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Category Archives: Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
Top 6 questions asked about Express Entry
We frequently receive emails, comments to our web site and phone calls about the Express Entry system. Of course, we don’t have time to answer every question, so we have put together the top 6 questions asked about Express … Continue reading
Posted in BC Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Express Entry, Federal Skilled Trades Program, Federal Skilled Trades Worker, federal skilled worker, Federal Skilled Worker Program, IELTS, Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), language skills, provincial nominee program
Tagged BCPNP, cec, CLB to IELTS, express entry, fswp, IELTS, pnp
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Express Entry Update: First non-LMIA/LMO, non-PNP Nomination Invitations have been Released
Close to three months after the new Express Entry system started, and after four invitations, the first set of instructions have been released, where some of the invitees did not have LMIA/LMO’s or PNP nominations. On March 20th, 2015, Express Entry … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Express Entry, Federal Skilled Trades Program, Federal Skilled Trades Worker, federal skilled worker, Federal Skilled Worker Program, Labor Market Opinion, Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), provincial nominee program
Tagged Canadian Experience Class, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Federal Skilled Worker Program, LMIA, LMO, pnp, Provincial Nominee Program, skilled trades
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779 candidates have been selected under the Express Entry system
The 779 candidates who were selected, have two months to submit a complete application for permanent residence after receiving a letter, requesting that they submit a full application. This is the first draw from the Express Entry pool where candidates who … Continue reading
Express Entry – How It Works and the Ranking System
Express Entry will manage applications for permanent residence under these federal economic immigration programs: the Federal Skilled Worker Program, the Federal Skilled Trades Program, and the Canadian Experience Class. Provinces and territories will also be able to recruit candidates from … Continue reading
Breaking News: New Occupation List and Cap limits for Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
April 23, 2014 — Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander today announced new measures in key economic immigration programs to prepare for next year’s launch of Express Entry, Canada’s new active recruitment model. To prepare for the launch of Express Entry … Continue reading
The Canadian Experience Class program sees its first major changes
The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) has been one of the most popular economic Canadian immigration programs in the past 2 years. As of today, significant changes have been made to the program. Since the Conservative government came to power, Canadian … Continue reading
Montreal Tops List of Best Cities for International Students
An index commissioned by the Bank of Communications (BoCom), one of the largest banks in China, places Montreal, Canada as the best city in the world for international students. Other Canadian cities that ranked well include Toronto (4th) and Vancouver … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian economy, Canadian Experience Class (CEC), canadian immigration, Canadian investor program, Canadian job market, Federal Investor Program, Federal Skilled Worker Program, international students, PNP investor program, post-graduate work permit, Quebec Immigrant Investor Program, student visa
Tagged Canadian Experience Class, Canadian real-estate market, Montreal, PhD stream Federal Skilled Worker Program, post-graduate work permit, The Sea Turtle Index
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Men Outnumber Women 2-1 Among Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada
The gender makeup of Canada’s foreign worker population is like that of foreign workers around the world, with men outnumbering women by a large margin. The data, collected by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), shows that over 143,000 men entered … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Experience Class (CEC), canadian immigration, family class, federal skilled worker, Federal Skilled Worker Program, spousal sponsorship, Temporary Foreign Worker Program, temporary resident visa
Tagged gender of foreign workers in Canada, Temporary Foreign Worker Program
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Nova Scotia Looking to Increase Immigration to Province
Nova Scotia, one of Canada’s Maritime provinces, is seeking to increase the number of skilled immigrants that settle in the province, according to a new provincial strategy announced earlier this year. The Maritimes region of Canada, which includes Nova Scotia, … Continue reading
Nearly 10,000 Immigrants admitted through Canadian Experience Class in 2012
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced on Thursday that the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) admitted a record 9,780 immigrants in 2012, a 30 percent increase from the number admitted in 2011. The increase is part of a long term plan … Continue reading