Enhancements to Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program

The government of Alberta has announced a number of enhancements to the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP), a collaboration with the federal government that permits the province a method to select its own candidates for permanent resident status. Alberta is one of numerous provinces that offer such programs at this time, which are intended to […]

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Canada has elected a new Government. What does it mean for work permits?

After leading the government of Canada since 2006, the Conservative party was handed a significant defeat last night, as the Liberal Party was elected to a majority leadership. The Conservatives have been known for implementing many changes in the past several years, many of them surrounding permanent and temporary immigration programs. Some of these changes […]

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First Express Entry Invitations Sent

This week, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, delivered invitations to apply for permanent resident status to 779 candidates with Express Entry profiles. Candidates had to meet or exceed a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 886 or higher in order to be eligible for an invitation. According to the Ministerial Instructions that announced the scoring requirement, […]

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A comparison of Express Entry and Canadian Work Permits

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has this month launched the Express Entry program (formerly referred to as Expression of Interest). It is an ambitious effort to rid itself of the multi-year application processing backlogs that once plagued visa offices and to also improve responsiveness of permanent resident programs to local labour market requirements. The goal […]

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