British Columbia

The Canadian province of British Columbia issued a total of 340 invitations to apply for a provincial nomination in its first draws of 2018, which took place on January 3 and 10.

In 2023, a review of Canada's Express Entry system by Statistics Canada revealed that young professionals under 40, especially those in high-demand occupations, had a higher chance of selection. This system includes the Federal Skilled Worker, Canadian Experience Class, and Provincial Nominee Programs.

Below are the ten safest cities in Canada, with corresponding safety score:

IRCC gets new year off to a big start with 7,800 invitations to apply in first two draws

January was a busy month for Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs, particularly those associated with the federal Express Entry system. The two Express Entry draws conducted by the Government of Canada in January were complemented by the opening of five Express Entry-linked Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) streams over the course of the month.

Immigration to Canada remains on the rise at both the provincial and federal level, despite a move this week by the province of Quebec to reduce the number of newcomers it will welcome next year.  

A majority of Canadians continue to hold positive views on key aspects of immigration and few see immigrants and refugees as a pressing national concern, a new Environics Institute survey has found.

Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, and Ottawa all made the list due to large immigrant populations.

Globe and Mail newspaper alleging trucking companies in British Columbia were making temporary foreign workers pay thousands of dollars in exchange for jobs driving semi-trucks, a practice that is illegal.

The most recent results from British Columbia, Quebec, Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan.

A Statistics Canada study shows that international students have been a growing source of labour in the Canadian economy over the past decade.

As a producer, you may be exempt from needing a work permit whereas production crew members and actors may get an LMIA-exempt work permit.Movie and TV shoots generate jobs, revenue, and infrastructure development. As such, the Canadian government offers facilitated work permit processing for foreign film industry workers to shoot on location in Canada.

There are a number of pathways for nurses to immigrate to Canada.

Canada was experiencing nursing shortages even before the pandemic. Ontario, for example, is planning to invest $342 million over the next five years to hire more than 13,000 healthcare workers to the province. BC has promised to provide up to $16,000 to about 1,500 internationally educated nurses to cover application fees, English language tests, and educational upgrading. Also, Quebec is investing $65 million to recruit and train nearly 1,000 nurses from francophone countries.

The CRS starts by assessing what the Canadian government refers to as “core human capital factors”, which include the following characteristics: age, education, first language ability (English or French), second language ability (English or French) and Canadian work experience.

Statistics Canada has just released a major study on Canada's immigrant population. This is the biggest update since 2017.

A new Statistics Canada report says Canada is aging and it will continue to depend on high immigration levels to renew its population.

A new report on the Government of Canada’s Express Entry economic immigration system shows candidates from India and China led their fellow Express Entry candidates in invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence in 2017.

May 12 is celebrated as International Nurses Day in Canada, to recognize the contribution of nurses to healthcare services.

A recent analysis of Canadian international students suggests that most who receive a study permit in a certain province tend to remain in that province for their next period of study or work.

Program changes to fill labour market needs in rural areas by expanding geographic boundaries of communities.