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Syed Khan – 16 September 2021, The British Columbia immigration invited 464 candidates via its British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program in a total of two draws. The two draws, a general one and another targeting two specific NOC codes 0621 and 0631 were held on September 14. The additional draw was held to balance the […]

Syed Khan – 15 September 2021, Alberta immigration held its largest-ever Express Entry draw and issued invitations to 500 candidates through its Immigrant Nominee Program. On September 7, the province held the draw that had a minimum score of 300. Excluding the data of 2021, Alberta has 950 applications in the Alberta Opportunity stream and […]

Syed Khan – 14 September 2021, In the latest Expression of Interest draw on September 14 through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, the province issued 691 invitations to apply. This draw was through Ontario’s Masters Graduate and Ph.D. Graduate streams. 627 ITA’s were issued to Masters Graduate candidates and 64 ITAs were issued to Ph.D. […]

Syed Khan – 13 September 2021, As Canada’s economy picks up again after the pandemic, restaurateurs facing labor shortages are hiring international students and temporary foreign workers to bring down the shortages. The industry association of Restaurants Canada has called upon the Ottawa government to make it easier for establishments to hire immigrants. With the […]

Syed Khan – 12 September 2021, For visitors, travelers, temporary workers and international students going to Canada temporarily, the TRV (Temporary Resident Visa) is the best option unless they are a citizen of a country that is on the visa exemption list. These TRV’s allow its holder to stay in Canada for six months at […]

Syed Khan – 10 September 2021, The Canadian job market took a major leap in the month of August as unemployment reached the lowest it has been before the COVID-19 pandemic struck. In the latest statistical report titled, the Statistics Canada Labour Market Survey, the job market recorded an unemployment rate of 7.1 percent, which […]

Syed Khan – 10 September 2021, In the latest announcement, released on 31 August, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said that the temporary COVID-19 policy that allows visitors to get work permits without having to leave the country would be extended until February 28, 2022. The policy is open to any visitor who […]

Syed Khan – 09 September 2021, Saskatchewan immigration invited 528 candidates to apply through two streams in a new EOI (Expression of Interest) draw. In the latest draw held on 8 September, called the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program draw, 212 invitations were sent out to Occupations In-Demand candidates with skills and experience in one of […]

Syed Khan – 08 August 2021, The British Columbia immigration issued 34 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates in its latest draw. Candidates were invited through four streams at the September 7 draw with a minimum score of 80 for all the streams. The four featured streams are: SI – Skilled Worker SI – […]

Syed Khan – 07 September 2021, Twelve Alberta mayors have written a public letter calling for Health Minister Tyler Shandro to bring in provincewide COVID-19 vaccine passport rules. Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson, Beaumont Mayor John Stewart, St. Albert Mayor Cathy Heron, Parkland County Mayor Rod Shaigec, Spruce Grove Mayor Stuart Houston, Stony Plain Mayor William […]

Syed Khan – 06 September 2021, The Canadian federal government is easing international travel restrictions this week, as starting from Tuesday, fully vaccinated foreign tourists are now being allowed to enter Canada for non-essential purposes. These international travelers who meet entry conditions will not have to quarantine for 14 days upon their arrival in Canada. […]

Syed Khan – 5 September 2021, Under a deal to get Canadians and Canada’s allies in Afghanistan out of the war-torn country, almost 5,000 Afghan refugees evacuated by the United States will be welcomed by Canada instead. Canada has evacuated 3,700 people from Afghanistan till now. This follows the Aug 29 announcement by Global Affairs […]