Category Archives: Federal Skilled Trades Program

Top 6 questions asked about Express Entry

Posted on June 8, 2015 by CICS Immigration Team

  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 , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Express Entry Update: First non-LMIA/LMO, non-PNP Nomination Invitations have been Released

Posted on March 24, 2015 by CICS Immigration Team

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 , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

779 candidates have been selected under the Express Entry system

Posted on February 10, 2015 by CICS Immigration Team

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 →

Posted in Canadian Experience Class (CEC), canadian immigration, Express Entry, Expression of Interest (EOI), Federal Skilled Trades Program, Federal Skilled Trades Worker, federal skilled worker, Federal Skilled Worker Program, provincial nominee program | 2 Comments

Express Entry – How It Works and the Ranking System

Posted on December 4, 2014 by CICS Immigration Team

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 →

Posted in Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Expression of Interest (EOI), Federal Skilled Trades Program, Federal Skilled Trades Worker, federal skilled worker, Federal Skilled Worker Program, provincial nominee program | 11 Comments

Breaking News: New Occupation List and Cap limits for Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC)

Posted on April 24, 2014 by CICS Immigration Team

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 →

Posted in Canadian Experience Class (CEC), canadian immigration, Federal Skilled Trades Program, Federal Skilled Trades Worker, federal skilled worker, Federal Skilled Worker Program | Tagged , , , , | 90 Comments

Canada’s skills gap continues to widen, according to study

Posted on October 26, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

According to a new study from global recruiting firm Hays PLC, which surveyed the skills gap in 30 developed countries around the world, Canada ranks ninth for the severity of its skills shortage, and its score deteriorated in the past year. … Continue reading →

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Canadian Government Celebrates First Skilled Trades Immigrant

Posted on August 28, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

New Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander this month welcomed Eric Byrne, a Canadian immigrant from Ireland, and one of the first individuals to become a permanent resident of the country through the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP), in … Continue reading →

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Canada to Encourage Irish Immigration at Jobs Expo Dublin and Jobs Expo Cork

Posted on August 26, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

At least seven Canadian companies will have a presence at this year’s Jobs Expo Dublin and Jobs Expo Cork, where they will promote the country as an ideal destination for Ireland’s skilled workers to find work and to settle. The … Continue reading →

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Increase in US Oil Production Threatens Canada’s Oil Sands

Posted on February 15, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

Canadian energy producers exported over $120 billion worth of energy products in 2011, which constituted over 25 percent of the $462 billion worth of goods/services exported from Canada that year. The sizeable contribution made by the oil and gas sector … Continue reading →

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Immigrant Income Levels Depend on Canadian Immigration Program

Posted on January 27, 2013 by CICS Immigration Team

In the second part of our series on the recently released Statistics Canada report on the income of immigrants, we delve deeper into the data and look at how various economic class immigration programs compare for immigrants who arrived between … Continue reading →

Posted in BC Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), Canada News, Canadian economy, canadian immigration, Canadian investor program, Canadian job market, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, entrepreneur program, family class, Federal Investor Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, Federal Skilled Trades Worker, Federal Skilled Worker Program, provincial nominee program | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments