Ontario loosens eligibility criteria for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 13:00:10 +0000

Ontario has made a big change to its Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) Employer Job Offer: International Student stream by expanding the eligibility requirement for students who have completed a one-year college graduate certificate. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Previously, the OINP’s Employer Job Offer: International Student stream allowed candidates to apply […]

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What you need to know before moving to Ontario

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:00:51 +0000

Canada’s single-most populated province, with a population of over 15 million, Ontario is a popular destination for newcomers to Canada. Already home to Canada’s largest immigrant population, this province is renowned for being the Canadian region with the most employment opportunities and lifestyle freedom across this country, as well as having Canada’s largest housing market. […]

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Experts are telling Canadian residents to expect warmer winters in some parts of the country this year

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2023 12:00:10 +0000

Meteorologists say that a warm weather phenomenon, known as El Nino, is expected to have a varying impact on temperatures and weather patterns around Canada this winter. El Nino is a weather pattern that causes “warm water [to be] pushed back east, toward the west coast of the Americas”. This is according to the United […]

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Ontario to raise wages for early childhood educators to ease labour shortages

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 14:00:51 +0000

Ontario is boosting the minimum wage of early childhood educators (ECE) in most licensed child-care centres to $23.86 an hour next year, up from the planned increase of $20. The province hopes the increase will ease shortages that are hindering the growth of the national $10-a-day program. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration […]

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Ontario looking to ban employers from requiring Canadian work experience on application forms and in job postings

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 19:59:33 +0000

In a first-of-its-kind move among all Canadian provinces and territories, Ontario has announced its intention to introduce new legislation that would, if passed, ban employers from requiring “Canadian work experience … in job postings or application forms.” Announced today, Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development hopes this new legislation will help more […]

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Ontario removes provincial HST on some new rental builds

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 14:00:23 +0000

On November 1, the Government of Ontario announced that it is removing the full provincial amount of Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) for new rental developments. The measure will apply to new purpose-built rental housing such as apartment buildings, student housing and senior residences built specifically for long-term rental accommodation, that meet the criteria. The government […]

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British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, and PEI hold provincial nominations this week

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023 12:00:21 +0000

This week, four provinces in Canada announced immigration draws through their Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). These were: British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, and Prince Edward Island. Provincial immigration results: September 16-22nd *Note that specific terms around immigration invitations and eligibility scores can change from province to province. For simplicity, all immigration invitations to apply will […]

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Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, and PEI invite candidates in latest PNP results

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 03 Sep 2023 12:00:57 +0000

Five Canadian provinces have invited candidates to apply for nomination under the Provincial Nomination Program (PNP). Through the PNP, provinces select the economic immigration candidates who are the most likely to integrate successfully into the provincial workforce. Provincial governments find these candidates either by selecting them through the federal Express Entry application pool or accepting […]

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Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Manitoba, and Alberta invite candidates in this week’s provincial immigration results

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2023 13:00:14 +0000

Five of Canada’s provinces have invited candidates to apply for provincial immigration. Provincial immigration is not the same across Canada. For example, while most Canadian provinces and territories have Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs), Quebec does not have one due to a special agreement with the federal government that allows it to select all its economic […]

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Ontario held 2 PNP draws in May

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2022 12:00:32 +0000

Ontario held two Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws in May, according to a spokesperson from the provincial government. Last month, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) had paused releasing draw info during the provincial government election, which ended on June 2. CIC News obtained the information through a media request with the OINP. Discover if […]

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