Chris GribbleStart-Up Visa Program Off To Strong Start In 2023
After setting a new record last year, the Start-Up Visa (SUV) program again started this year strong with almost the same number of new permanent residents settling in Canada in January 2023 as…
Ontario Injects Another $25m Into OINP To Handle Growth In Immigration
Premier Doug Ford says Ontario is going to invest another $25 million into its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) over the next three years to handle the anticipated doubling of skilled…
IRCC: Over half of Express Entry invitations went to PNP candidates in 2022
Data from Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shows that 19,160 invitations to apply (ITAs) went to candidates in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in 2022. The total number of…
Prince Edward Island Issues 113 Canada Immigration Invitations In New Provincial Draw
Prince Edward Island has issued invitations to apply to 113 skilled worker Canada immigration candidates in an unscheduled provincial draw. The March 30 draw saw invitations issued through the Labour…
Understanding medical inadmissibility to Canada
When we hear the word ‘inadmissibility’ in the scope of Canadian immigration, it is much more likely that we consider criminality than medical inadmissibility. However, according to the most recent…
British Columbia and Prince Edward Island issue invitations in latest PNP draws
British Columbia and Prince Edward Island have invited candidates in the most recent round of Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws. Immigration is a shared responsibility between the federal government and…
Canada increasing the federal minimum wage by 7 percent today
In a move designed to “keep pace with inflation”, Canada’s federal minimum wage will be increasing by $1.10 as of today. In the words of Canada’s Minister of Labour, Seamus…