Canada’s immigration system is on the verge of a busy end to what has been an eventful 2020. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) are expected to continue to hold Express Entry raffles throughout the holiday season. In previous years, there have been at least two raffles in December. It is also expected that the
WES – World Education Services has released the details of its latest investigation into how the coronavirus pandemic has changed immigration intentions. The credential assessment provider surveyed thousands of potential Canadian immigrants, who requested WES assessments between January 2019 and July 2020. A total of 27,930 valid responses were analyzed for this report. There were
Canada is seeking to provide more avenues of permanent residence to foreign nationals who are already in the country. After the announcement that Canada would welcome more than 400,000 immigrants per year over the next three years, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino told Bloomberg that the federal government would soon announce the matter. The Minister of
Canada added 84,000 more jobs in October, significantly slower job growth than the month before. Between August and September, 378,200 jobs were created in the Canadian labor market. Throughout October, restrictions were reimposed across Canada in response to increased COVID-19 cases, resulting in slower job growth. At the same time, the unemployment rate was little
Last week, the Government of Canada released the 2020 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration. This report is published to provide Parliament and the public with an overview of the latest developments in immigration to Canada. It is published alongside Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan. With the 2021-2023 immigration levels plan, Canada aims to welcome more
Canadian provinces hosted more than 10 rounds of invitations last month. Together, all of the invitation rounds resulted in nearly 3,000 invitations to apply for Provincial Nomination for Permanent Residence across the country. There are two types of provincial nomination streams: Enhanced nomination streams, which are in-line with the federal government’s Express Entry Basic nomination
As the United States counts the votes to determine the winner between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, it’s worth watching how the election outcome will impact Canada’s immigration system and the desire of those looking to relocate to Canada from the United States. One might intuitively believe that a Trump victory
Canada is to make a major announcement that will shape the country’s economic trajectory for the years to come. Immigration Minister – Marco Mendicino will unveil Canada’s new immigration levels plan in the coming Friday, which will detail the number of newcomers the country seeks to welcome in 2021. This announcement is generally a standard
Canada is expected to continue increasing immigration levels beyond 2020, despite travel restrictions and the reduction in the number of new permanent residents. Canada’s Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino is not reducing the government’s immigration targets for the next three-year plan to levels, Bloomberg reports. Days before Canada’s lockdown, Mendicino announced that Canada would welcome more
Canada is set to send out 100,000 or more Express Entry invitations in 2020. That would be remarkable, given the negative impact of COVID-19 in Canada and around the world. When travel restrictions were imposed in March 2020 by Canada, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced that the country will target 341,000 new permanent resident admissions
