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IRCC outlines new guiding principles for the PNP

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Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 14:00:18 +0000

CIC News has obtained an Access to Information Request (ATIP) from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) outlining new guiding principles for how the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) distributes allocations to the provinces. Provinces have a limit on the number of candidates they can invite through the PNP. Each year, the federal government allocates a […]

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Internal IRCC audit recommends the creation of clear guidelines for Pilot Programs

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Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2023 13:00:58 +0000

An internal memo from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on July 18, 2022, recommends the implementation of clear guidelines for the establishment of pilot programs following an internal audit conducted last March by the Internal Audit and Accountability Branch of IRCC. There have been 11 pilot programs established since April 2013. Of these programs, […]

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Nova Scotia announces new immigration targets for 2022

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Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:00:28 +0000

Nova Scotia has confirmed its allocations for the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) and the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) for 2022. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has increased the provincial nomination number to 5,340 and added 1,173 more endorsement spaces to the AIP, which is 75% more than 2021. IRCC determines the number of […]

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How to immigrate to Canada from Pakistan

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:00:40 +0000

There are a number of ways to move to Canada depending on your circumstances in Pakistan. Pakistan is one of the top source countries of new immigrants to Canada. In 2021, more than 8,400 Pakistan citizens moved to Canada, making it the tenth-largest source country overall. It is also in the top 20 source countries […]

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Why Canada is an attractive destination for Iranian immigrants

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Credit to Author: Hamid Ganji| Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 13:00:06 +0000

Data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) suggests that 2021 was a big year for Iranian immigration. Canada welcomed more than 11,000 Iranians last year, making it the eighth most popular source country of new immigrants in 2021. In this article we examine why Iranians prefer Canada over other destinations. In recent years, the wave […]

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Canada now operates more than 80 economic class immigration programs—the most in its history

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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:26:00 +0000

Since May 2019, candidates under Canada’s Express Entry system have tended to need a Comprehensive Ranking Score above 460 points to obtain an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence. In recent months, this has climbed even further to around 470 or higher. Up until then, the Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) cut-offs hovered between 430 […]

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Employers in Moncton, New Brunswick, turning to foreign workers to fill labour needs

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 16:25:16 +0000

The need for skilled labour is the biggest challenge facing employers in Moncton, New Brunswick, a new survey suggests, and increasing the number of foreign workers is seen as key to solving the problem.   The survey by the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Moncton (CCGM) found businesses in the city of 72,000 are “increasingly focused […]

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Applications for immigration to Newfoundland and Labrador up by 25% over 2017

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Applications for immigration to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador have increased by 25 per cent this year compared to the first 10 months of 2017, the province’s government says.  Last year saw Canada’s easternmost Atlantic province welcome 832 people through both its Provincial Nominee Program and the federal/provincial Atlantic Immigration Pilot. The province’s Minister […]

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Newfoundland and Labrador publishes list of employers designated under Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program

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The list of Newfoundland and Labrador employers taking part in the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program has been made public, and the provincial government is encouraging foreign nationals to get in touch with them. The list contains 172 employers that have been designated by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program […]

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Vision for proposed Northern Ontario immigration pilot outlined

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The head of one of the main organizations pushing for an immigration pilot for Ontario’s northern regions has provided new details of his vision for the program. Charles Cirtwill, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Policy Institute, detailed a number of key issues that he said the pilot must address in a column […]

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