Canadian Immigration News

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Alberta introduces new appeal process for immigration application decisions

  March 02, 2018

The province of Alberta has introduced a new appeal process for immigration candidates whose applications have been refused.

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Quebec updates occupations covered by facilitated LMIA process

  February 28, 2018

Quebec’s Immigration Ministry has released its updated list of occupations that are exempt from the Labour Market Impact Assessment advertising requirement.

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IRCC updates police certificates requirement for Express Entry

  February 27, 2018

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated its instructions on police certificates for those applying for permanent residence through the federal Express Entry system.

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Manitoba issues 473 invitations to apply for provincial nomination

  February 27, 2018

The province of Manitoba has issued new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination to 473 candidates in its Skilled Workers in Manitoba and Skilled Workers Overseas streams.

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BC issues 354 invitations in two latest draws

  February 22, 2018

British Columbia has issued 354 new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination in draws that took place February 14 and 21.

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Fourth Express Entry draw of 2018 invites an additional 3,000 candidates

  February 21, 2018

The Government of Canada has invited another 3,000 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 442 to apply for Canadian permanent residence in its fourth Express Entry draw of 2018, which took place on February 21.

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IRCC reduces fee for minors applying alone for Canadian citizenship

  February 20, 2018

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced today that it is lowering the processing fee for minors applying for citizenship who do not have a Canadian parent or a permanent resident parent applying at the same time as them.

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New IELTS Exam preparation app launched by British Council

  February 15, 2018

A new mobile application is available to help test takers prepare for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) standardized exam.

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Ontario's Human Capital Priorities Stream issues 488 new invitations

  February 13, 2018

The Canadian province of Ontario has issued new invitations to a total of 488 candidates in the federal Express Entry pool.

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Canadians facing revocation of their citizenship now have new rights

  February 09, 2018

Changes to Canada’s citizenship laws are now in effect that give individuals facing the possible revocation of their citizenship new rights.

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