This video does not involve any selection criteria for the general public on migration options, however it may shed some light on the direction of Canadian organizations on servicing labour needs in a province and for newcomers to the province to be informed of such a service. credits for this content goes to Lexbase, sourced through a personal subscription.
“The British Columbia Construction Association’s Integrating Newcomers (BCCA IN) is a program that helps newcomers to Canada enter the construction workforce in British Columbia. Funded by CIC, the BCCA IN facilitates the economic and social integration of immigrants approved for entry into Canada. Please note, assistance under this program is available for: Convention refugees and Protected Persons as defined in Section 95 of the IRPA; Protected Persons overseas who have been selected for resettlement in Canada by CIC; Individuals who have been selected, in Canada or overseas, to become permanent residents pending completion of medical, security and criminal verification statutory requirements; and Permanent Residents who have not become Canadian citizens. Opportunities exist for experienced trades people and new entrants. There are a broad spectrum of construction occupations which include labourers, skilled trades, technicians,
technologists, design professionals, and many support occupations. Many job openings are available cross the province and BCCA IN is here to assist newcomers to BC access these opportunities.” “If you are coming to Canada and are interested in working within the construction sector in beautiful British Columbia please contact newcomers@bccassn.com.” Alice Calmettes, International Services & HR Manager, BC Construction Association – Integrating Newcomers: https://www.bccassn.com e-mail: alice@bccassn.com

Express Entry Update as of August 21, 2015: Who is applying and from where?

This is a series of videos for Express Entry applicants. These figures are sourced from Lexbase through a personal subscription. The details provided in this video are figures as of August 21, 2015.
The overwhelming majority of “Express Entry” candidates are citizens of India. Citizens of India represent 43.7% of the total “Express Entry Pool”, followed by citizens of the Philippines (7.3%), China (6.7%), Pakistan (5.5%), Nigeria (4.7%), Iran, (2.4%), Bangladesh (1.9%), British (1.8%), Egypt (1.8%), and Ireland (1.3%). These “Top Ten Countries” represent 77.1% of the “Express Entry Pool”.
Here is a chart displaying country of citizenship vs country of residence

The top countries of nationality of Express Entry candidates (about 77% of the pool) are consistant with the top nationalities of applicants for FSW, FST and CEC applications of 2014 indicating a similar level of interest in Canada both before and after launch of Express Entry.
The top countries of residence have remained relatively the same over the last 4 months
There is no change in the ranking of country of residence and citizenship since the last report on August 10th
Except for S Korea and United States, the nationality profile of the candidates residing in the top countries of residence is the same as the top countires of citizenship ranking.
For those who don’t understand what Country of residence and citizenship means, let me explain. If a person who is a citizen of India but resides in UAE, his country of citizenship is India and his country of residence is UAE.

This is a series of videos for Express Entry applicants. These figures are sourced from Lexbase through a personal subscription. The details provided in this video are figures as of August 21, 2015.

Express Entry Update as of August 21, 2015: Overview

This is a series of videos for Express Entry applicants. These figures are sourced from Lexbase through a personal subscription. The details provided in this video are figures as of August 21, 2015.
There are 46,750 active candidates in the pool also referred to as Eligible Principle applicants
Till date 18,950 invitations issued and there was 15 rounds since January 1 of this year
Please keep in mind that out of 18,950 invitations, only 59.8% ie 11,340 applicants actually responded to invitations
3162 visas were issued
1664 people admitted into Canada as of August 21
Here are some of the applicants with points in the current pool
1000 – 1099 points: 23
900 – 999 points: 25
800 – 899 points: 28
700 – 799 points: 21
600 – 699 points: 2
500 – 599 points: 10
480 – 499 points: 11
460 – 479 points: 48
440 – 459 points: 2,346
420 – 439 points: 3,846
400 – 419 points: 4,811

The new Quebec selection for Skilled workers is likely going to be released shortly and let us find out if we qualify to apply for it.

The new pass mark for the Quebec Skilled program is:
49 points for single applicants &
57 for married or common laws

This video is specially made for people who are seeking assistance to apply for the Quebec Skilled worker program which is offering some excellent opportunities for foreign nationals seeking to become a Permanent Resident in the province of Quebec. Please understand that Quebec & Canada does not like or will not allow FAKE consultants to represent your application, therefore it is absolutely important that you ONLY allow Canadian Government Authorized Representatives to represent your application, IF you are seeking to be represented. Unfortunately most organizations offering to assist with Quebec Immigration are not licensed or in other words, they are FAKE. Your application can be refused and possibly you may be even deported for mis-representation for using a FAKE consultant or an unlicensed consultant.

Some of the reforms everyone would like to see are:
1. Administrative:
a. Advance notice for changes in forms
b. Ask for missing documents rather than return the compete file
c. Like the HST, have a unified fee policy and a single fee intake process
d. Have a centralized processing structure where answers can be obtained from one location.
e. Document Check list and Document ID/sub-ID.
2. Regulatory:
a. Introduce a simple appeal process where unjust decisions or errors can be reviewed and corrected
b. Offer work permits until spousal applications are processed for International spouses
c. Change dependent age from 19 to 22
d. Revisit and introduce additional benefits for families, providing additional points for children
e. Increase immigration Quotas
3. Budgetary:
a. Increase manpower at call centres, and reduce wait times to under 30 minutes
b. Investing in a single file number approach linking sin number (for inside Canada applicants) or a single file number ID for outside Canada processing.
c. Training for Visa Officers
It is not much to ask for, or is it? If Trudeau is able to accomplish this, he is likely to be a Champaign for immigrants!

The province of Saskatchewan Immigrant Nomination Program (SINP) has introduced an Express Entry (EE) sub-category for skilled workers. The program enables the SINP to nominate candidates from CIC’s EE candidate pool. The SINP is looking for candidates who have the education, skilled work experience, language proficiency and other attributes to help them successfully establish themselves and integrate into Saskatchewan’s labour market and communities.

International Students! You’ve studied hard and finally have that diploma or certificate from a Canadian Institution in your hands. You’ve decided that your goal is to become a Canadian permanent resident. So how do you go about achieving it without running out of time and becoming a nervous wreck in the process?

The province of Manitoba is expected to receive 500 provincial nominations under Express Entry (EE). Manitoba’s 500 nominations will be reserved for highly skilled workers. This EE allocation is separate from, and in addition to, the allocation of 5,000 immigrants that Manitoba can nominate each year under the Manitoba Provincial Nomination Program (MPNP).

As of April 1, 2015, thousands of temporary workers in Canada will be subject to the so-called ‘4 in, 4 out’ rule. Changes made in 2011 to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program by Citizenship and Immigration [Regulation – R200(3)(g) under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations] Canada mean that once a temporary foreign worker has worked in Canada for four years, s/he will not be able to obtain a new work permit until s/he has been outside of Canada for four years. After that time, the person may apply for a fresh worker permit.