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Saskatchewan’s study permit applications grew by 25.4 percent to 15,054 in April. It is expected to result in around 7,200 study permits for international students in the upcoming year. Advanced Education Minister Gordon Wyant stated that international

A program placing Black medical students in Toronto’s community health centres is expanding to five more centres and offering $5,000 each to students. The initiative, run by the Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario (BPAO), allows students to

Canadians rank 15th in the World Happiness Report, with seniors being the happiest. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased benevolence, especially among Millennials and Generation Z. However, the report, prepared with Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing

On April 5, 2024, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) updated the processing times for the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications under various streams. Based on statistics from all processing centres, the current average LMIA processing

Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From April 1 to April 7, Canada invited 9,043 young foreigners to apply for

On April 4, 2024, the City of Greater Sudbury held a new round of invitations in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) Program. In this round, the city considered 43 candidates, including 36 via the Conventional

On April 5, 2024, the Government of Ontario released the new nomination allocation quota for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). The annual quota for Ontario under the Provincial Nominee Program will be 21,500 in 2024, 5,000

On April 5, 2024, Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, announced the finalized provincial and territorial allocations for study permits in 2024. The cap is set at 485,000 permits, with an expected 20% extension

On April 4, 2024, Prince Edward Island conducted a new invitation round in the Labour Impact and Express Entry streams and invited 66 candidates under the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). This draw invited

On April 4, 2024, Alberta published the update considering the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) inventory. According to the new update, there were around 4,561 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications, 1,683 Rural Renewal Stream applications, 332 Tourism and