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Quebec Skilled Worker Program; language proficiency tests now mandatory

Effective December 6, 2011 all new Quebec Skilled Worker applicants are required to submit the results of a standardized test if they wish to obtain selection points for their French or English l...

New Ministerial Instruction - Skilled Worker Immigration to Canada

If you are a skilled worker or professional, you may be eligible to immigrate to Canada in the Federal Skilled Worker class. Your initial application will be submitted to the Centralized Intake Office...

Proposed Changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Programs

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has published on their website proposed changes to the current Federal Skilled Worker Programs. While CIC states that the current system is working well,...

Quebec - Accelerated selection of skilled workers

In order to accelerate the selection and arrival in Québec of workers whose occupational profile corresponds to a job that is in demand, the Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culture...

Total complete applications received since July 01, 2011

On June 26, 2010, the  eligibility criteria  for Federal Skilled Worker applicants changed. 

Between July 01, 2011, and June 30, 2012, a maximum of 10,000 complete Federal Skilled Wo...

The Provincial Nominee Business Program

The Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) allows participating provinces and territories to nominate a certain number of foreign nationals each year. It enables participating provinces and territories to s...

Study permits

You will generally require a study permit in order to study in Canada.  A few exceptions do apply, and these include family or staff members of accredited foreign representative to Canada, person...

Work permits

If you wish to work in Canada, you will generally need to secure a work permit. Some categories of workers, such as Clergy, are exempt from the requirement for a work permit. A confirmed job offer fro...