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Compare Express Entry Programs

Compare Express Entry Programs

The new version of the National Occupational Classification (NOC2021) is coming soon! Read more at https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/eligibility/compare/noc-2021.html

New Measures for Foreign Nationals

New Measures for Foreign Nationals

The Government of Canada recognizes the tremendous social, cultural and economic benefits that international students bring to Canada. Canada’s diverse and inclusive society, high-quality educational institutions, and opportunities to work or immigrate after...

Can You Raise a Foreign Worker’s Salary?

Can You Raise a Foreign Worker’s Salary?

As usual, the answer is "yes, but" you need to know the rules. In general, Canadian employers may increase a salary of foreign workers without getting authorization within a consumer price index - which has been at 2 or 3% to match the inflation. Recently, we are...

Residency Request Rejected

Residency Request Rejected

A Sudbury, Ont., woman says her Jamaican husband has been turned down for Canadian residency and they're appealing immigration officials' decision, but in the meantime, he could miss their child's birth in October. Ariella Ladouceur said she and Cordell James got...

Contract Workers who were Ordered to Leave

Contract Workers who were Ordered to Leave

More than a hundred foreign workers employed through a third-party agency are out of a job and at least some of them have been ordered to leave the country after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) found they were working in the country without the proper...

Common mistakes in Labour Market Impact Assessment

Common mistakes in Labour Market Impact Assessment

Believe it or not, the number one reason for your labour market impact assessment is incomplete application. In fact, your application will be "returned" without even getting a file number. You don't even get your application returned, but shredded. It is critical to...

Random COVID-19 Testing for Air Travellers Resumes

Random COVID-19 Testing for Air Travellers Resumes

The federal government has announced that it will be resuming mandatory random COVID-19 testing for international travellers arriving at four major airports. Ottawa had initially suspended random testing for fully vaccinated travellers last month after airport...

ArriveCan Paper Copies

ArriveCan Paper Copies

If the ArriveCan app is offline (such as during a network outage), travellers must now have paper copies of vaccination status. Rogers services are back online for most customers after a daylong outage at the telecom giant that left millions of Canadians without...

Express Entry invitations

Express Entry invitations

1st Express Entry draw since Sept, 2021 for all classes – the lowest score was 557 for 1,500 invitation to apply! Read more about eligibility at...

Border restrictions to enter Canada extended until at least Sept. 30

Border restrictions to enter Canada extended until at least Sept. 30

The federal government announced that all existing border restrictions to enter Canada will remain in place until at least Sept. 30. That means foreign travellers will still need to provide proof of being fully vaccinated to enter the country and unvaccinated...