British Columbia held the latest draw for its Provincial Nominee Program on January 17th, 2018. In this draw, 403 candidates were invited to apply. The numbers included a draw specifically done for technology which was held on January 24th.   The minimum score required for skilled workers was 75 whereas 70 points were needed by international graduates and 40 were needed by entry-le...

The Canadian province of Ontario reopened its Masters Graduate Stream and PhD Graduate Stream on January 29.   The Masters Graduate and PhD Graduate streams are two of the most sought-after immigration programs offered under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). No job offer is required to apply to these streams, which are designed to retain international graduates wh...

Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream has issued 380 new invitations to apply for provincial nomination to immigration candidates in the federal Express Entry pool.     This is the second announcement this week of new Notifications of Interests, or NOIs, issued through the Human Capital Priorities Stream, which allows Ontario to search the federal Express Entry poo...

The Government in Québec has the policy to encourage overseas workers of Quebec and global students who complete the program of post-secondary academics in the province, to remain permanently in it by using the Québec Experience Program (PEQ).   PEQ is a simple and fast-track process which leads to getting the permanent residence status for these two categories. The program...

The Government of Canada has invited 2,750 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence in a draw that took place January 24.     The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut-off score for this draw was 444, a reduction of two points from the previous Express Entry draw on January 10, which had a CRS cut-off score of 446.   As with the the five previous dr...

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program has announced an increase in the allocation for the province for the year 2018 by 600. With this, the nominations now stand at 6,600.   The Federal Government has taken this measure, in view of the recognition of the success of the OINP and also has given importance to the economy of Ontario. The Program is now accepting applications fo...

The initial draw, for the Entrepreneur Stream of Provincial Nominee Program, by the Government of Saskatchewan, for 2018, was held on January 17th. 251 foreign entrepreneurs invited to apply for the provincial nomination in it. The eligibility norm for an invitation for Candidates in the 'Expression of Interest' pool of Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program was 80 points. ...

Immigration in British Columbia witnessed an increase of 586 percent when the numbers of new immigrants who gained PR by using the Canada Express Entry system since 2015 observed.   1,585 applicants succeeded in the first year, and in 2017, 10,880 candidates qualified for immigration in British Columbia by using Express Entry.   Prince George attracted the permane...

Overview Of Employment Insurance in Canada: Financial assistance is available through various programs : Income Benefits: Individuals who lose their Jobs through no fault of their own have regular benefits provided by Employment Insurance. EI benefits to be applied as soon as one stops working. One can lose benefits if found delay in filing claims for more than four weeks from the last you ...

Canada is a very popular immigration destination with immigration hopefuls around the world. That is why there are so many people who apply for immigration to Canada each year. Age According to the latest rules for Canada immigration as set by the IRCC for 2018, any person between the ages of 18 to 65 years can apply for immigration to Canada. Earlier, this criteria used ...