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The Canadian Government which is already well-known for its easy immigration policies has made heads turn and gain international attention with its new immigration plans. The Canadian Government’s plans to take in one million immigrants by the end of 2021 has managed to gain a lot of traction among the international media from various parts of the world.

Media giants like BBC, CNN & more have recently focused on Canada’s new immigration plans and have shed a positive light on it. In its report, CNN said that “Canada’s friendly stance towards new residents comes as many other Western Nations, including the United States, are adopting more restrictive immigration policies”.

Canada’s Minister of Immigration in his annual report to the Parliament during the last fall said that the increasing immigration levels in the Economic class will provide a great improvement in the labor force and help the economic growth of the country & bring forth innovation.

Under the Canadian Government’s immigration plan for the next three years, there is expected to a be a total of 350,000 new PR visa holders which actually is almost one percent of the Canadian population and the Canadian Conference Board says that this must be reached by the year 2030 in order to ensure moderate economic & population growth.

It should be noted that a massive 60 percent of individuals who come to Canada as permanent residents will be immigrating through the three Canadian economic immigration programs and the Provincial Nominee Programs. The three economic immigration programs are Federal Skilled Worker Class, the Canadian Experience Class, and the Federal Skilled Trades Class.

The Canadian Express Entry Program introduced in the year 2015 has been taking in highly skilled immigrants who meet the Canadian labor market needs & requirements. As of the year 2018 between January and October. Below listed are the top 10 jobs that have received an Invitation to Apply:

• Software Engineers & Designers
• Information System Analysts & Consultants
• Computer Programmers & Interactive Media Developers
• Financial Auditor & Accountants
• Administrative Assistants
• Professional Occupation in Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations
• Financial & Investment Analysis
• University Professors & Lecturers
• Professional Occupations in Business Management Consulting
• Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations Managers

On the other hand, the Canadian Provincial Nominee Programs have also played a considerably incredible role in helping the Canadian Government meet its immigration targets for the year 2018. Approximate of 34,000 nominations were issued by the Canadian provinces. The Canadian government has also played an important role in accommodating refugees who look forward to starting new lives.

Canada is helping a lot of individuals to migrate with its immigration programs. Being a country with ideal conditions and a higher living standard, you should definitely be considering Canadian Immigration.

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The Economist released its Annual Democratic Index and it seems that Canada has been ranked as the 6^th most democratically free country out of the 167 countries. Canada has also gained 10 out of 10 points for civil liberties in the updated Democracy Index.

The Democracy Index is nothing but an evaluation of the democracy in a particular state based on five factors which are civil liberties, government functioning, political culture, political participation, electoral process & pluralism. The Canadian government scored an overall 9.15 during the year 2017 and it was the same this year too. It should be noted that the scores of the United States of America fell from 7.98 to 7.96.

Canada was called a country with full democracy meaning a country where the basic political freedoms & liberties are given respect and have a political culture that supports the flourishing of democracy. It also means that there exists a functioning government, an independent media and an independent judiciary.

The reason for Canada to score consistently well during the past years was the efficient functioning of the government and the stable political history Canada has had over the years and the equality that is being enjoyed by all Canadians under the law. Canada is also one of the four countries that have gained full marks for the civil liberties category and the survey says there is also room for improvement which Canada should be considering.

Though Canada is an incredibly huge country, the efficient functioning of the government and the stable political system has put things in place making it a better place for its residents & immigrants! To know more about Canadian immigration and to check your eligibility to migrate to Canada for free, get in touch with our experts now!

The Canadian Federal Government announced that the most looked forward Parents and Grandparents Program is about to reopen by the 28^th of January and interested sponsors can start applying by expressing their interest.

The Canadian Parents and Grandparents Program, also known as the PGP, allows Canadian Permanent residents & citizens to sponsor their parents & grandparents to apply for a Canadian Permanent Resident Visa. IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) stated that an approximate of 20,000 Parents and Grandparents Program applications are to be processed this year in 2019.

Any individual who is willing to sponsor should have aged above 18 and should be a Canadian resident or citizen and should complete an online Interest to Sponsor form. IRCC also stated that it will process applications based on the order it receives, putting an end to the randomized lottery process that created a lot of controversies last year.

How Does Expression of Interest Work?

Expression of Interest is nothing but the process of notifying your position to become a willing sponsor. An individual who wishes to become a sponsor should at the beginning ensure that he/she fulfills the minimum requirements to become an eligible sponsor. A sponsor will also be required to upload their Canadian status as a document during the time of submitting their Expression of Interest.

Individuals who have submitted an Expression of Interest will be notified about whether they have been invited or not and once when they have been invited, they will be having 60 days to complete an application. The sponsor should also ensure that they are providing all supporting documents along with the application submitted.

The Canadian Parents and Grandparents Visa Program serves as an ideal option for those wishing to sponsor their parents or grandparents. To know more about the PGP program and its requirements, get in touch with our team of immigration experts now!

The Canadian government made a historic entry in the year 2019 by conducting the first largest draw of the year. The 108th Express Entry Draw was conducted on the 10th of January and a massive 3900 Invitations to Apply were issued to candidates to apply for a Canadian permanent residence and the CRS scores were as low as 449.

It should be noted that this is the first draw where the highest number of Invitations to Apply were issued during the beginning of a year. This has actually made people to expect that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is about to break the last year’s record of issuing a huge 89,800 Invitations to Apply.

The Canadian Express Entry System is responsible for taking in immigrants under the three most important economic immigration programs which are the Federal Skilled Worker Class, the Canadian Experience Class and the Federal Skilled Trades Class Program.
Candidates who wish to immigrate to Canada under the Express Entry Program are given CRS scores based on their education, work experience, age, language proficiency & more., With the last Express Entry draw of the year 2018 having a CRS score of 439, it was expected that the trend would continue further. But the CRS score cut off increased to 449 which is likely due to the long break between the previous Express Entry draw and this draw.

A Short Summary on the 108th Draw

• Express Entry Draw Number – 108

• Express Entry Draw Date – 10th of January 2019

• Number of Invitations to Apply Issued – 3,900

• Minimum CRS Score – 449

• Tie-Breaking Rule Applied – 2nd January 2019

2019 could be the year where the Canadian Government will be taking in a huge number of immigrants under its Express Entry Program. If you haven’t created an Express Entry Profile already, you should get in touch with us now! Because the earlier you submit your profile in the Express Entry Pool, the better are your chances to receive an Invitation to Apply.

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The Canadian Provincial Nominee Program is considered as one of the major immigration programs that played a prominent role in meeting the immigration targets for the year 2018. The Canadian provincial nominee program is also expected to play an even more important role this year.

The Provincial Nominee Program allows the Canadian provinces to nominate a certain number of potential immigrants to apply for Canadian Permanent Residence every single year. An individual having obtained a provincial nomination certificate from one of the participating provinces & territories will gain an additional 600 CRS score which improves & guarantees their chance of getting a Canadian Permanent Residence.

The year 2018 had a combined 34,700 nominations by the nine provinces and two territories which was an increase by 1,300 nominations when compared to the year 2017. Though the number of allocations that are about to happen through PNP is expected to rise this year, the numbers have not yet been released.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada stated that the Provincial Nominee Program has shown exponential growth since its introduction during the year 1996 and the admission through the Provincial Nominee Program for this year is projected to grow to 61,000 new permanent residents and reach a huge 71,300 by 2021.

Ontario

Ontario, one of the most popular Canadian provinces has set records by having an individual PNP allocation of 6,850 towards the year-end. It is expected to be even bigger this year since the province has requested 7,600 nominations from IRCC.

Ontario’s decision to consider candidates who have at least 400 CRS points will improve the performance of Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. The decision was reflected in the final three invitation rounds of the year 2018 where the CRS scores were as low as 350 for candidates who had a job offer in the province.

Manitoba

Manitoba operates similar Expression of Interest System where the interested applicants should submit an Expression of Interest under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program after which the profiles will be given scores based on factors like education, work experience & more, allowing the highest-ranking candidates to apply for a provincial nomination.

Saskatchewan’s Expression of Interest System

The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program aims to create strong economic outcomes and long-term retention for candidates who are invited to apply. Saskatchewan’s new Expression of Interest System and its introduction led to the draws at least once a month. Similar to the other EOI systems, the human capital factors like education, work experience are emphasized and given points accordingly. Interested candidates should register a separate Expression of Interest Profile with the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program.

Prince Edward Island Gives a New Look to its Provincial Nominee Program

Prince Edward Island has been welcoming candidates from the Express Entry Pool even though they do not have an employment offer in the province. But still, priority is given to people who currently live & reside in Prince Edward Island. PEI has also been contacting individuals who seem to be an ideal match for the labour market though they haven’t registered an EOI with the province.

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia’s Labour Market Priorities Stream was the third Express Entry Linked Stream that was created in 2018. This particular stream allows NSNP to look for potential candidates within the Express Entry Pool and select people who have work experience in categories the province faces labour shortages.

The Canadian provinces and the Canadian Government is keen on welcoming immigrants to the country and every possible measure is being taken to ensure the welcoming of immigrants. To know more about the Canadian Provincial Nominee Programs and to check your eligibility to migrate to Canada for free, get in touch with us now!

British Columbia one of the well-known Canadian provides has issued its first invitations for the year 2019. The total number of invitations issued were 151 in the latest draw that was conducted on the 2^nd of January and the invitations were issued to Skilled Worker and International Graduates.

The categories to which the invitations were issued were Skills Immigration & Express Entry BC streams and Skills Immigration – Entry Level & Semi-Skilled candidates. For Skilled Worker candidates, the minimum score was 85 for the streams and the minimum score was 95 for candidates who are International Graduates.

To be eligible under one of British Columbia’s Provincial Nominee Program’s various streams, the individual must be having an intermediate full-time job offer from a British Columbian Employee and should have already created an online profile using the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program’s online registration system. Only after the profile being created, the candidate will be assessed on a certain set of factors namely work experience, education & other factors and will be assigned a score.

The minimum scores for each BC PNP category invited in the January 2^nd draw are being mentioned below:

• EEBC Skilled Worker – 85
• EEBC International Graduate – 95
• Skilled Worker – 85
• International Graduate – 95
• Entry Level and Semi-Skilled – 68

British Columbia’s Express Entry Stream is being linked to Canada’s Express Entry system which was introduced during the year 2015 and is responsible for the immigration categories Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class & the Canadian Experience Class. Candidates receiving a provincial nomination from British Columbia get 600 additional CRS scores which helps them obtain their Canadian Permanent Residence.

To know more about the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Programs and to check your eligibility to migrate for free, get in touch with our team of experts.

Australia’s annual immigration intake has gained much traction among the Australian political circle and has come up with the decision that immigration intake could be slashed but more opportunities will be provided in regional Australia for migrants.

The Australian Government has also decided to bring in some changes to its immigration programs & plans. Mr Coleman, the Australian Immigration Minister said that necessary steps & improvements are being made to immigration program which eventually could fill the employment vacancies in the regional areas.

Sponsored Family Visas Get a New Sponsorship Framework

The new sponsorship framework has brought into existence a two-step application process. The steps basically being an assessment of the sponsors and after which the lodging of visa application takes place. This was basically aimed to safeguard family members especially children & wedded partners. It is expected that there will have to be an approximate of a 3 month wait period while the sponsor is being approved before applying for the visa.

Australia is Going to Cut Permanent Immigration Intake

Since the year 2011, Australia’s annual permanent immigration intake level has been set to 190,000 and there have been no changes since then, though the intake level the previous year was only 162,000 and the family & the skilled visas had to face the cut. The Prime Minister shared his views that the states and the territories should be playing a major role in deciding the immigration count for their respective areas.

New Parents Visa is About to Available in 2019

Parents of migrants get to stay in Australia with the new temporary sponsored parent visa. This visa allows individuals who are parents of immigrants to stay for a period of five years in Australia. Immigrants can get to choose between the three-year visa and the five-year visa which comes at a cost of $5000 & $10,000 respectively. The sponsors should have to make sure that their parents have health insurance and do not have any debts and should act as financial guarantors. It should be noted that immigrant couples can sponsor only one set of parents for this particular visa.

Business Visas that Doesn’t Require Any Evidence of Investment

The Australian Government has taken necessary measures to boost the economy of the country and this special visa stands as proof for that. This visa won’t require any capital plans to be explained and allows the visa holders (The Federal Government Endorsed-Subclass 408) to reside in Australia for a period of three years with their families.

The Australian Government is taking the necessary measures which would make immigration easier for potential candidates from all parts of the world. To know more about Australian immigration programs & how to migrate to Australia, get in touch with our team of experts.

The Nova Scotian Government seemed to be active in accepting & approving immigration applications which led Nova Scotia create a record number of approved applications in 2018. Nova Scotia has also stated that it is taking necessary steps to welcome an increased number of new permanent residents this year.

Nova Scotia during the year 2018 approved 2,272 applications from immigration candidates, which is definitely an increase in the number when compared to 1,651 approvals during the year 2017. The split up for the 2,272 approved applications are 1400 from the Nova Scotia Nominee Program and the rest 872 belong to Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program.

The Nova Scotia Nominee Program allows the Nova Scotian Government to nominate a fixed number of candidates for Canadian Permanent Residence who the government feels eligible to obtain a Canadian PR.

The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program is a program that is taken care together by the Atlantic provinces (Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Newfoundland & Labrador) and the Canadian federal government. This program allows the provinces to take in international workers for positions that were not able to be filled locally.

Number of Immigrants Settling in Nova Scotia Expected to Create a Record:

The Nova Scotian province is considering immigration as a serious factor for the province’s population growth and the immigration count has only been increasing for the past three years taking the number of residents to 964,693 as of October 1^st.

Nova Scotia also reported that between the periods of January 1 and October 31^st 2018, a huge number of 5,225 newcomers made their way into the province and the possibilities of exceeding 2016’s record of 5,485 arrivals have increased.

The Nova Scotian Government is continuously working and taking the necessary steps to improve the province’s immigration count under its various immigration programs. To know more about Nova Scotia and its immigration programs, get in touch with us now!

The Canadian Government in its recent tweet said that the Parent and Grandparents Sponsorship Program will be reopened in late January and will start to accept Expressions of Interest. IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) also said that the date of the next opening will be released somewhere during the upcoming weeks.

The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) allows citizens or permanent residents of Canada who are aged above 18 to sponsor their parents & grandparents to obtain a Canadian Permanent Resident Visa. During the previous year (2018), the program started to accept Expressions of Interest on the 2^nd of January but for this year, it seems that the Canadian Government is not following the same pattern.

IRCC stated that it expects to process 20,000 PGP expression of interest this particular year and issued to eligible sponsors in the first-come, first-serve method. Earlier, IRCC was making use of the randomized lottery process for the program which gathered much criticism from applicants and stated the method as an unfair selection process as a result of which IRCC introduced the first-come, first-serve method for selecting applicants. IRCC also said that this method will induce efficiency & flexibility for the application processing ensuring that maximum applications would be received.

The Canadian government has been helping families get reunited with its various Family Sponsorship Program and the Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship Program is one under the same. To know more about the PGP program or to check your eligibility to migrate to Canada, get in touch with our experts now!

2018 was an exceptionally good year for both Canada and the Express Entry Candidates. The Canadian government issued a massive number of record-breaking Invitations to Apply to the Express Entry Candidates. The figures were 89,800, breaking the previous year’s record and this trend is nowhere seen to be declining in the future.

Canada introduced the Express Entry Program during 2015 in an effort to welcome skilled workers from different parts of the world under the three most important immigration categories: The Federal Skilled Worker Class, Federal Skilled Trades Class and the Canadian Experience Class. During the year 2017, the number of Invitations issued was 86,023 while it was only 33,782 Invitations during the year 2016.

This shows us that the Canadian government is continually stepping up the immigration count year by year in order to meet the increasing demands in every single province. In fact, the Canadian Government has planned to increase the admission targets by 6,500 for 2019 and by another 4,400 for the year 2020.

Will There be Increased Draws or Bigger Draws During 2019?

The year 2018 started with its first Express Entry Draw on the 10^th of January and issued 2,750 Invitations respectively and the volume started to gradually increase leaving up to 3900 ITA’s issued in the last Express Entry Draw of the year.

With the Canadian Government’s increased admission targets, it is expected that IRCC will be holding Express Entry Draws less than two weeks apart on an increasingly regular basis during the upcoming years.

Provincial Nominee Program’s Growth During 2018

Out of the thirteen Canadian provinces & territories, nine provinces, and two territories participated in Canada’s Provincial Nominee Program allowing them to nominate a fixed number of economic immigrants for Permanent Residents every single year.

Obtaining a Provincial Nomination Certificate from one of the Canadian provinces can help candidates get an additional 600 CRS scores, guaranteeing them their ticket to migrate to Canada. IRCC said that among the entire 62,500 ITA’s issued during 2018’s first eight months 12 percent of them were to applicants with a provincial nomination. Like the Express Entry Program having increased admission targets, the PNP’s target will also rise in the upcoming years of 2020 & 2021.

The Express Entry Program has bought in major changes for Canada and the upcoming year 2019 seems to get bigger. To know more about the Express Entry Program and to check your eligibility to migrate to Canada, get in touch with our experts and get a free eligibility assessment now!

The 31^st of December is when Canada’s second phase of mandatory fingerprints and photo requirements will be implemented. The expansion will take place and be applicable to people from Asia, Asia Pacific and America.

The Canadian Government introduced the biometric system in order to strengthen the Canadian border and to prevent any fraudulent immigration activities, making the country an overall better place for immigrants.

The first expansion of Canada’s Biometric Program took place on the 31^st of July, making it mandatory for people immigrating from regions of Europe, Africa & the Middle East to submit their biometric details. The second stage of expansion which is about to happen on the 31^st of December will be making it mandatory for people immigrating from Asia, Asia Pacific & the Americas to submit their biometric details.

Obtaining Biometric details from immigrating individuals helps the Canadian government prevent the below-listed from happening in the future.

• Potential criminals from entering the Canadian borders.
• Identify and safeguard from fraud & theft.
• Prevent deportees from coming to Canada again without proper permission.
• Prevents failed refugee claimant who tries to enter Canada by producing false documents.

Applicants can submit their biometric details at the nearest Visa Application Centre which is authorized by the Canadian Government. The cost to submit biometric details for a first-time applicant would be CAD $85 and for a family, it would cost CAD $170. To make things easier for individuals, the Canadian Government has planned to have at least 149 Visa Application Centres by November 2019 in 99 countries.

The Canadian Government has also stated that fingerprints obtained from immigrating individuals will be treated with the highest security level & privacy by using encryption and will be kept in record for a period of 15 years after which it will be deleted. To know more about the Canadian Biometrics System or to migrate to Canada, get in touch with our experts and get free counselling & an eligibility assessment.

It seems that the number of Indians opting to live in Canada is continuously on the rise and this has eventually lead to a steep increase of Indians obtaining Canadian Citizenship to 50% when compared with the previous year. Figures state that during the end of October an approximate of 15,000 Indians obtained a Canadian Citizenship.

India is a country which is known for its huge well-educated population looking forward for more opportunities and not to mention the fact that Canada as an ideal place to migrate, the number of people moving to Canada is on the rise. The Canadian Government, for an individual to obtain Canadian Citizenship has specified that he/she should be residing in Canada for a period of three out of five years on their permanent residency.

During the year 2017, the number of Canadian Citizenship granted to Indians was 9,992 and during the year 2018, the number of granted citizenships were 15,016 which is quite massive and is a 50 per cent increase when compared with the previous year.

According to IRCC (Refugees and Citizenship Canada), approximate of 1.53 lakh people till the end of 2018 October, which is a year from the release of the new relaxed citizenship rules. Before the new rules were brought into effect, the number of citizenships granted the previous year was an estimated 1.08 lakhs said IRCC.

Despite this, there are many other Indians who live & work in Canada and are looking forward to obtaining Canadian Citizenship. India currently stands next to the Philippines in the number of Citizenship granted this year and this trend seems to be only on the rise in the upcoming days. The high standard of living & ideal living conditions plays a major role in the increase of obtaining citizenship increases.

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