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The Canadian government is placing increasing importance on provincial nomination programs to attract economic immigrants who meet specific provincial labour market needs.

Attracting, hiring and retaining the right talent is imperative to the growth of technology firms in Canada. For years, Canadian technology companies have struggled to attract the right candidates to fill vacancies that would ultimately help them expand and grow. 

Canada's federal government plans to welcome near 1 million immigrants over the next three years.  

The Quebec experience program (Graduate Studies Stream), enables qualified international students, on a valid study permit, to apply for permanent residence after successfully completing approved full-time studies in an eligible study program in the province of Quebec.

Canada's Family Sponsorship immigration is a two-stage process. First the Canadian citizen or permanent resident is assessed to see if they are eligible to sponsor, then secondly the person being sponsored is assessed in a number of areas including health and criminality.

Canada's federal government is to make some families hiring caregivers under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program exempt from paying the $1,000 Labour Market Impact Assessment processing fee.

The Prince Edward Island immigration office has published details of how candidates can apply for permanent residence under its new expression of interest system.

Contrary to the general view that knowledge of French is mandatory for immigrants to settle and reside in the province of Quebec, the 2016 Census shows that Montreal is the most trilingual city in the country.

Newly-released figures show Canada's RCMP intercepted nearly 21,000 asylum seekers crossing between legal border points in 2017.

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says work is ongoing to investigate how Canada's immigration consultancy industry can be properly regulated.

Medical inadmissibility rules in Canada immigration applications violate a United Nations rights convention and are out of touch with Canadian values, according to a parliamentary committee report.

Canada's provinces are moving away from a direct path to Canada for wealthy immigrants and instead, turning to two-step immigration programs aimed at entrepreneurs looking to establish businesses and be granted Canadian permanent residence.

Canada's immigration department has committed to processing the majority of existing permanent resident applications from the defunct Live-In Caregiver Program by the end of 2018.

Thousands have applied, and the vast majority have been accepted under the fast-track visa that promises two-week processing times.

The Manitoba immigration department has overhauled the structure of the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program, with new streams and an extensive new In-Demand Occupations list.

Canadian schools have reported a significant uptick in their enrollment numbers, as the political climate in the U.S. makes foreign students think again about their chosen study destination.

Canada plans to welcome 980,000 new immigrants over the next three years under an ambitious 3-year Canada immigration plan announced by the federal government today.

Canada's federal government will employ a further study approach before acting on the changes needed to address the failures of the regulatory body governing immigration consultants.

The Conference Board of Canada, in its latest report on immigration, advocates a 50 per cent increase in annual immigration levels to 450,000 a year. 

The age limit for a dependent child in Canada immigration applications will rise from 18 to 21 on Tuesday, October 24.