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IRCC announced advanced analytics to expedite overseas family class spousal and partner application processing
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) enhances spousal and partner application processing by broadening advanced analytics...
May 31, 2024


Start-Up Visa immigration grows amid general slowdown
Despite a slowdown in overall immigration, Canada's Start-Up Visa (SUV) entrepreneur immigration rose 17.4% in March, welcoming 505 new...
May 31, 2024


Canada held the first PNP-targeted Express Entry draw of 2024
On May 30, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the first Express Entry draw for the Provincial Nominee Program...
May 31, 2024


Half of racialized individuals have encountered discrimination or unfair treatment in the past five years
According to the latest Canadian Social Survey, over a third of Canadians aged 15 and older have experienced discrimination or unfair...
May 30, 2024


Yukon pauses Whitehorse-based applications for the Yukon Nominee Program
The government of Yukon has announced a temporary pause in accepting Whitehorse-based applications for the Yukon Nominee Program. This...
May 30, 2024


Trends indicate a decrease in Canadian immigration
Canada's permanent resident arrivals continued to decrease for the second month in a row in March, following a high in January. According...
May 30, 2024


Sudbury considered new applications under the Limited Stream
On May 27, 2024, the City of Greater Sudbury held a new round of invitations in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). In this...
May 30, 2024


Canada still needs immigration for economic stability
Canada's aging population and declining GDP necessitate immigration to maintain living standards. Despite lower support for increased...
May 29, 2024


Canada offers outreach sessions for the TFWP
Canada is providing Employer Compliance Outreach Sessions under the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program, aimed at helping employers,...
May 29, 2024


British Columbia held new rounds of invitations under the BCPNP
On May 28, 2024, the Government of British Columbia held new invitation draws under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program...
May 29, 2024


British Columbia's minimum wage to increase on June 1, 2024
Starting June 1, 2024, British Columbia's minimum wage will rise from $16.75 to $17.40 per hour. This 65-cent increase represents a 3.9%...
May 28, 2024


Canada expanded the humanitarian measures for Gaza
On May 27, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced an increase to the application cap for the special...
May 28, 2024


Ottawa updated immigration inventories and backlogs
On May 27, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the data on immigration inventories and backlogs. According...
May 28, 2024


Statistics Canada reports a decrease in overqualified immigrants in the workforce
A recent study by Statistics Canada reveals a significant drop in the rate of overqualified immigrants in the workforce, reaching its...
May 28, 2024


BCPNP made the Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot a permanent stream
Starting May 27, 2024, the Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot has become a permanent stream of the British Columbia Provincial...
May 28, 2024


New immigrants closing the gap with Canadians in job acquisition
The employment rate of newcomers to Canada is catching up to that of Canadian-born workers. Between November 2010 and November 2022, the...
May 27, 2024


Sudbury considered 34 applications under the RNIP
On May 16, 2024, the City of Greater Sudbury held a new round of invitations in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). In this...
May 27, 2024


British Columbia increases funding for Early Childhood Educators
On May 24, 2024, the government of British Columbia announced additional funding to support early childhood educators (ECEs). The ECE...
May 27, 2024


Alberta announced nomination certificate limits and invited healthcare workers
Every year, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) carefully determines the total number of Provincial Nominee Program...
May 27, 2024


PEI launches $10M affordable housing pilot
Prince Edward Island is launching a $10 million pilot program to boost the availability of permanently affordable rental housing...
May 24, 2024
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