Immigration settlement patterns crucial for Canada’s regional development, new report finds
A new report from the C.D. Howe Institute reveals that Canada’s immigration success hinges not only on the number of immigrants but also on their
PNP stream closures signal a positive shift for skilled workers
Recent changes in Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) streams, including several closures and pauses across provinces in 2025, create unexpected opportunities for skilled foreign workers.
Canadian provinces compete for economic immigrants
In the face of widespread labour shortages, Canadian provinces are competing with other countries and among themselves to attract and retain skilled immigrants. Catherine Xhardez,
Canada has more than 150,000 FSWP candidates despite the program being paused
According to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), at the beginning of the year, there were 154,421 Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) applications in the
A new report shows how pandemic impacted immigration to Canada
Conference Board of Canada introduced a report studying the impact of COVID-19 on immigrant admissions. According to the report, permanent resident (PR) admissions were down
British Columbia invited 441 skilled workers
On April 13, 2021, British Columbia held invitation rounds in the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry British Columbia (EEBC) categories of the British Columbia
Saskatchewan issued 279 ITAs in the SINP
On April 8, 2021, Saskatchewan conducted a new round of invitations in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). SINP issued 279 invitations to apply (ITAs)
BC PNP has increased processing fees
On August 6, 2020, the government of British Columbia announced the increase of the processing fees in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP)
38 business candidates have been invited to British Columbia
On June 2, 2020, British Columbia issued 38 invitations to business-candidates under the two provincial streams of business immigration. BCPNP invited 9 candidates to apply
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