Nova Scotia has issued new invitations to apply for a nomination for Canadian permanent residence through its Express Entry-linked Labour Market Priorities immigration stream on December 1, 2020. The Labour Market Priorities Stream allows the NSNP to search the federal Express Entry pool for candidates who meet labour market needs in the province. Past draws through the stream have […]

Saskatchewan immigration candidates will be getting extra points for being proficient in both English and French. The new update went into effect on November 24. Now bilingual candidates can receive up to an additional 10 points under the International Skilled Worker – Express Entry program. The number of additional points will depend on the proficiency level of […]

Quebec immigration Quebec continues to accept applications for permanent residence but says processing times are likely to be affected by the coronavirus crisis. The province was an important driver behind the decision to offer asylum seekers working in Canada’s care homes a pathway to permanent residence. Early in the crisis, Quebec’s immigration Ministry moved to […]

Alberta becomes the first province to decrease the quarantine time for incoming travellers from other countries by offering coronavirus tests at certain airports and land border crossings. Therefore, all the International travellers who will arrive at Calgary International Airport and the Coutts lands crossing can shorten their quarantine period be providing their Covid-19 negative test […]

Beginning Monday November 30, 2020, the Service Canada will resume scheduling biometrics appointment system . This will help Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) clients to book their own biometrics appointments online and the same would be more efficient. Service Canada officers had started contacting the IRCC clients for scheduling the biometrics appointments since mid-September. However, from […]

As of November 21, 2020, the Government of Canada instituted new public health measures that require travellers to Canada to submit information through the ArriveCAN App before they travel to Canada. Prior to Entering Canada Travellers to Canada arriving by air are now required to submit certain information through the ArriveCAN app. The purpose of […]

Canada is now making the test available online after eight months after all citizenship tests were cancelled. Canada has started to offer citizenship tests online after the Covid-19 pandemic forced to stop the testing in March. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is testing the new platform over the next few months. Therefore, during the same […]

Canada recently announced new immigration measures to help Hong Kong residents and Canadians in Hong Kong. There will be new immigration pathways and initiatives for all the Hong Kong residents who want to come and live in Canada. The new immigration initiatives are launched to attract Hong Kong students and youth to come to Canada, giving them […]

Quebec employers seeking to hire temporary foreign workers will have to refer to a new salary guide. Starting from December 1,  province’s Ministère de l’Immigration de la Francisation et de l’Intégration MIFI will use a new salary guide to verify the wages offered to temporary foreign workers.  The province’s Ministère de l’Immigration de la Francisation […]

Canada’s immigration system is going to have an eventful 2020. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will keep holding Express Entry draws throughout the holiday season. In previous years, there have been at least two draws in December. Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) activity is also going to continue. In previous years PNP draws were held leading up to Christmas day, […]