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June 15, 2019 / Canada, Canada immigration, general public

Canada caring for caregivers

Launching 2 new pilots: Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker June 15, 2019 – Toronto – Canada is caring for its caregivers by launching 2 new pilots that will help caregivers who come to this country make it their permanent home. The Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots will open for

June 14, 2019 / Canada, Immigration and citizenship, news releases, Northern Immigration Pilot

Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Takes Off

Eleven communities to attract newcomers to support middle-class jobs June 14, 2019—Sault Ste. Marie, ON — Eleven rural and northern communities have been selected as part of the new Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot to invite newcomers to make these communities their forever homes. As the Canadian population ages and the birth rate declines, rural Canada’s

February 23, 2019 / Canada, immigration projects, permanent residence

New immigration projects offer caregivers pathway to permanent residence

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is launching two new immigration pilot programs that will allow caregivers to come to Canada with their families while also offering them the opportunity to become permanent residents. Under the newly designed programs, caregivers will be given greater flexibility to change jobs quickly, if needed. Current barriers that prevent caregivers’ family members

February 11, 2019 / Canadian dreams, immigration consultant

Indian men say fake immigration consultant crushed their Canadian dreams

Omar Sachedin Ottawa News Bureau Correspondent, CTV National News Kamalpreet Singh, Amrit Gill and Gurjit Gill came to Canada on student visas and enrolled at Algonquin College in Ottawa.Three men from India say their Canadian dreams have been crushed by an unlicensed immigration consultant. They each paid Karnail Singh Ghadial $39,000 for help securing jobs that

January 31, 2019 / Canada, fast-track system

Canada launches new fast-track system for processing refugee claims

By Brian Hill Online Writer & Researcher, Investigative Global News Starting this week, many of the more than 64,000 asylum seekers in Canada waiting for their cases to be heard could be eligible for a new fast-tracked approach to processing refugee claims. Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) describe the new streamlined process as a

January 25, 2019 / CRS score, Express Entry Draw, Express Entry draw Jan 2019

Express Entry Results: Previous Rounds of Invitations

The Government of Canada held a new Express Entry draw on January 23, 2019, issuing 3,900 invitations to apply for permanent residence. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut-off score for this draw was 443. The date and time used were January 23, 2019, at 14:19:24 UTC. This means that all candidates with a CRS score

January 24, 2019 / Canada

Canada ranked #1 country in the world for Quality of Life

The study, conducted by US News & World Report in partnership with Y&R’s BAVand Wharton, broke down 80 countries’ overall rankings based “on 75 different metrics.” Each of those metrics was then placed into one of nine subcategories that included: A good job market Affordability Economic stability Family friendly Income equality Politically stable Safety Well-developed public health system Well-developed public

January 12, 2019 / Canada immigration

Canada is boosting immigration — here’s what the government is hoping to accomplish

The federal government announced Wednesday that Canada will increase its immigration intake by 2021, accepting 350,000 individuals in a single year. The announcement, made by Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, comes as part of a three-year immigration plan. The vast majority of these newcomers will come under economic programs designed to address skills shortages and gaps in the labour

January 11, 2019 / Canada immigration, parents and grandparents

Sponsor your parents and grandparents : Submit the interest to sponsor form

Get ready to submit your 2019 interest to sponsor form The first step to sponsor your parents or grandparents is filling out the interest to sponsor form. The interest to sponsor form will be available at noon EST on January 28, 2019. We’ll accept form submissions on a first-in basis. As soon as we get

January 08, 2019

Record number of Americans want to leave U.S.—and Canada is the top choice : poll

A record number of Americans want to leave the United States, according to a new Gallup poll. The number of Americans who want to flee the country has hit a new high, at 16 per cent, amid Donald Trump‘s presidency. READ MORE: About 2,000 more Americans than normal have moved to Canada since Trump’s election That’s higher than