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Ministerial Instructions respecting invitations to apply for permanent residence under the Express Entry system #231– September 14, 2022 If you earned a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate and completed any part of your program of study or training between March...

Canada’s undocumented workers could gain a new avenue to permanent residency through a program under development by the federal government to tackle the underground economy. It is a pivotal turning point for some of the 500,000 undocumented residents estimated to be...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

On July 14, 2022, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued targeted notifications of interest to candidates who may qualify for Ontario’s Express Entry Skilled Trades stream. The OINP targeted candidates with a comprehensive ranking system score between 310...

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...

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...

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...