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Maximising your time in the Express Entry Pool

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2023 13:00:02 +0000

Canadian permanent residence (PR) offers a chance at a new life in a country that provides an extremely high standard of living, government support, and freedom from discrimination. While Canadian PR is attainable, the process of applying can be daunting, and for most the largest portion of this process entails simply waiting. Even if a […]

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Express Entry: IRCC confirms it will resume draws this week

September 18, 2023 admin 0 Comments canada immigration, category based draws, CRS, Express Entry, itas, transport occupations

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:54:29 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has confirmed that Express Entry draws will resume this week following a month-long pause. The last Express Entry draw took place over a month ago on August 15. It was an all-program draw that invited 4,300 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score (CRS) of 496. In an […]

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Newfoundland and Labrador set to begin virtual immigration and job fair series this week

September 18, 2023 admin 0 Comments atlantic canada immigration, living in newfoundland and labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, provinces, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:00:25 +0000

Beginning on September 20, Newfoundland and Labrador will hold their first of five virtual immigration and job fairs for foreign nationals. This Wednesday, the provincial government in Newfoundland and Labrador will be conducting a virtual immigration and job fair for prospective newcomers to Canada from countries in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania. Discover if […]

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Mortgage 101 for New Canadians: Understanding Mortgage Basics

September 18, 2023 admin 0 Comments banking in canada, first-time home buyers, home, House, mortgage, mortgages, sponsor content, T&D

Credit to Author: TD| Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:30:25 +0000

Buying your first home in Canada as a newcomer is an exciting milestone and one of the most important decisions you will make. By understanding the world of Canadian mortgages, you’ll be better prepared to achieve your homeownership goals in your new country. In this two-part series, we will explore the essential aspects of Canadian […]

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Statistics Canada: Nearly 60% of Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals employed in their field of study in Canada

September 17, 2023 admin 0 Comments Express Entry, iehp, internationally educated nurses, job vacancies, labour shortage, life in canada, statistics canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:00:47 +0000

A recent report by Statistics Canada shows that 58% of internationally educated healthcare professionals (IEHPs) in Canada who trained to become nurses, physicians, pharmacists, and dentists were working in their field. It said that among the 259,694 IEHPs in Canada, 76% were employed (compared to 80% of Canadian-educated healthcare professionals). This data includes IEHPs those […]

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British Columbia, Quebec and Manitoba issue ITAs in latest provincial immigration results

September 16, 2023 admin 0 Comments bcpnp, certificat de sélection du québec (csq)., Express Entry, immigration levels, mpnp, PNP, provinces, Quebec

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2023 12:00:46 +0000

Three Canadian provinces have released provincial immigration draw results this week. Most provinces and territories, except Quebec and Nunavut, have Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) to select the economic class immigrants who are most likely to successfully integrate into the provincial economy. Every year all provinces are allocated a specific number of nominations under their individual […]

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IRCC application backlog slowly shrinking despite higher number of applications

September 15, 2023 admin 0 Comments backlog, Canada, canada citizenship, canada permanent residence, IRCC, study in Canada, study permit, temporary foreign worker, trv

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:22:35 +0000

The most recent data from Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shows a backlog of 802,600 applications out of a total 2,274,600 as of July 31. Compared to the last update on May 31, the numbers indicate that the backlog is shrinking. In May, there were 820,000 applications considered backlogged out of 2,248,000. This is […]

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How Canadians are celebrating the upcoming Jewish holidays

September 14, 2023 admin 0 Comments Canada, canada newcomers, Holidays, immigrate to canada, Jewish, jewish-canadians, Religion

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:27:19 +0000

Canada is home to newcomers of diverse religious beliefs and backgrounds. Canadians, regardless of their immigration status, are guaranteed freedom of thought, belief, and expression. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Between 1980 and 2021, more than 91,000 Canadian residents who identified as Jewish were immigrants, coming from countries such as Israel, the […]

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Report: First-time home buyers face affordability obstacles in Toronto

September 14, 2023 admin 0 Comments desjardin, first-time home buyers, housing, HOUSING CRISIS, immigration levels plan, life in canada, Toronto

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 12:00:56 +0000

The latest data from the Canadian Real Estate Association shows that the average price of a home in Ontario exceeds $850,000 as of July 2023. In Toronto, the median price for a single detached home in the second quarter of 2023 was $1,350,000. A new study, How Low Can Prices Go in T.O.? Even A […]

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