Federal Skilled Worker Eligibility Requirements
Canada, a global hub for talent seeking a prosperous future, offers the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) as a prime pathway to permanent residency.
Points-Based Skilled Immigration: Your Gateway to a Dynamic New Life in Canada, Australia, the UK, and New Zealand
Points-based skilled immigration is the most direct pathway for you to pursue permanent residency in several countries.
What is the age limit to immigrate?
“What is the age limit to immigrate? What is the maximum age for immigration to Canada? Can I immigrate to Australia if I am 45 years old? How about to the U.S.?” These are some of the questions we have encountered this year as people rethink their pre-COVID immigration plans. But, given a chance, would […]
Developments in Canada’s Immigration Policies and Protocols
Recent developments in Canada’s immigration policies and protocols have ensured that new permanent residents contribute positively to the country’s economic growth. One of the landmark developments was in 1967 when the government created the Federal Skilled Worker Program (or FSWP). With the FSWP, the immigration department had an objective system to determine whether individual applicants […]
Visa Updates for July 2021
Open space and the visa race Space is the new frontier for conquest, astonishingly not by governments that fired the first boosters. With NASA and Roscosmos grounded, a few proud billionaires and the head of a country with billions in population seized the moment. The UK’s Sir Richard Branston earned his astronaut wings when he […]
Immigration Options for Filipinos: An Update
Good news for would-be immigrants! Governments are slowly easing up on travel restrictions, so even during the pandemic, there are immigration options for Filipinos. While vaccines, “vaccine passports,” and “vaxications” may restore international mobility, the pandemic remains a variable holding up a new normal. For international travel “to come back,” more people must be vaccinated, […]
Express Entry Draw Monitoring 2021
Even at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Canada kept its doors cautiously open to new permanent residents. Travel was, of course, restricted to temporary resident visa applications such as visitors and international students. However, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, or IRCC, selected profiles from the Express Entry pool in 2020. For 2021, […]
How Internationally Educated Nurses can practice Nursing in Canada
How to Become a Registered Nurse in Canada This post summarizes the procedure on nursing registration in Canada for foreign-trained Registered Nurses. Application as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) are not covered here. Unlike the National Council of State Boards of Nursing of the U.S., each province and […]
Increase in Canada Permanent Residence Processing Fees
Be prepared to tender higher Canada permanent residence processing fees if you intend to immigrate to that country. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, or IRCC published the announcement on March 16, 2020. With the new protocol, IRCC is shifting the cost of managing permanent resident programs to the applicants themselves. Implementing the New Fee Schedules […]
The SINP Saskatchewan Work Experience Category
The SINP Saskatchewan Work Experience Category is for foreign workers living in Saskatchewan on a valid work permit, who want to apply for permanent residence in the province. It is the Canadian federal government that sets the number of nominees to the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program or SINP. Hence the SINP may close categories once […]
