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Effective November 1, 2019, those wishing to immigrate to Quebec through the Quebec Experience Program’s Skilled Temporary Foreign Worker Stream, must have an occupation that is in demand on the provincial labour market. There are also other changes. Skilled Temporary Foreign Worker (Travailleur étranger temporaire) is a stream of the Quebec Experience Program (Program de Read More …
Effective November 1, 2019, international graduates of Quebec post-secondary institutions will be able to apply for participation in the PEQ Quebec Graduate Stream, which has been suspended since July 2019. The updated information was published in the Official Gazette of Quebec (Gazette officielle du Québec) on October 30th. The Quebec Graduate Stream of the Quebec Read More …
Currently, more than 19,000 international students are studying in Atlantic provinces of Canada. And their number is growing. According to a new report, more international students prefer to study in Canada in universities of the Atlantic provinces. In Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, the number of full-time international students Read More …
On October 28, the fifth draw in 2019 was held within the Labour Market Priorities Stream of the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP). In this draw, the province invited candidates with the education of a registered nurse or a registered psychiatric nurse. All invited candidates had a profile in the Express Entry system, which manages Read More …
Since the beginning of the 2000s, the number of newcomers in the Atlantic provinces of Canada has grown from 3 thousand to over 14 thousand. However, to maintain economic growth, this region needs to increase the annual influx of foreigners to 20 thousand. From 2011 to 2016, the Atlantic provinces of Canada showed the weakest Read More …
Since July 2019, Quebec has invited 1,595 skilled workers to apply for permanent residency under the Regular Skilled Worker Program. In the latest Arrima invitation round held on September 25, 2019, Quebec sent invitations to apply for permanent residency under the Regular Skilled Worker Program to 169 immigration candidates. This information became available on October Read More …
Emergency rooms are closing down in Nova Scotia due to a shortage of doctors. Locals are worried that there will be no one to help them in a critical situation. The emergency services department at All Saints Springhill Hospital is closed for most days of the week. The nearest hospital in Amherst can be reached Read More …
Over one year, immigration has led to Canada’s largest population growth. The population of Canada grew by 531,497 people to 37,589,262 people between July 2018 and July 2019, with immigration accounting for 82.2% of the growth. The natural population growth rate was only 17.8%. The population grew by 1.4% over the 12 months — the Read More …
New immigrants make a significant contribution to the Canadian real estate market. According to a Royal LePage survey, every fifth house in Canada is bought by newcomers, who spend about three years in Canada before buying a home. 75% of them come to the country with money, which they have saved to purchase a home. Read More …
The city needs 20,000 workers annually over the next 10 years to meet labour market demand. While a record number of projects have been started in the Quebec construction industry this year, an acute shortage of workers is projected in the next 10 years. A report prepared by the Quebec Construction Association (Association de la Read More …