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The True Top 10 Immigration Countries
Countries with the Most Immigrants When you think about where people are immigrating to, countries like Canada and Australia keep showing up at the top of destination lists. Nearly 30% of Australia’s population is foreign-born, and Canada has close to 22%. The challenges and benefits of integrating such large number of immigrants into the culture…
Saskatchewan Wants You
The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program, or SINP, has a new Express Entry Sub-Category which provides a quicker way to apply for Permanent Residence in Saskatchewan. It can mean being awarded a permanent resident visa after about 6 months processing time. After first completing and submitting an online profile at CIC’s Express Entry you then apply…
Who is Immigrating to Canada? Skilled Workers
Who is Coming to Canada? In 2013, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) instituted the requirement that applicants to the Foreign Skilled Workers Program (FSWP) had to submit an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) as part of their application. At World Education Services (WES) they found that credential assessments for overseas clients increased from 16% of total assessments in…
Manitoba’s Waiting For You
By 2020, Manitoba’s own government predicts a shortage of 20,000 skilled workers in the province. And Manitoba is exactly the kind of safe and affordable place where you want to settle and raise a family. Maybe that’s why 15,000 immigrants a year are starting a new life in Manitoba. Manitoba License Plate by Jerry Woody…
Improving your IELTS English Test Results for Express Entry
Language Requirements are key in any successful Express Entry application. For example, in the FSWP Selection Grid, language proficiency accounts for the largest part of the 100 point total. If you get a good language score, you give a boost to your rankings. In the rest of this article we will review how to improve…
How Powerful is Your Passport?
How powerful is your passport? How many doors, in airports and seaports and border crossings around the world, can it open? How much freedom of movement does it offer you? People are travelling more often to more places around the world. People are migrating more than ever, in order to work and live in a…
The Separatist Quebec Immigration System
In terms of immigration, Quebec has exceptional powers compared to the other provinces. To be accepted as an immigrant to Quebec, you first have to obtain a certificate of selection (Certificate de selection du Québec) which is granted by the government of Quebec using, in CIC’s own words, “its (Quebec’s) own rules.” You must display…
Does Canada Even Want Immigrants?
When asking the question ‘how much immigration does Canada need?’, one can be sure to get conflicting answers. That’s because answering that billion dollar question involves economic guesswork, statistics damn statistics, and a policy stance that depends on how open – and to whom – one wants the country’s borders to be. So let’s review…
New Requirements and Fees for Open Work Permits and LMIA-Exempt Work Permits (International Mobility Programs)
Under the International Mobility Program, the Canadian authorities group foreign workers who are exempt from a Labour Market Impact Assessment, or LMIA. We previously covered LMIAs and LMIA-exempt jobs in an earlier article. Now, as of February 21, 2015, there are new requirements that Citizenship and Immigration Canada, or IRCC, have put in place for…
Your Immigration Lawyer Screwed Up. What’s Next?
When you’ve hired an immigration consultant or lawyer and your application is rejected because of errors and screw ups by your consultant, it’s an incredibly frustrating moment for you. You’ve paid out a part of your savings in fees and not only was your application rejected – always a risk even for an application that…
