A few weeks in advance of St. Valentine’s Day, Canada is discussing a proposed new Expression of Interest immigration system through the use of matchmaking metaphor. Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander suggests that a new database connecting prospective skilled immigrants to Canadian employers would work similarly to “a dating site”.
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The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) is an economic immigration program operated by the Government of Alberta and Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The program is intended to attract applicants who have the…
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With an increasing economy and the highest population among the prairies, Alberta is in need of people to work and live there long-term to address the labour shortage. As of 20 June 2013,…
Continue ReadingPosted by: Alexa Woods Leaders of western provinces in Canada are looking to lift the cap on immigration that is adding to the shortages of skilled labour. Manitoba aims to bring in…
Continue ReadingMinister Jason Kenney has recently announced changes to strengthen the provincial immigration programs. Those applying for semi and low skilled professions will have to undergo mandatory language testing on their listening, speaking,…
Continue ReadingFederal Skilled Worker Backlog Reduction Pilot On March 15, 2012 the BC PNP launched a new pilot project in partnership with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to reduce processing times for select…
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