There are almost a million job vacancies in Canada at the end of 2022, and they are inviting around 1.45 million new immigrants in the next three years to bolster the country’s economy. In 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) welcomed 437,000 immigrants to Canada, and in the same year, they reached their target […]
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Canada has attracted over 330,000 new international students to study in their universities, and they are inviting more Filipinos to take the Student pathway. According to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), in 2021, Canada approved 13,207 study permit applications from the Philippines, which is more than 50% of the applications filed by Filipinos. But
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Canada granted more than 430,000 new permanent residents in 2022 and aims to welcome half a million immigrants in the next two years. Based on the recent publication by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the number of new permanent residents in Canada is approximately 8% more than the total number of PRs granted in
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Multiple organizations across Canada that joined the Normandin Beaudry pulse survey are projecting significant salary increases this year, in response to the current economic landscape and job market conditions. What is affecting Canada’s job market recently? As of the end of 2022, job markets remain volatile due to several reasons. For instance, the labor market
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Canada is Set to Transition to Online Visa Applications to reduce backlog. In July of this year, the immigration application backlog reached 2.7 million. Today, the backlog has dropped to 2.4 million, with 1.1 million applications in process, and 1.3 million applications still in the pipeline. In an effort to further reduce the backlog, and
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Updates to the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot At a recent press conference, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced an expansion to the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). The expansion will include the following measures: Expansion of the geographic boundaries; Expansion of job offers that will be available to candidates with specific job backgrounds; Extension
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Are you wondering if you can sponsor parents to Canada? If you are a Canadian citizen or a Canadian Permanent Resident, the answer is YES! In order to sponsor parents to Canada, you need approval under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). Once approved, they can live in Canada and eventually apply for Canadian citizenship.
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Ontario and British Columbia PNP Draw invite more than 250 candidates to apply for Permanent Residency. The provinces of Ontario and British Columbia recently released the results from the Provincial Nomination Program (PNP) draws this mid-August. Most Canadian provinces operate their Nomination Programs, except for Quebec. Through these provincial programs, qualified candidates receive additional points
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According to a report recently released by Statistics Canada, immigration remains crucial to Canada’s labor market. As reported, the current levels of immigration will not be enough to meet the country’s long-term labor needs due to its aging population. As Canada’s post-pandemic economy improves, exponential labor shortages continue to be a problem. Around 40 percent
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Express Entry Draw Invites 2000 Candidates to apply for Permanent Residency. Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued to candidates who had Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores of at least 533 points. This is nine points lower than the last Express Entry draw held on July 20. Additionally, this draw was open to candidates under all
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