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...
IRCC will implement the new TEER system this weekOn November 16, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will update the National Occupation Classification (NOC) to include the Training, Education, Experience, and Responsibilities (TEER) system. The NOC is revised every ten years to keep up...
Canada inaugurated the new Centre for Innovation in Francophone ImmigrationOn November 10, 2022, the Government of Canada inaugurated the new Centre for Innovation in Francophone Immigration in Dieppe as part of National Francophone Immigration Week. The centre, being the first Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada...
Canada invited new candidates in the new Express Entry drawOn November 9, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 4,750 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under Express Entry. IRCC continued inviting candidates under all immigration programs in this round of invitations. In round...
Saskatchewan invited 55 businesspeople under the Entrepreneur ProgramOn November 3, 2022, the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) conducted the sixth invitation round in the Entrepreneur Program 2022. In this round, SINP invited 55 candidates. This round's highest Expression of Interest (EOI) score was 120 points....
Immigration is the primary source of Canada’s labour force growthFrom 2016 to 2021, 1.3 million new immigrants came to Canada permanently - the highest number of recent immigrants recorded in a Canadian census. In the 2021 Census, nearly one-fourth of the people counted were, or...
IRCC introduced the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels PlanOn November 1, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released details on the Government of Canada’s 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan. According to the new plan, the Government plans to accept 465,000 new permanent residents in 2023. In addition,...
Immigrants prefer to settle outside major metropolitan areasMany newcomers to Canada in the past year set up residence in one of the nation's 41 census metropolitan areas, which contain populations greater than 100,000 individuals. As was noted in previous years, Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver were...