Express Entry Update: New Additional Points Offered
There are two new recent changes to the Express Entry permanent residency system. These changes may affect your case if you are already in or are considering entering the Express Entry Pool: 1. The Ontario Provincial Nominee Program will be selecting certain candidates from the Express Entry pool to be invited to apply for
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Government Reveals More Rules on Express Entry System
The government will bring in sweeping changes to permanent residence applications under economic class programs on January 1 (see here for information we had posted previously on the upcoming Express Entry System http://www.lmlawgroup.com/news/2014/12/2/new-express-entry-rules). At Long Mangalji, we have been working hard to find out what these changes will mean for our clients. We have recently
- Published in Economic Immigration
New Express Entry Rules
Yesterday, the government finally announced the new rules for the Express Entry System which will come into effect on January 1, 2015. The Express Entry system will govern permanent residence applications which are submitted under the economic categories of the Canadian Experience Class, the Federal Skilled Worker Class, the Provincial Nominee Programs, and the Federal
- Published in Economic Immigration
New Caregiver Program Rules
Last Friday, the government announced major changes to the Caregiver Program, with the new rules to apply on November 30, 2014. The former Live-In Caregiver Program will be divided into two programs: Caregivers who take care of children Caregivers who take care of seniors or persons with disabilities or critical illness Here’s a rundown of
- Published in Economic Immigration
‘Express Entry’ to create new barriers for permanent residence
The government is pressing on with its overhaul of the immigration system, and major changes coming in the new year will make permanent residence applications more difficult. Starting January 2015, applications for PR under the Economic Class programs (Federal Skilled Worker/Trades, Canadian Experience Class, and the Provincial Nominee programs) will be processed under the new
- Published in Economic Immigration, Students
New Rules for Economic Class Applications
Canada’s immigration system is transforming rapidly, and this spring, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) introduced new quotas for the number of new permanent residence applications processed under the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW), Federal Skilled Trades (FST) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) categories. These will be the last batch of applications under current rules, as CIC
- Published in Economic Immigration
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