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IT professionals who do not need a Canadian work permit If you are eligible to be considered a Business Visitor, you do not need a work permit to come to Canada.

Some tech professionals may be eligible to come to Canada as Business Visitors, which means they do not need a work permit to enter the country.

By Daniel Levy

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Thinking of studying in Canada? What you need to know to settle and succeed as an international student Unsure what you need to do to study in Canada? Check out our guide below on what you need to know.

Canada is home to beautiful mountains, picturesque prairies, some of the world’s greatest cities — and top universities.

By Scotiabank

Canada holds sixth all-program Express Entry draw since July CRS scores continues to decline as the number of ITAs increases.

On September 14, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 3,250 invitations to apply in the most recent Express Entry draw, the sixth since all-program draws resumed on July 6.

By Edana Robitaille

IRCC’s #ImmigrationMatters campaign highlights the benefits of immigration #WelcomingWeek2022 aims to educate Canadians and newcomers about the positive impact of immigration.

Since 2018 Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has been running its immigration matters campaign as part of IRCC’s efforts to raise awareness of the benefits of immigration about all the ways immigration enriches Canada.

By Edana Robitaille

Shadow minister expects Sean Fraser to present plan for temporary residents when Canadian Parliament resumes Immigration Minister Sean Fraser was given a 120-day deadline to introduce a plan to expand permanent residence pathways for international students and temporary foreign workers.

A parliamentary motion called for Immigration Minister Sean Fraser to publish a plan to expand pathways to permanent residence for temporary residents. On May 11, Fraser was given 120 days to respond, a deadline which falls outside of the House of Commons’ sitting calendar.

By Shelby Thevenot

Ontario immigration is preparing to switch to new NOC 2021 The OINP has begun public consultations on the implementation of NOC 2021, as well as updates to language, and education criteria for certain Employer Job Offer streams.

Ontario is preparing to align the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) with the new National Occupation Classification (NOC) 2021 system, according to a September 6 media release.

By Shelby Thevenot

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How to improve your listening skills for the IELTS Listening test You already have excellent listening skills in your own language. Now actively engage those skills to improve your listening comprehension for the IELTS Listening test.

In this post, we will look at some simple activities to help you develop four listening skills, each crucial to doing well in the IELTS Listening test.

By IELTS

New Canadians now pledging allegiance to King Charles in Oath of Citizenship In order to become Canadian citizens, permanent residents must attend a citizenship ceremony and take the Oath of Citizenship.

New Canadian citizens are now pledging allegiance to King Charles after Queen Elizabeth, the longest-serving monarch in British history, passed away last Thursday.

By Shelby Thevenot

Unemployment rate among immigrants is the lowest of any August on record “As more Canadians reach retirement age and exit the labour force, immigration becomes particularly important in supporting labour force growth.” — Labour Force Survey, August 2022.

Statistics Canada has released its Labour Force Survey (LFS) for the month of August 2022.

By Asheesh Moosapeta