Analysis

Canada now operates more than 80 economic class immigration programs—the most in its history In 2020, Canada will welcome nearly 200,000 economic class immigrants through over 80 programs. Even if they do not meet recent Express Entry cut-off scores, there are several important reasons why candidates should still apply for immigration to Canada.

Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Since May 2019, candidates under Canada’s Express Entry system have tended to need a Comprehensive Ranking Score above 460 points to obtain an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence. In recent months, this has climbed even further to around 470 or higher.

By Kareem El-Assal

Le Canada gère actuellement plus de 80 programmes d’immigration dans la catégorie économique, soit le plus grand nombre de son histoire En 2020, le Canada accueillera près de 200 000 immigrants de la catégorie économique, et ce, dans le cadre de plus de 80 programmes. Même si les personnes candidates n'arrivent pas à obtenir le nombre de points requis lors des récentes rondes d’invitations dans le cadre d’Entrée express, elles devraient quand même présenter une demande d’immigration au Canada pour plusieurs raisons.

Depuis mai 2019, les personnes candidates ont généralement besoin d’une note supérieure à 460 dans le Système de classement global pour recevoir une invitation à présenter une demande (IPD) de résidence permanente. Ces derniers mois, ce score a encore augmenté pour atteindre environ 470 points ou plus.

By Kareem El-Assal

Why Canada’s immigration system stands above the rest Canada is a model of immigration due to effective policies that serve the public interest.

Countries across the western world, whether Japan or Germany, Australia or Austria, need more immigrants to help offset the negative economic impacts of their aging populations and low birth rates.

By Kareem El-Assal

Express Entry may be an immigration option for royal couple if Meghan were the principal applicant A look at Express Entry as an option for hypothetical candidates with credentials similar to those of Meghan and Harry

Since the news got out that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are stepping back from senior royal duties and making Canada — at least for now— their part-time home, immigration experts have been puzzling over the question: Would the Duke and Duchess of Sussex qualify for Canadian permanent residence?

By Noah Turner

David’s Blog | Canadians band together after Tehran plane crash

Fifty-seven Canadians lost their lives after an airplane was shot down outside of Tehran last week.  [Read more…]

By David Cohen

Why does Canada’s federal government launch economic class pilot programs? Since 2012 the federal government’s preferred approach has been to launch pilots rather than introduce permanent programs

Since a 2012 reform to Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), Canada’s immigration minister has had the legal authority to introduce new economic class pilot programs to welcome immigrants that can help address economic and labour force priority areas across the country.

By Kareem El-Assal

A look ahead: Forecasting Canada’s immigration outlook and disruptors between 2020-2029 Declining birth rate means immigration will play a major role over the next decade

The past decade was among the most eventful in Canadian immigration history.

By Kareem El-Assal

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

David’s Blog | A victory for common sense

The story of Redwan and Shuruvi Mozumder stands as a good example of an originally unimpeachable immigration decision that later went off the rails.  [Read more…]

By David Cohen