Canadian Experience Class

Several expenses are required for those looking to prove their eligibility and submit an application to the Express Entry system.

xSince the travel restrictions, it has held six draws, including two draws on the same day, and four draws within one week.

As of May 10, 2017, the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration has resumed receiving online applications to the Nova Scotia skilled worker and the province graduates and workers streams of the province nominee program (NSNP). On May 9, all online application services of the NSNP were unavailable. While service has resumed for the Skilled Worker and Experience: Express Entry streams, no further applications are being received for the occupational list through Express Entry stream.

Ontario reopened its Masters Graduate Stream to new registrations April 30 and quickly reached its limit.

A rundown of the most impactful changes to Canadian immigration in 2022—and what it can tell us about 2023.

Canada has a number of work permit and permanent residency options to support the hiring of foreign talent in tech.

Thirteenth Express Entry draw from the pool was performed on July 17th 2015 by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and a total number of 1,581 Invitations were issued to successful applicants who had acquired minimum 451 CRS points.

Three important support to Help Immigrant Women Succeed in the Labour Market
Sara Rose Taylor, PhD
Research Associate
National Immigration Centre
The Conference Board of Canada

Three of Canada’s largest cities — Calgary, Vancouver, and Toronto — continue to rank among the top 10 most livable cities in the world in The Economist’s latest survey. The three cities are the only North American cities in the top 10 of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)’s 2018 Global Livability Index.

In 2014 about 51.2 million individuals were forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations.

Canada is experiencing a shortage of truck drivers due to pandemic layoffs and an aging workforce.

After only three weeks of Justin Trudeau as prime minister of Canada. Working to make changes in Canada's immigration system has started.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated the process for international students who are applying for a Social Insurance Number (SIN) to work on-campus. As of February 10, 2017, international students no longer need an employment contract to apply for a SIN.

According to the latest legislation EB5 investment amounts increased in September 2015. Under the new legislation, investment levels would increase from $500,000 to $800,000 in Targeted Employment Areas (TEAs), and from $1M to $1.2M in non-TEAs. This legislation is expected to be approved and come into effect on September 30, 2015, and EB5 application levels are already increasing.

Canada’s foreign skilled workers and international students may be eligible for a fast track to permanent residence—the Canadian Experience Class (CEC).

Under the Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024, the PNP is the main economic-class immigration program for this year and the next.

When a PNP is aligned with Express Entry, it is known as an enhanced PNP.In order to get an enhanced PNP, candidates first need to be eligible for one of the Express Entry-managed programs: Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), or the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP).

IRCC has indicated that more than 150,000 interested PGP sponsors remain from the group that submitted an expression of interest back in Fall 2020. Although there has yet to be any hint as to whether Canada will continue to draw from this candidate pool in 2023, the 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan may provide some insight into how the PGP will work next year.

Canada is yet to issue Express Entry invitations to FSWP candidates in 2021.

Canada has experienced a huge surge in its international student population in recent years. International students contribute more than $15 billion to our economy each year, which supports 170,000 Canadian jobs. On first inclination, one might think that the anti-foreigner sentiments in other countries have contributed to this surge, but this is an oversimplification.

Canada announced in April that PGWP holders would get an extension. Now in July, these international student graduates still have no way to apply and are losing their legal status.

Months after introducing a special measure to allow certain Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders to apply for a new open work permit that would allow them to keep working in Canada, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser is blaming technical issues for the delay.