Ontario’s Human Capital Priorities Stream got the new year off to a big start this week, issuing 1,493 invitations to Express Entry candidates with ranking scores as low as 439. The Human Capital Priorities Stream allows the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) to search the federal Express Entry pool for candidates who meet the stream’s federal and provincial eligibility criteria. Express Entry candidates who receive a Notification of Interest (NOI) from Ontario and apply for a provincial nomination receive an additional 600 points toward their Express Entry ranking score if their application is successful. To Find out if you are eligible for Express Entry, contact First Notch Immigration Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. Visit Our Website: http://firstnotchimmigration.com/ Call…
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Proof Of Settlement Funds Requirement Increases For Express Entry Candidates
The Government of Canada has introduced a slight increase to its settlement funds requirement and is urging Express Entry candidates to ensure their profiles reflect the change. The increase raises the required minimum settlement funds by just over 1.5 per cent for each family level. For a single person arriving unaccompanied in Canada, this translates to an increase from $12,474 to $12,669. All Federal Skilled Worker Class and the Federal Skilled Trades Class candidates must show proof of funds, which are required to ensure the principal applicant and her/his accompanying family members have the means to support themselves financially upon landing in Canada as permanent residents. Canadian Experience Class candidates who are…
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Canada’s Parents & Grandparents Program Will Re Open To Interested Sponsors Beginning On January 28
Canada will reopen Parents and Grandparents Program January 28 IRCC will resume first-in, first-served approach to processing expressions of interest. Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program will reopen to interested sponsors beginning on January 28, the federal government announced today. The program, known as the PGP, allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents over the age of 18 to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents for Canadian permanent residence. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says up to 20,000 new PGP applications will be processed in 2019. Anyone hoping to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents through the PGP will have to first complete an online Interest to Sponsor form, which will be made available at noon…
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Government Of Canada Kicked Off The New Express Entry Year In Impressive Style
Canada conducts largest first draw of the year in Express Entry history. IRCC starts 2019 with 3,900 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence. The Government of Canada kicked off the new Express Entry year in impressive style Thursday, issuing 3,900 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to candidates with scores as low as 449. This was the highest number of invitations issued in a first draw of the year in Express Entry’s five-year history, marking the start of a 12-month cycle that is expected to see Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) break last year’s Express Entry record of 89,800 Invitations to Apply (ITAs). The Express Entry system manages the pool of…
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Year By Year Increase In Job Vacancies In Canada
Job vacancies rose in every Canadian province in 3rd quarter of 2018. Ontario , Quebec and British Columbia reported the largest year-over-year increases. Job vacancies increased in every Canadian province in the third quarter of 2018, according to a new report by Statistics Canada. Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia reported the largest year-over-year increases during the three-month period spanning July 1 to September 30, 2018. Statistics Canada said there were 550,000 job vacancies in Canada during the quarter, which was an increase of 83,000 over the same period in 2017. “This was the eighth consecutive quarter with a year-over-year increase in both the number of job vacancies and the job vacancy…
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Provincial Nominee Program Continued To Assert Itself As The Rising Star Of Canada’s Economic Immigration Programs In 2018
Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program: Key 2018 Changes. Three new Express Entry-linked PNP streams were created in 2018 and others were improved. Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program continued to assert itself as the rising star of Canada’s economic immigration programs in 2018 and is expected to play an even more prominent role in the months ahead. The Provincial Nominee Program, or PNP, allows participating Canadian provinces and territories to nominate a set number of economic immigrants for permanent residence each year. A portion of these nominations are considered ‘enhanced’ nominations and allow a province or territory to nominate candidates in the federal Express Entry system, which manages the pool of candidates for three of Canada’s…
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Saskatchewan Invites 90 Entrepreneur Candidates To Apply
The province of Saskatchewan issued its first Entrepreneur invitations of 2019 on January 3. A total of 90 candidates were invited with scores ranging from 115 to 150 under the category’s points assessment grid. Saskatchewan’s Entrepreneur Category is for eligible candidates who would like to establish, acquire or partner in a business that meets specified provincial criteria. In order to be eligible, interested immigrant entrepreneurs must first submit an Expression of Interest to the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program. An EOI is a pre-application that screens interested candidates for eligibility and provides them with a ranking score based on the Entrepreneur Category’s points assessment grid. Entrepreneurs who are invited to apply for an approval letter, and are subsequently…
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Ontario, B.C. led Canadian provinces in employment gains in 2018
Ontario led Canada’s provinces and territories in net employment gains in 2018 — a year that saw Canada’s unemployment rate reach its lowest point since 1976. The number of people employed in Ontario grew by 78,000 over the course of 2018, all of it full-time employment, while the province’s unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points to 5.4 per cent — the second lowest rate among Canada’s provinces. The Canadian province that posted the lowest unemployment rate in 2018 was British Columbia, at 4.4 per cent. B.C. saw the number of people employed in the province grow by 44,000 in 2018, with most working full-time. Statistics Canada said B.C.’s employment growth…
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Why Indian Students Prefer to Study in Canada?
Canada is one of the most sought-after countries for studying abroad. It is also an affordable country as compared to the other famous countries. It has been consistently ranked among the top destinations for the international students pursuing their higher studies abroad. Many Indian students go to Canada to study every year. Below are few reasons why the Indian students prefer to go to Canada for their higher studies. Quality Education and Internationally Recognized Degrees: – Canada places a lot of importance on education and a degree acquired from the Canadian University is globally recognized. The quality education offered by Canada is highly valued in international job markets also. Canada is…
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Five Important Immigration Changes In Australia In 2019
An increase in show money for foreign students to more than $20,000 This year, students have to be able to provide evidence of funds of around $20,290. Bringing in a partner is an additional $7,100 and an additional $3,040 needs to be provided for each child. 2. Matching ATO tax records to salaries of employer-sponsored migrants This year, the Department of Home Affairs will be cracking down on companies underpaying employer-sponsored migrants. In partnership with the ATO, the department will be gathering the tax file numbers of those who currently hold a 457/482 TSS visa in order to match them with current tax records to make sure…
