Canada’s Prairie Provinces can be the best choice for homebuyers.
According to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s report, released on April 27, purchasing a house in the prairie provinces will be more achievable within the next few years. The CMHC report provides an overview of housing supply and costs from 2023-2025. The broad countrywide viewpoint indicates that the housing supply will be insufficient to […]
Four Provinces Issued Invitations for Provincial Immigration
In the latest draw results, Canada’s four provinces, including Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec, and Prince Edward, have invited Candidates for provincial immigration. Besides the PNP-only Express Entry draws of May 10, these are the additional draws. This draw was the fourth Provincial Nominee Program-Only Express Entry Draw of 2023, in which 589 PNP candidates with […]
Canada’s Provinces Offering Added Benefits to Immigrant Nurses
Canada celebrates International Nurses Day each year on May 12 to honor nurses’ work they do provide quality healthcare services to Canadians. Canada continues to deal with the high demand for nurses due to the ongoing impact of covid 19 and the aging population. As per the latest job vacancy data as of January 2023, […]
Canada Unveils Its Newly Redesigned Passports
The new Canadian passports are revealed by Mr. Sean Fraser, the Immigration Minister, and Karina Gould, the Minister of Families, Children, & Social Development. According to the government, passport redesigning is a standard process that is essential to prevent the faking of passports or passport fraud and to incorporate more advanced security features. Since 2013, […]
IRCC might introduce a new way to process work permits for TWFP Applicants.
As per recent reports, for foreign workers, IRCC is taking a new way to process work permits into consideration. The new method under consideration was proposed last year in December. However, IRCC has not validated this information, so it is unclear whether IRCC will proceed with the proposal. The method would be effective for foreign […]
IRCC issued 589 ITAs in a PNP Specific Draw
Recently, the twelfth Express Entry draw of 2023 was held by IRCC, in which it issued a total of 589 ITAs (invitations to apply) in a PNP-specific draw. The Express Entry candidates needed the least CRS score of 691. The candidates of a Provincial Nominee Program, a PNP-specific draw, already exist in an Express Entry(EE) […]
The rise in average hourly wages for salaried & hourly-paid employees in Canada
As per Statistics Canada’s latest report, both salaried and hourly employees witnessed a hike in their average hourly wages in February 2023. Between January and February 2023, the monthly-based wages increased from $42.37 to $42.58 on average. In addition, the hourly-based wages, on average, increased from $29.25 to $29.44. Note that the overtime hours are […]
IRCC declared the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot’s extension.
Recently, IRCC declared the extension of the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot. In addition, the annual occupational limits are also removed for the candidates of the program. The government established the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot to encourage skilled agricultural workers in the agricultural and food sector to shift to the Canadian PRs. Sean Fraser, the immigration minister, announced […]
Four provinces sent invitations to PNP Candidates this week.
In the current PNP draw result, Canada’s four provinces, including British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and New Brunswick, sent invitations to the candidates. The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is the most popular immigration pathway in Canada. As per the Immigration Levels Plan 2023-25, Canada is seeking to admit around 117,500 new PRs via the PNP annually […]