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healthcare professionals

Canada is actively recruiting internationally trained nurses and other healthcare professionals

Healthcare authorities recruited healthcare professionals overseas to address a severe labor shortage last year, resulting in increased immigration from internationally-trained nurses, orderlies, and other healthcare workers.  According to the latest data, 2,595 new permanent residents came to fill healthcare openings through the Express Entry system last year, up 28.1% from... CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE »
Start-Up Visa Program

IRCC approved 50 entrepreneur applications through Start-Up Visa Program in January 2023

According to recent data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), 50 immigrant entrepreneurs were granted permanent residence in Canada through the Start-Up Visa program in January 2023. This is close to the number in January 2022, which was 55.  In January, Ontario welcomed 20 immigrant entrepreneurs, British Columbia accepted... CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE »
Canadian citizens

The number of permanent residents becoming Canadian citizens has plummeted since 2001

The number of permanent residents becoming Canadian citizens has plummeted since 2001 as Canada reaches record-breaking levels of immigration, new data from Statistics Canada reveals that almost half of the recent immigrants are forgoing Canadian citizenship. Over the past two decades, Statistics Canada’s figures demonstrate a remarkable drop-off in permanent... CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE »
future of Canada’s immigration system

The Government of Canada is conducting a new survey regarding the future of Canada’s immigration system

On March 27, 2023, The Government of Canada launched the Immigration System for the future of Canada’s immigration system. This innovative initiative seeks to understand the perspectives of various partners and stakeholders to shape a vision of how immigration can empower communities across Canada. As part of this initiative, the... CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE »
new processing times for LMIA applications

ESDC published new processing times for LMIA applications

ESDC published new processing times for LMIA applications on March 13, 2023, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) updated the processing times for the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications under various streams.  Based on statistics from all processing centers, the current average LMIA processing times are reduced for the... CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE »