Blue Bird Blog

Today, Canada and the United Kingdom announced the signing of a new Canada-United Kingdom (UK) Youth Mobility Arrangement.

Anticipated to take effect in 2024, the new arrangement includes a number of improvements on the existing youth mobility agreement between the two countries:

On May 31st, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) was launching category-based selection draws for Express Entry candidates.
IRCC will give preference to Express Entry candidates who have a strong French language proficiency or work experience in the following fields:
Healthcare, Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions, Trades, such as carpenters, plumbers, and contractors, Transport, Agriculture and agri-food

Today, the Canadian government made an announcement on the continued immigration support for Hong Kong residents in Canada. In 2021, IRCC created two pathways to permanent residence for Hong Kong residents who have either worked or studied in Canada. Stream A has been open to former Hong Kong residents who have graduated from a post-secondary learning institution in Canada within the last 3 years.

On June 27th, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced measures that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will be implementing to attract global tech talent to Canada.These measures are referred to as Canada’s Tech Talent Strategy.

The cost of buying a home in Canada has gone up slightly according to the most recent data from Statistics Canada.
The recently released New Housing Price index shows that on average, prices increased 0.1% month-over-month in May, the first increase since August 2022. It further showed that prices were up in six of the 27 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) surveyed in May 2023, down in eight and unchanged in the remaining 13 CMAs.