Chris GribbleBritish Columbia PNP Draw: Province Issues At Least 187 Canada Immigration Invitations
British Columbia has conducted new draws, issuing at least 187 invitations through multiple streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The October 4 draws were split into two categories:…
Podcasts: The newcomer’s guide to Canada
Since their widespread adoption (roughly dating back to 2010), podcasts have exploded onto the worldwide media scene. Today, these audio conversations occupy a central part of most people’s content consumption—with…
Express Entry targeted occupations: How many STEM workers does Canada need?
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) jobs are one of the five categories of occupations that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is choosing to prioritize through Express Entry category-based…
Pilots Association Casts Doubt Over Effectiveness of Express Entry Fixing Canada’s Shortage
Members of the 11,000-strong Air Line Pilots Association say that a newly fast-tracked immigration program to fill the transportation Canada jobs shortage fails to account for the worker shortfall in…
Investigation Into Abuses Of Temporary Foreign Workers Sees 93 Employers Fined Total Of $1.54m
A year-long investigation by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has uncovered 116 employers who hired temporary foreign workers and were in breach of the rules. The federal department overseeing…
Report finds 94% of employers compliant with TFWP regulations
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has released the findings of employer inspections in the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The report found that there was a 94% compliance rate among the…
Canadian immigrants more likely to report a strong sense of belonging in Ontario and Atlantic Canada: Report
Sense of belonging to a country, particularly as an immigrant, has long been a trusted method for measuring “social integration, national identification and feelings of acceptance/feelings that one is ‘at…
McGill and Concordia Say Quebec’s Immigration Rules May Deter International Students
The Montreal-based McGill and Concordia universities have said that Quebec’s new immigration rules necessitating international students to learn French will turn them away from coming to the province. McGill’s deputy…