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…
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Importance Of IELTS For Immigration
IELTS is the world’s leading English proficiency test that eventually help people to settle anywhere outside India. Getting good scores in this will assure you to settle in any of the country of your choice. You can give this test for work, study or immigration purposes. All you have to do is to be good at listening, reading, writing and speaking of the English language. Why IELTS is necessary for immigration? It would not be wrong to say that IELTS is one of the best benchmark for evaluating the English skills of any person. This test help people in getting the best foreign opportunities they dream about. Apart…
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Manitoba issues 492 invitations in second December draw
Express Entry candidates among those issued Letter of Advice to Apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence. Manitoba held its second Expression of Interest draw of December on Thursday, issuing 492 invitations to immigration candidates in its Skilled Workers in Manitoba, Skilled Workers Overseas and International Education streams. These streams are part of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP), which allows Manitoba to nominate a set number of economic immigration candidates for permanent residence each year. A total of 351 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) for a provincial nomination were issued through the Skilled Workers Overseas Stream and 106 LAAs went to Skilled Workers in Manitoba candidates. Another 35 letters went to candidates registered…
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PEI issues new invitations to Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Work Permit candidates
PEI has issued 1,240 invitations through its Express Entry and Labour Market categories in 2018. Prince Edward Island issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to candidates in its Express Entry, Labour Impact and Business Impact immigration categories in a new draw held December 20. A total of 65 invitations were issued to Express Entry and Labour Impact candidates and another nine were issued to candidates in the Business Impact: Work Permit Stream. The Prince Edward Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) did not provide a breakdown of how many Express Entry candidates were invited or the minimum score. The PEI PNP has now issued 1,240 invitations in 2018 through both the Express Entry and Labour Market…
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Indians to benefit as UK plans to remove cap on skilled migrants
An unlimited number of Highly Skilled Workers from India will be able to migrate to the UK after Brexit in proposals that mark the biggest overhaul of Britain’s immigration system in 40 years. UK home secretary Sajid Javid published on Wednesday a much delayed white paper setting out a new immigration system based on skills and talent, not where people are from. It announces the complete removal of a cap on the number of work visas issued- the current cap is 20,700 per year- and ends the requirement for resident labour market tests by UK employers in which business have to advertise positions to UK workers first. To know more,…
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ExpressEntryDraw #107
#Canada Breaks #ExpressEntryInvitation Record & Drops Minimum Score To Lowest Of 2018 Canada set a new Express Entry invitation record Wednesday in a draw featuring the lowest minimum score of 2018.The December 19 draw issued 3,900 invitations to apply for Canadian permanent residence to Express Entry candidates with scores as low as 439. To find out if you are eligible for any Canadian immigration programs, Contact First Notch Immigration Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. To Book An Appointment today contact First Notch Immigration at +91-9319574401. Fill our Contact Us Form http://firstnotchimmigration.com/contact-us.html to get a call from our Immigration Counselor. Get in touch with one of our consultants today!!! #Canada #CanadaImmigration #InternationalMigration#PermanentResidency #StudyInCanada #Growth #BetterOpportunities#HassleFreeProcess #ContactFNICS #BestImmigrationConsultancy#LegalAdvice #GetYourQueriesAnswered #GetInTouch#FirstNotchImmigration
