Provincial nominee applicants with tech skill were invited to apply for permanent residence by the Province of British Columbia. Invitations to apply for a provincial nomination were issued to foreign tech workers and international students through the BC PNP on August 25. B.C. holds weekly Tech Pilot draws through which candidates with job offers in 29 eligible occupations are invited to apply for...More Please

In Canada, schools prepare to reopen classes with special measures as parents from the U.S. navigate border restrictions. U.S. parents who send their kids to school in Canada have to navigate the travel restrictions that are now in place for another month. Canada has extended border restrictions on U.S. travellers until September 21, which is...More Please

Expats in the UAE have over 100 Canadian immigration options to choose from. Every year, thousands of expatriates living in the United Arab Emirates apply to immigrate to Canada. In fact, the Emirates is the fifth most popular country of residence of successful Express Entry candidates, after Canada, India, the U.S. and Nigeria. Many of those who...More Please

Canadians say special IRCC measures to reunite families during the coronavirus outbreak are not enough. Canadians who have been separated from their foreign national loved ones for an extended period of time are mounting pressure on the federal government to take action. The coronavirus outbreak is highlighting issues in the spousal and common-law sponsorship program...More Please

Work permit applications for the Atlantic Immigration Pilot are now able to be done online. Canada’s immigration department is now accepting online applications for work permits under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIP) program. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) started accepting applications for AIP work permits as of today, August 17. Paper applications will be accepted until September...More Please

Registration for the Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream opened August 19. Ontario open and closed applications in 25 minutes to international students with job offers seeking provincial nominations for permanent residence. Sources say the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream was opened and closed between 10:00 a.m. and 10:25 a.m. EST. Ontario says that...More Please

Les citoyens libanais qui souhaitent immigrer au Canada peuvent choisir parmi plus de 100 possibilités offertes aux travailleurs qualifiés. L’immigration des Libanais au Canada a débuté en 1882. Selon le gouvernement canadien, entre 200 000 et 400 000 personnes d’origine libanaise vivent aujourd’hui au Canada. Au cours des cinq dernières années, environ 1 800 citoyens libanais ont immigré...More Please

Front-line workers rewarded for “exceptional service” The pandemic has hit all of us hard. It is not easy to shift to a “new normal”, where everyone is staying home, or wearing masks. Front-line workers especially, work very hard in keeping us all safe. It is for that reason that Canada decided to provide a pathway...More Please

Saskatchewan held its biggest PNP draw since February on August 14. Another 533 Canadian-immigration hopefuls have received invitations to apply for a provincial nomination from Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) held its latest invitation round on August 14. Candidates were invited from the International Skilled Worker category through two subcategories: Express Entry, and Occupations In-Demand. The number of invitations...More Please

Foreign tech workers may find silver lining with Canadian tech businesses “What if my visa gets cancelled?” “What if I lose my job and health insurance?” Those are the messages on nine billboards around Silicon Valley, the hub of innovation and technology in the San Francisco Bay Area of Southern California—and a Canadian company is...More Please