On December 2, 2021, New Brunswick announced that the provincial government is going to increase the minimum wage by $2 per hour in 2022. This 17 percent increase is the most significant jump since 1980. $1 per […]
On December 2, 2021, the first charter flight of privately sponsored Afghan refugees arrived in Canada. Around 250 vulnerable Afghan refugees who worked for Canada during and after the military mission — including women leaders, human rights
Statistics Canada reported that against the background of easing coronavirus restrictions, GDP in the third quarter of 2021 amounted to 5.4%. This figure indicates that the economy was growing in the 3rd quarter, while in
On November 30, 2021, the Government of Canada introduced a minor update for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) regulation. In the section qualifying work experience for CEC, the Government changed the term “implied status” and added the
The government of Alberta released a new update on the statistics of the nominations under the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP). In 2020, Alberta nominated only 4,000 candidates out of 6,250 nominations allocated by the
Following the outbreak of the Omicron strain, the Government of Canada introduces additional measures. Effective immediately, all vaccinated travellers arriving in Canada by plane will have to take a PCR test upon arrival and remain in quarantine
Chinese woman in Toronto applied for family reunification immigration for her father but unexpectedly, her father was diagnosed with hepatitis. The applicant was unable to forfeit public health care services at her own expense, so
Many students from India arrive in Canada with a heavy burden of loans on their parents without being aware of the challenges they may have in Canada. Despite their best efforts, they often run into
The Government of Quebec announced that the province will continue to pay up to $1,200 for businesses that have used lawyers or immigration consultants to hire temporary foreign workers. All business owners who used the
On November 30, 2021, the Government of Canada cancelled all direct flights to 3 more South African countries due to the spread of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus. As of November 30, 2021,