by Nwando Oranye | Apr 19, 2024 | Immigration Blog
Canadians rank 15th in the World Happiness Report, with seniors being the happiest. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased benevolence, especially among Millennials and Generation Z. However, the report, prepared with Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre,...
by Nwando Oranye | Apr 19, 2024 | Immigration Blog
On April 5, 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 | Apr 19, 2024 | Immigration Blog
Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From April 1 to April 7, Canada invited 9,043 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of April 5, 33,881...
by Nwando Oranye | Apr 19, 2024 | Immigration Blog
On April 4, 2024, the City of Greater Sudbury held a new round of invitations in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) Program. In this round, the city considered 43 candidates, including 36 via the Conventional Stream, five under the Limited Stream, and two...
by Nwando Oranye | Apr 19, 2024 | Immigration Blog
On April 5, 2024, the Government of Ontario released the new nomination allocation quota for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The annual quota for Ontario under the Provincial Nominee Program will be 21,500 in 2024, 5,000 more than the 2023 allocation....