SOURCE: Immigration fuels biggest gain in Canada's population since 1990| Erik Hertzberg| Bloomberg News | Sept 30, 2019 "The number of people in Canada rose 1.4 per cent in July from a year earlier, the fastest pace of growth in the country’s population since 1990, the federal statistics agency reported Monday. The population climbed 531,497 [...]

Source: Express Entry stalls for student immigrants to Canada | Polestar Student Immigration News "The number of international students invited to immigrate through Canada’s Express Entry program dropped dramatically last year. Data compiled by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada shows that both the proportion of Express Entry invitations and the number of invitations issued to [...]

Source: Number of Indians acquiring permanent residency in Canada jumps 50% in 2018 "Canada admitted 92,231 new permanent entry residents through its express entry system in 2018, of which Indians grabbed the lion's share at 43 per cent. In 2017, 26,300 odd Indian citizens had made the cut." "Planning to migrate to Canada? Given the [...]

Source: Foreign caregivers say changes aimed at helping them realize their immigration dreams come with a costly catch | The Star ... "The two new pilot programs — Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker — announced by Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen in June — allow caregivers to leave behind an abusive workplace and change [...]

Source: Spousal sponsorship for partners without legal status in Canada "Is your spouse in Canada without legal status? It is common knowledge that Canadian citizens or permanent residents can sponsor their spouses or common-law partners living abroad, or, in Canada as legal visitors, workers or students. What is less known is that they can also [...]

Source: Canadian businesses’ message ahead of the election: We need immigrant workers | Financial Post "OTTAWA — Canadian unemployment is at an all-time low and businesses have a message for politicians ahead of October’s national election: We need immigrant workers so do not make the campaign about keeping them out." ... "Unlike the United States [...]

Source: Ottawa warns against use of immigration agents in India "The information campaign is the immigration department’s first paid media campaign, though it does regularly caution applicants and potential applicants to beware of unscrupulous agents through social media and other free communication channels, said department spokesperson Shannon Ker." ... "Immigration agents must be licensed by [...]

Source: The foreign students who say they were lured to Canada by a lie - The Globe and Mail "International students say Canadian private colleges use agents working on commission, both here and overseas, who persuade student recruits that paying tens of thousands of dollars in tuition is the easiest way to get into Canada [...]