Canada's new immigration streams that are composed of six (6) pathways have shown to be extremely popular and one of those streams under Essential Workers have already reached capacity. These new streams are Workers In Canada - Healthcare workers; Workers in Canada - Non Essential Health Care workers (FULL); International Graduates (FULL); Workers in Canada - French Speaking Workers; Workers in Canada - French Speaking Non Essential Workers and French speaking International Graduates. It was expected for these streams to fill quickly as Immigration Canada strives to provide immigration pathway ..read more

Even before the pandemic Canada has always relied on newcomers to help grow the population fill in job vacancies across the country. We can see now that many industries from healthcare to non essential sectors have all suffered greatly in terms of finding enough workers with the skills necessary to fulfill the job duties. That is why Canada is continuing to support this economic recovery through increasing immigration levels. Immigrations directly contribute to economic growth, they support an aging workforce and bring with them their high skill job experience from their home countries. If you ..read more

A record breaking 27,332 Canadian Experience Class candidates under the Express Entry system was issued an Invitation to Apply for Permanent Residence in February. This huge draw is proof that Canada is prioritizing candidates who are already in Canada and the importance of retaining these skilled workers. The retiring baby boomer generation will leave many jobs unfilled and keeping this group of skilled workers in the labour pool will prove to be vital for Canada's future economic prosperity ..read more

Maritime provinces are often overlooked when trying to decide where to settle in Canada either temporarily or permanently. However there is currently and in the near future will be a shortage of skilled workers due to the aging and declining population. Therefore it is a priority for this provincial government to address this issue and the solution is to boost immigration and attract foreign workers to settle here. If your interested in coming to Canada and finding the best opportunities outside of BC or Ontario, send us a message and we would be happy to help ..read more

We wish everyone a great 2021 and while last year was a difficult year for everyone, we must all continue to look forward to what is to come as our actions now will determine our futures. Canada has always been a country that adapts to the changing environmental, political and technological climates from around the world. Last year was no different and Canada has lead by example from all levels of government and society. We showed unified efforts in battling Covid-19 together and this is what makes Canada the strong country that it is today. The country and the world will move forward and the ..read more

Immigration issued 107,350 Invitations to Apply for Express Entry candidates this year and was the highest total since this program was originally introduced in 2015. Big and small draws took place for all programs within Express Entry and this has shown that Immigration targets are still a top priority for the Canadian government. You can look forward to 2021 for Immigration to continue its efforts in attracting skilled workers to settle in Canada. We wish everyone a safe and Happy New Year ..read more

Immigration will be testing a new online platform service to allow applicants who applied for Canadian Citizenship to write their knowledge test online. This feature will allow Immigration to modernize their Citizenship Program to be more efficient in processing applications in a timely manner. There will be a gradual invitation process to determine if the online testing platform is reliable. Citizenship applications will have 21 days to complete the test, at a time that is convenient for them. Immigration will notify those who are selected to take the online test, therefore you do not need to ..read more

The 2020 Parents and Grandparents Program will open this coming October 13th, 2020 to November 3rd, 2020. The procedure will be similar to the previous year in which first we must submit an Interest to Sponsor Form. This is not an official application however at a later date Immigration will conduct a lottery style selection of the people who have submitted the form and will notify those who have been chosen. You will have to meet the minimum income threshold for your family size to ensure you can afford to take care of your family members. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questi ..read more

If you are already here inside Canada as a Visitor or you changed your status to a Visitor before August 24th, 2020 you may now apply for a Work Permit from within Canada. The government of Canada understands the hardship faced by local employers and foreign nationals inside Canada who are either not able to leave or find a job. To help alleviate job shortages that employers are facing, Visitors can now apply for a Work Permit as long as you have a valid Job Offer with a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or LMIA Exempt submitted before March 31, 2021. Before if you wanted to apply for a W ..read more

The most recent round of invitations included Federal Skilled Workers since the start of the pandemic and this is a relief to many applicants who applied under this category under Express Entry. As travel restrictions were implemented, Express Entry was only holding Provincial Nomination and Canadian Experience Class draws as Immigration believed these applicants are already residing inside Canada and would be more prepared to submit the necessary documents if selected. However many Federal Skilled applicants are also already inside Canada, thus their program of application does not determine ..read more