Canadian immigration in 2020: Expect a big year for provincial and regional immigration programs Impact of Brexit, U.S. elections in new year could leave Canada competing for economic immigrants Millions of new Canadians will arrive through Canada’s various immigration programs during the new decade and several expected policy updates will help to pave the way in 2020. By Kareem El-Assal
Here’s how Canada’s Express Entry system performed in 2019 Canada’s main immigration pathway for skilled foreign workers invited 85,300 candidates to apply for Canadian permanent residence in 2019 Canada’s Express Entry system kept both candidates and observers on their toes in 2019 with a number of unexpected twists and turns. By Stephen Smith
2019 was a banner year for Canada’s Express Entry-linked PNP streams Nomination streams in Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia had a big year Perhaps the best news to come out of Canada’s Express Entry system in 2019 was the amount of activity among Express Entry-linked provincial nomination streams. By CIC News
Quebec releases guide to prepare immigrants for new ‘values test’ Immigrants to Quebec will be required to pass a ‘values test’ starting January 1 Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. The Government of Quebec has provided new details of the so-called values test that immigration candidates will have to pass in order to qualify for selection by the province. By Shelby Thevenot
Québec publie un guide pour préparer les immigrants au nouveau test de valeurs Les immigrants devront passer un « test de valeurs » au Québec à compter du 1er janvier Le gouvernement du Québec a fourni de nouveaux détails sur le test des valeurs que toute personne candidate à l’immigration devra réussir pour être admissible à la sélection permanente dans la province. By CIC News
Record immigration drives Nova Scotia’s population to all-time high The Atlantic province saw the fastest growth over a 12-month period since 1972 Nova Scotia is seeing record-breaking population growth thanks to immigrants and interprovincial migrants. By Shelby Thevenot
Saskatchewan issues 595 invitations in latest Expression of Interest draw Express Entry candidates and Occupations In-demand candidates were selected in the December 20 draw The Government of Saskatchewan invited 595 Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence. By Shelby Thevenot
Nova Scotia invites 144 Express Entry candidates working in advertising, marketing or public relations Details from the latest Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities Stream draw have been released Nova Scotia has invited 144 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence through its Labour Market Priorities Stream. By Shelby Thevenot
Manitoba issues 183 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates in latest draw The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program has now issued 7,545 invitations in 2019 Nearly 200 international graduates from Manitoba and skilled workers who submitted an Expression of Interest profile to the province received invitations to apply for a provincial nomination yesterday. By Shelby Thevenot
