by Nwando Oranye | Feb 19, 2024 | Immigration Blog
On January 12, 2024, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) updated the processing times for the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications under various streams. Based on statistics from all processing centres, the current average LMIA...
by Nwando Oranye | Feb 19, 2024 | Immigration Blog
On February 6, 2024, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) conducted the first invitation draw of the year under the Human Capital Priorities Stream. The OINP issued 2,086 targeted Notifications of Interest (NOIs) to healthcare professionals with work...
by Nwando Oranye | Feb 19, 2024 | Immigration Blog
On February 6, 2024, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration (MIFI) published the results of the 57th invitation round in Quebec’s online system Arrima. On January 24, 2023, MIFI invited 1,007 candidates to apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate under the Quebec Skilled...
by Nwando Oranye | Feb 19, 2024 | Immigration Blog
Canadian colleges and universities have called on the Government of Canada to reconsider its plan to cap study permits, which has led to a drop in international student applications. The plan requires students to obtain attestation letters from the provinces they will...
by Nwando Oranye | Feb 19, 2024 | Immigration Blog
In 2022, Canada experienced its lowest total fertility rate of 1.33 children per woman, a downward trend that started in 2009 and accelerated with the onset of COVID-19 in 2020. Despite a slight increase in 2021, the total fertility rate fell drastically in 2022. This...
