Express Entry update: New education category, emphasis on strong French language skills

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:12:12 +0000

For 2025, the focus is on inviting applicants with Canadian work experience—under the Canadian Experience Class—to apply for permanent residence.

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Canada’s cuts to newcomer English programs hurt community well-being

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:04:36 +0000

By Natalia Balyasnikova, Hilary McGregor and Mercedes Veselka  The impact of of Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s 2024-25 department plan, released about a year ago, are only now starting to become clear in cities across Canada. Whether it’s colleges in Vancouver, Lethbridge or Toronto, many federally funded English-language training programs are experiencing crushing funding cuts resulting in closures, layoffs […]

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