Canada ranked the most attractive destination for immigrant entrepreneurs in 2023
According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Canada was ranked the most attractive country for immigrant start up founders and entrepreneurs compared to all other OECD countries.
There are 24 OECD countries including the United States, France, United Kingdom, Sweden and Australia.
IRCC invites more candidates in latest Express Entry draw
Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has invited more candidates in the latest Express Entry draw of 2023.
On August 15 the immigration department issued 4,300 invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates in an all-program Express Entry draw. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) was 496.
IRCC publie les critères pour recevoir la désignation d'organisme d'évaluation linguistique
Le 11 août, Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada (IRCC) a publié les critères qu'il utilise pour déterminer s'il convient d'approuver un organisme de test linguistique.
IRCC exige des tests linguistiques pour les candidats à la résidence permanente de la catégorie économique ainsi que pour les candidats du volet direct pour étudiants (SDS) afin de s'assurer que les candidats possèdent le niveau requis de compétence en anglais ou en français.
IRCC publishes criteria to receive designation as a language testing organization
On August 11, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) published the criteria it uses to determine whether to approve a language testing organization.
IRCC requires language tests for economic class permanent residence applicants as well as Student Direct Stream (SDS) applicants to ensure the candidates meet the required level of English or French language proficiency.
A look at Express Entry for the remainder of 2023
The summer of 2023 has seen some major changes to how Canada’s Express Entry application management system chooses which candidates receive Invitations to Apply (ITAs).
While Express Entry has been unpredictable recently, over the past few weeks some patterns have begun to emerge that may set the tone for the remainder of the year.
The most notable change so far this year has been the introduction of category-based selection invitations for candidates with specific attributes.
