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    New OINP Tech Flow, Smaller Communities Immigration Pilot Mirror ‘Instant Labour Needs,’ Ontario Says

    The advent of a dedicated Ontario immigrant nominee software move for era people responds to “on the spot labour desires” that need to be crammed, the Ontario government says. The government’s new budget announced 4 principal updates to the Ontario immigrant nominee program (OINP) that consist of the new tech worker stream, a new pilot designed to convey exceptionally skilled immigrants to smaller groups and revisions to the eligibility criteria for its entrepreneur and employer process offer: in-call for abilities circulation. The OINP allows Ontario to nominate a set number of monetary immigration candidates for Canadian Permanent house every year. A spokesperson for the government ministry that oversees the OINP…

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    Full-Time Work In Ontario Drove Canadian Employment Gains In February

      Employment in Canada was up by nearly 56,000 in February thanks largely to gains in full-time work in Ontario.  Statistics Canada’s monthly Labour Force Survey for February showed Ontario posted a net employment gain of 37,000 for the month. An increase of 59,000 in full-time work offset the loss of 22,000 in part-time work in Ontario. Ontario’s unemployment rate remained steady at 5.7 per cent and, year-over-year, employment in Canada’s most populous province increased by 192,000, or 2.7 per cent, over February 2018. Ontario and Quebec were mainly responsible for an increase of 18,000 workers in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services industry in February, which Statistics Canada said…

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    If You’re In The Express Entry Pool, These Provincial Immigration Streams May Be Looking For You

    Ontario, Nova Scotia and Alberta use so-called ‘passive’ immigration streams to search the Express Entry pool for eligible candidates. Candidates who enter the Express Entry pool may find themselves on the receiving end of an invitation to apply for a provincial nomination without even trying thanks to specialized immigration streams in Ontario, Alberta and Nova Scotia.  These streams have recently been used to search the Express Entry pool for candidates who meet specified criteria such as work experience in a specified occupation. Those identified are notified of the province’s interest and invited to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence in that province. These immigration pathways are sometimes referred to as…

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    Ontario Issues New Invitations To French-Speaking Express Entry Candidates

    Ontario has issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence to French-speaking Express Entry candidates.    The 61 invitations were issued February 7 through Ontario’s French-Speaking Skilled Worker immigration stream. This stream lets the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) select French-speaking candidates in the Express Entry-managed Federal Skilled Worker Class or Canadian Experience Class who have strong English abilities and eligible skilled work experience, among other criteria. The Express Entry system is Canada’s main source of skilled foreign labour and manages the pool of candidates for the Federal Skilled Worker Class, Canadian Experience Class and the Federal Skilled Trades Class. Eligible candidates are ranked in the Express Entry pool based on a score awarded for factors including age, education,…

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    Government of Canada Has Unveiled A New Five-Year Economic Immigration Pilot

    The Government of Canada has unveiled a new five-year economic immigration pilot that will help rural and northern communities in Ontario, Western Canada and Canada’s three territories attract and retain skilled foreign workers. The community-driven Rural and Northern Pilot builds on the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program launched in 2017 and will facilitate permanent residence for foreign workers of various skill levels in eligible communities in the following provinces and territories: Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says eligible communities can be either a city with a population of 50,000 or less located at least 75 kilometres from the core of a metropolitan…

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    Express Entry Candidates With Scores As Low As 439 Invited To Apply.

    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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    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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    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…