Joy Stephen's Canada Immigration Podcast

Canada Immigration Provincial pick under Childcare by British Columbia on 24 September 2024
 
Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of British Columbia. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
| British Columbia selected potential PNP nominees under Childcare on  24/09/2024.     Stream : Skilled Worker, International Graduate(includes EEBC option)
Minimum Score : 83
Number of invitations : 42 
| You can always access past news from the Province of British Columbia by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/bc/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

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Alberta Advantage Immigration Program – Updates, released by Alberta on 23 September 2024

Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of Alberta. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
|   As of September 30, 2024, candidates must submit a Worker Expression of Interest (EOI) if they are interested in receiving an invitation to apply to one of the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program's (AAIP's) worker streams.
 
 There is no fee to submit a Worker EOI.
 
 Candidates will self-declare information about themselves through an online Worker EOI form in the AAIP portal. Each Worker EOI will be scored and ranked using the Worker EOI points grid. Candidates who successfully submit a Worker EOI will be placed into the Worker Stream pool to be considered for selection.
 
 The AAIP will conduct ongoing draws from the Worker Stream pool for specific worker streams and pathways. The AAIP will select and invite candidates from the Worker Stream pool based on candidate EOI score rankings and provincial labour market needs and priorities, available AAIP nominations, and application levels. Individuals who are selected will receive an invitation to apply by email.
 
 It is important to note that while the new system will be available on September 30, 2024 at 10 am, there is no need to rush to submit a Worker EOI as the AAIP will not conduct draws from the Worker Stream pool until mid or late October 2024.
 
 The province encourage you to take the following steps to prepare to submit a Worker EOI:
 
 
 Worker Expression of
 Interest (EOI) Points Grid
 Alberta Advantage Immigration Program
 
 Worker EOI Points Grid
 (Maximum 100 points)
 
 
 Human Capital Factors &Maximum Human Capital Points :69
 
 Education Total Points : 22
 
 Highest Level of Education Completed Maximum Points: 12
 
 • Doctorate Degree : 12
 • Master's Degree : 10
 • Bachelor's Degree : 7
 • Trades Certificate/Diploma : 7
 • Diploma/Certificate : 4
 • Secondary School and lower : 0
 
 Location of Highest Level of Education Completed in Canada – Maximum Points: 10
 
 • Completed in Alberta : 10
 Completed in another province or territory (not Alberta) : 6
 
 Language – Total Points : 13
 
 General Language Proficiency
 Minimum requirement: You must have a proficiency of at least
 Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) 4 for English or Niveaux
 de compétence linguistique canadien (NCLC) 4 for French across
 all four language testing competencies to submit an EOI.
 Maximum Points : 10   
 | You can always access past news from the Province of Alberta by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/ab/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through

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Canada Immigration Provincial pick under Tech by British Columbia on 24 September 2024

Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of British Columbia. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
| British Columbia selected potential PNP nominees under Tech on  24 September 2024.     Stream : Skilled Worker, International Graduate(includes EEBC option)
Minimum Score : 117
Number of invitations : 57 
| You can always access past news from the Province of British Columbia by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/bc/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

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Canada Immigration Provincial pick under Construction by British Columbia on 24 September 2024
 
Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of British Columbia. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
| British Columbia selected potential PNP nominees under Construction on  24/09/2024.     Stream : Skilled Worker, International Graduate(includes EEBC option)
Minimum Score : 89
Number of invitations : 22 
| You can always access past news from the Province of British Columbia by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/bc/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

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Canada Immigration Provincial pick under Healthcare by British Columbia on 24 September 2024

Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of British Columbia. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
| British Columbia selected potential PNP nominees under Healthcare on  24/09/2024.     Stream : Skilled Worker, International Graduate(includes EEBC option)
Minimum Score : 99
Number of invitations : 24 
| You can always access past news from the Province of British Columbia by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/bc/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

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Masters and PhD Graduate streams: general occupations invited, released by Ontario on 17 September 2024

Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of Ontario. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
|    Ontario issued invitations to apply to potential candidates in the Expression of Interest system pool who may qualify for the Masters Graduate stream. Candidates only received an invitation if they had a score of 53 and above.
 
 In a separate draw, Ontario issued invitations to apply to potential candidates in the Expression of Interest pool who may qualify under the PhD Graduate stream. Candidates only received an invitation if they had a score of 45 and above.
 
 You may apply to these streams if you received an invitation to apply on September 17, 2024. 
 | You can always access past news from the Province of Ontario by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/on/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

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Upcoming International Recruitment Events by the province of New Brunswick, released by New Brunswick on 21/09/2024

Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Provincial News Bulletin from the province of New Brunswick. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
|   The following are Upcoming International Recruitment Events by the province of New Brunswick
 
 October
 2024
 GNB Recruitment Mission (Forestry, Construction & Equipment)
 
 Sao Paulo – October 18-20
 Curitiba – October 21
 
 Brazil
 
 GNB Recruitment Mission (Forestry and Transportation)
 
 Montevideo – October 23
 
 Uruguay
 
 GNB Recruitment Mission (Forestry & Transportation)
 
 Santiago – October 24
 Conception – October 25
 
 Chile 
 | You can always access past news from the Province of New Brunswick by visiting this link: https://myar.me/tag/nb/.

Furthermore, if you are interested in gaining comprehensive insights into the Provincial Express Entry Federal pool Canadian Permanent Residence Program or other Canadian Federal or Provincial Immigration programs, or if you require guidance after your selection, we cordially invite you to connect with us through https://myar.me/c.

We highly recommend participating in our complimentary Zoom resource meetings, which take place every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Should any questions arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both of these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance throughout the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, which can be accessed at https://ircnews.ca/consultant.

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Strengthening temporary residence programs for sustainable volumes, released by on 18 September 2024

Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, I am Joy Stephen, a certified Canadian Immigration practitioner, and I bring to you this Federal News Bulletin from CIC news release. This recording originates from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
| Canada has a long and proud history of welcoming newcomers from around the world who support our economy and enrich our country. In response to labour shortages and the aftershocks of the pandemic, the federal government took steps to meet the urgent needs of businesses and support our economic recovery. Since then, Canada's economy has evolved, and we must continue to adapt our immigration system to respond to new pressures, including a softening labour market.

Earlier this year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced a decrease in the number of temporary residents—from 6.5% of Canada's total population down to 5% by 2026. To achieve this goal, the federal government is taking action to manage the increase of temporary residents and hold employers misusing the system accountable. We are reforming the International Student Program, tightening eligibility requirements for temporary foreign workers, enforcing employer compliance more strictly, and making labour market impact assessments more rigorous to mitigate fraud, and more.

To ensure the temporary residents we welcome to Canada can be supported adequately, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced additional measures to manage the volume of temporary resident arrivals, uphold the integrity of our immigration system and protect vulnerable people.

IRCC made these announcements:

announcing a further reduction in the intake cap on international student study permits for 2025 based on a 10% reduction from the 2024 target of 485,000 new study permits issued, and then stabilizing the intake cap for 2026 such that the number of study permits issued remains the same as 2025
For 2025, this means reducing study permits issued to 437,000
updating the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program this fall to better align with immigration goals and labour market needs
limiting work permit eligibility, later this year, to spouses of master's degree students to only those whose program is at least 16 months in duration
limiting work permit eligibility later this year to spouses of foreign workers in management or professional occupations or in sectors with labour shortages—under Canada's work permit programs (TFWP and IMP)
Like many countries, Canada is experiencing more asylum claims as the number of displaced people worldwide continues to grow, and that contributes to growing temporary resident volumes. To align with our humanitarian responsibilities, the government has been working on several measures to address integrity issues and strengthen the in-Canada asylum system, including:

implementing a partial visa requirements for Mexican nationals
improving claims processing while maintaining the fairness and integrity of the asylum system, as announced in 2024
reviewing visa decision-making so that our highly trained officers have the right tools to detect fraud and reduce the number of non-genuine visitors
exploring more measures to further strengthen visa integrity
Actions we have taken, as well as the additional steps announced today, will strengthen our immigration system and help address the changing needs of our country. We have listened to Canadians, including our provincial, territorial and municipal partners, and other community leaders. We will continue to seek to protect the integrity of our system and responsibly grow our country.
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Canada Immigration CEC Express Entry selection since 2015 for NOC 22302 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians for Alberta

Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, and I am Joy Stephen, an authorized Canadian Immigration practitioner bringing out this data analysis on the number of applicants approved for Canadian Permanent Residence for multiple years Under the Express Entry CEC selection based on your NOC code. I am coming to you from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario

The number of individuals selected under the old 4 digit NOC code 2233 or the new Specific 5 digit NOC code 22302 Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians through the Federal Express Entry CEC for Canadian Residents in the express entry program is listed on your screen as a chart. These Permanent Residents were destined for the province of Alberta. The figures for each year from 2015 to 2023 are shown as a chart on your screen. Years without any selection for this category destinated for Alberta are shown as a blank.


| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 
| - | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 10 | 15

 
 If you have an interest in gaining assistance with Work Permits based on your country of Citizenship, or should you require guidance post-selection, we extend a warm invitation to connect with us via https://myar.me/c.

We strongly recommend attending our complimentary Zoom resource meetings conducted every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Subsequently, should any queries arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance in navigating the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, accessible at

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Canada Immigration CEC Express Entry selection since 2015 for NOC 10020 Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers for Alberta

Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, and I am Joy Stephen, an authorized Canadian Immigration practitioner bringing out this data analysis on the number of applicants approved for Canadian Permanent Residence for multiple years Under the Express Entry CEC selection based on your NOC code. I am coming to you from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario

The number of individuals selected under the old 4 digit NOC code 0121 or the new Specific 5 digit NOC code 10020 Insurance, real estate and financial brokerage managers through the Federal Express Entry CEC for Canadian Residents in the express entry program is listed on your screen as a chart. These Permanent Residents were destined for the province of Alberta. The figures for each year from 2015 to 2023 are shown as a chart on your screen. Years without any selection for this category destinated for Alberta are shown as a blank.

 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023
| - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | - | -

If you have an interest in gaining assistance with Work Permits based on your country of Citizenship, or should you require guidance post-selection, we extend a warm invitation to connect with us via https://myar.me/c.

We strongly recommend attending our complimentary Zoom resource meetings conducted every Thursday. We kindly request you to carefully review the available resources. Subsequently, should any queries arise, our team of Canadian Authorized Representatives is readily available to address your concerns during the weekly AR's Q&A session held on Fridays. You can find the details for both these meetings at https://myar.me/zoom.

Our dedicated team is committed to providing you with professional assistance in navigating the immigration process. Additionally, IRCNews offers valuable insights on selecting a qualified representative to advocate on your behalf with the Canadian Federal or Provincial governments, accessible at

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