Canada immigration levels

What to do if you receive an Express Entry invitation in Canada A step-by-step guide to help you get started on your application for Canadian immigration.

You have entered the Express Entry pool and received an invitation to apply for permanent residence— now what?

By Mohanad Moetaz

Canada’s immigration system: Balancing challenges and continuity ANALYSIS: Historically, Canada has faced and successfully navigated through a series of significant challenges.

“Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” This 1849 phrase, originating in French, one of Canada’s two official languages, expresses the sentiment that, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Many have observed that the Coronavirus pandemic has thrust the world, and with it, Canada, into an unprecedented difficult situation, making […]

By Michael Schwartz

Canada’s population growth slows to a standstill following reduced immigration in 2020 Canada recorded an increase of just 2,767 people in Q3 of 2020, the slowest growth since 1946.

Canada’s population growth rate stood still in the third quarter of 2020, between July 1 and September 30, 2020. The country only saw a net population increase of 2,767 people. 

By Mohanad Moetaz

High immigration levels could add billions to Ottawa-Gatineau GDP: report Increased levels of immigration, and immigrant employment outcomes could add $37.9 billion in GDP to the Ottawa-Gatineau region.

Immigration is vital to the economic growth of the Ottawa-Gatineau region, according to a new report.

By Shelby Thevenot

Canada aiming for high immigration levels despite coronavirus pandemic, Bloomberg reports Even though travel is limited, Canada is expected to continue rising immigration targets beyond this year.

Canada is expected to continue rising immigration levels beyond 2020, despite travel restrictions and reduced numbers of new permanent residents.

By Shelby Thevenot

Express Entry or PNP: What makes “cents”? A look at basic costs to apply for the Provincial Nominee Program and Express Entry.

B.C. recently raised the price to apply for the Skills Immigration stream, but it is still not the most expensive program in Canada.

By Shelby Thevenot

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

Canada’s 2019 federal election: How could it affect immigration and Express Entry? Polls show Conservatives leading Liberals, who have introduced significant changes since 2015

Canadians will head to the polls in October to elect a new federal government, which could bring changes to Canada’s current immigration policies. 

By Stephen Smith

Canadian public opinion on immigration, refugees ‘remarkably steady’, new survey finds Few Canadians see immigrants and refugees as a major national issue

A majority of Canadians continue to hold positive views on key aspects of immigration and few see immigrants and refugees as a pressing national concern, a new Environics Institute survey has found.

By Stephen Smith