Another large draw under Saskatchewan immigration’s Expression of Interest system saw 926 candidates invited to apply across two streams. The new draw means the province has issued more than 1,750 invitations to apply for Saskatchewan immigration in the last month. Occupations In-Demand candidates also saw the minimum score drop from 63 to 61 in the…
Two important changes to the requirements for the Alberta Opportunity Stream have been made by Alberta immigration. The changes relate to income thresholds and minimum language requirements, and are being applied to applications received by the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program after June 14, 2018. In the first change, the income requirement for the Alberta Opportunity…
October saw Canada’s unemployment rate fall to 5.8 per cent, in another solid month for Canada jobs figures. The latest Labour Force Survey shows an employment increase of 11,200 across the country for the month, consolidating an increase doe 206,000 for the last year. Out in the provinces, British Columbia and Quebec also saw their…
Consistently more than half of new immigrants come to Canada through the Economic Class, new federal government figures show. But the number and proportion of new permanent residents in the Economic Class has shrunk since 2015. Instead it is the Family and Refugee categories that have seen their numbers grow, although the Refugee data is…