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Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and PEI invite PNP candidates

Exciting News for PNP Candidates! Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and PEI are inviting candidates

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Canada announces new investments in settlement services for immigrants

The extension of funding to service provider organizations across Canada totalling more than $65 million

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Top 10 Pre-Arrival Checklist for Moving to Canada (Part 2)

A significant step is relocating to a new nation, so being well-prepared can make all

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Median hourly wage updated for 2023 Temporary Foreign Worker Program

After May 31st, all provinces and territories (apart from Nunavut) will see a rise in

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Significant increase in Parents and Grandparent’s immigration to Canada to start 2023

When compared to January 2022, the number of permanent residents who entered Canada through the

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International Nurses Day: Canada’s provinces offering more incentives to immigrant nurses

On May 12 of each year, Canada honours International Nurses Day to recognize the contributions

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IRCC invites Express Entry candidates in PNP specific draw

The twelfth Express Entry lottery of 2023 has been conducted by IRCC. In a draw

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Average hourly wages in Canada continue to rise for both salaried and hourly employees

Both salaried and hourly workers in Canada enjoyed increases in their average hourly wages in

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IRCC extends the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot and lifts occupational cap

The Agri-Food Immigration Pilot Programme will continue, and IRCC has announced that it will remove

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Canada seeking more Francophone immigrants from Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East

On April 26, the federal government of Canada unveiled its Action Plan for Official Languages

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Top 10 Pre-Arrival Checklist for Moving to Canada (Part 1)

A significant step is relocating to a new nation, so being well-prepared can make all

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IRCC updates Express Entry proof of funds requirement

The proof of finances prerequisite for Express Entry candidates has been updated by Immigration, Refugees

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Ontario and Manitoba, four additional provinces, set to increase minimum wage rates in October 2023

Six out of ten Canadian provinces will increase their respective minimum wage rates on October

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Study: Immigrant women closing the human capital gender gap

A recent analysis from Statistics Canada shows how women contributed to the nation’s overall level

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Strike impacting Canada’s immigration system has ended

Following a strike that affected over 155,000 public employees, including those at Immigration, Refugees and

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Canadian employers are using social media to screen job candidates

On behalf of Express Employment, a study was carried out in January 2023 by the

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IRCC issues another 3,500 invitations in latest Express Entry draw

The eleventh Express Entry lottery of 2023 has been conducted by IRCC. In an all-program

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Indian students who received bogus admission offer letters risk being expelled from Canada

After discovering that the admission offer letters from their educational institution were false, more than

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Canada ranked safest country on earth for LGBTQ+ travellers, third year in a row

A travel website focused on safety is run by journalists Lyric and Asher Fergusson. They

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Canada has G7’s 2nd highest projected real GDP growth in 2023 and 2024

The United States (in 2023) and Spain (in 2024) lead Canada in terms of predicted

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Canada Immigration: Top 10 Reasons to Study in Canada

Those who want to study abroad frequently pick Canadian universities. Studying in Canada opens options

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CREA: Average home price in Canada expected to drop 4.8% by end of 2023

The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has stated that by the end of this year,

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Get Ready for UCC SUMMER LIFE 2023

UCC is about to reopen its campus to international summer boarders for UCC Summer Life

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Canadian immigration services to be disrupted as 155,000 federal government employees go on strike

The majority of government agencies would be affected by the strike, including Immigration, Refugees and

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Bank of Canada holds interest rates steady: Why that’s good for newcomers

The Bank of Canada (BoC) declared on April 12 that interest rates will remain at

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Ontario, British Columbia and Manitoba invite candidates this week in latest PNP draws

This week, lotteries for the Provincial Nominee Programme (PNP) were placed in three provinces. The

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IRCC holds first Express Entry draw of April

In an all-program draw, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) granted 3,500 invitations to apply