOC 65201 Food counter...
More Ukrainian nationals arrived in Canada under the CUAETOn November 14, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the number of Ukrainian newcomers arriving in Canada under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET). According to the latest update, between January 1 and November...
