migration

New nominations bring Ontario’s 2019 allocation to 7,350 The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program has received an additional 700 nominations for 2019 and issued 667 invitations to Express Entry candidates through its Skilled Trades Stream.  The additional nominations announced this week bring the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP)’s annual allocation under Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program, or PNP, to 7,350. …

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The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program has issued 7,362 invitations so far in 2019 Manitoba has invited 221 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) held the draw on December 6, inviting candidates in the Skilled Worker in Manitoba, Skilled Worker Overseas categories and the …

Manitoba invites another 221 foreign workers and international student graduates to apply for provincial nomination Read More »

Express Entry has changed Canada’s approach to skilled worker immigration in important ways The launch of the Express Entry system in January 2015 marked a significant departure from Canada’s previous approach to managing applications to its main Economic Class immigration programs. Prior to Express Entry’s launch, Canada processed applications to the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC), Federal Skilled …

Five Years Later: Is Canada’s Express Entry immigration system living up to expectations? Read More »

Language skills can translate into big points for Express Entry candidates It’s common knowledge that immigrants who are highly proficient in English and/or French have stronger odds of integrating into Canada’s labour force and society. Canada’s immigration system reflects this reality with language proficiency standards for obtaining permanent residence and Canadian citizenship. The Express Entry …

Proficiency in English or French opens many doors for immigrants to Canada Read More »