Manitoba has conducted a new draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program, issuing 315 Letters of Advice to Apply to skilled workers and international graduates. The January 27 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 212 LAAs, with the lowest ranked candidates scoring 609 points. International Education Stream candidates…
Ontario immigration has conducted its first draw of 2022 through the Express Entry Skilled Trades Stream, issuing 1,032 Notifications of Interest. The January 27 draw targeted candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System scores in the range of 381 to 461. Candidates were required to have submitted Express Entry profiles into the federal pool within the 12…
Quebec immigration has issued invitations to 512 candidates in its first draw of 2022 through the Arrima Expression of Interest system. The January 13 draw required a minimum score of 602 in the Quebec Expression of Interest points system. A maximum of 1,320 points are available. The draw targeted candidates with skills and experience in…
The pending retirement of huge numbers of men and women working in skilled trades means a trade organization in Ontario is lobbying for Canada immigration reform in an attempt to stave off labour shortages. By 2030, now only eight years away, one in five tradespeople in Ontario will have retired. “Beginning in the mid-90s, the…
British Columbia has issued Canada immigration invitations to a total of 289 candidates in two new draws through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The January 25 draws featured a general draw, and a second draw targeting two NOC codes: 0621 for Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers and 0631 for Restaurant and Food Service Managers.…
Figures from Statistics Canada reveal young and middle-aged immigrants who came to Canada within the last five years are now more likely to have landed a job than before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In its latest Labour Force Survey, released on Jan. 7, Statistics Canada noted there was now a higher proportion of…
Internationally-trained nurses who are looking to get their permanent residency in Canada are getting the opportunity to fulfill the requirements of their immigration applications by working in Ontario long-term care homes. Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott says more than 1,200 applicants are already showing interest in a program to match such internationally-trained nurses with hospitals…
Alberta has conducted its first draw of 2022 through the Express Entry-linked stream of the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program. The January 5 draw saw 250 candidates invited, with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 327, 24 points lower than the previous draw. Important requirements for the Alberta Express Entry stream are that candidates have…
British Columbia immigration has issued 91 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates in a new BC PNP Tech draw. The January 18 draw featured invitations through four streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. Minimum scores were 80 for all four streams. The featured streams were: SI – Skilled Worker SI – International…
A Statistics Canada report has revealed immigrant wages are growing and their employment prospects are brighter than ever in Canada as labour shortages make them a much-sought-after commodity by employers struggling to get through the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal agency reports the media wage of immigrants who were admitted into the country in 2018 was…