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The Bank of Canada just raised interest rates again. What does this mean for newcomers?

February 2, 2023 admin bank of canada, Canada, canada skilled worker immigration, immigration, Inflation, interest rate, interest rate hike, labour market, labour supply and demand, settle

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:00:02 +0000

The Bank of Canada (BoC) recently announced another rise in interest rates, up to 4.5%, or up 25 basis points from 4.25% on December 7, 2022. While this is the smallest rise in interest over the past year, interest rates will stay high for the foreseeable future making larger spending more difficult than previous years. […]

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Bank of Canada Governor talks about using immigration to balance the national labour market

November 23, 2022 admin bank of canada, canada skilled worker immigration, immigration, Inflation, jobs, labour market, labour supply and demand

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 13:00:14 +0000

In two recent speeches on November 10th and 14th, Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Tiff Macklem spoke to attendees and the media about how immigration may be the key to achieving labour market stability and correcting the course of inflation. His speeches addressed “the future of workers and jobs” by tackling questions that included: Why […]

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Skilled immigrants: Canada is making progress toward gender equality

August 16, 2019 admin canada express entry, canada skilled worker immigration, canadian experience class, comprehensive ranking system, eligibility rate, express entry report, federal skilled trades, federal skilled worker class, federal skilled worker program, gender-based analysis, Invitation to Apply, principal applicant, Uncategorized, women immigrants

Credit to Author: Alexandra Miekus| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 19:12:09 +0000

More and more women are finding themselves as the principal applicants in Canada’s Express Entry immigration process. Prospective immigrants to Canada are assigned a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score to help the federal government assess and rank candidate profiles in the Express Entry pool. Figures provided in the 2018 Express Entry year-end report reveal that […]

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Alberta invites 471 Express Entry candidates with CRS scores as low as 303 to apply for provincial nomination

August 5, 2019 admin ainp, Alberta, alberta express entry, alberta immigration, Canada, canada immigration, canada skilled worker immigration, canadian immigration, comprehensive ranking system, crs score, Express Entry, express entry draws, provincial nominee program, Uncategorized, work in Canada

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:42:26 +0000

Two provincial nomination draws have created an opportunity for Express Entry candidates seeking opportunity in the province of Alberta—Canada’s west-most Prairie Province, home to Calgary, Edmonton, and Banff National Park. On July 17, Alberta issued a total of 251 Notifications of Interest (NOI) to Express Entry candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System(CRS) scores starting at 400. One […]

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Manitoba issues new invitations to skilled workers and international graduates

May 24, 2019 admin canada immigration, canada skilled worker immigration, Express Entry, manitoba immigration, manitoba provincial nominee program, mpnp, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 16:54:01 +0000

Manitoba invited 196 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in an Expression of Interest draw held May 23. Of the 196 invitations issued, 119 went to candidates in the Skilled Workers in Manitoba Stream, 60 went to Skilled Workers Overseas candidates and 17 were issued through the International Education […]

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Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program giving rural communities a new lease on life

May 8, 2019 admin canada immigration, canada skilled worker immigration, manitoba immigration, manitoba provincial nominee program, Morden, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Tue, 07 May 2019 13:47:30 +0000

In 1996, the Manitoba community of Steinbach had a population of 8,478 people, a number that has now almost doubled thanks in large part to the province’s immigrant nominee program. This and other successes of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) were touted recently in an article by the province’s Minister of Education and Training, […]

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Canada’s goal of 1 million new permanent residents turning heads worldwide

January 16, 2019 admin canada economic immigration, canada immigration, canada skilled worker immigration, Express Entry, multi-year immigration plan, provincial nominee program, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Stephen Smith| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 19:11:54 +0000

Canada’s goal of admitting more than a million new permanent residents by the end of 2021 is gaining new attention internationally. Recent reports by the BBC, CNN and others have highlighted how the three-year target is setting Canada apart on the global stage. As CNN reported, “Canada’s friendly stance towards new residents comes as many other Western […]