The much-anticipated Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) opened for applications on Wednesday November 4, 2015 The Quebec Parliament building. The much-anticipated Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) opened for applications today (Wednesday). The QSWP is a programme similar to its federal equivalent but considered to be more lenient in terms of criteria. It enables the regular… Read More »

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan has announced that the reopening of its ‘International Skilled Worker – Express Entry’ sub-category of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). Up to 500 further applications will be accepted, and the category has reopened with immediate effect. This sub-category enables the SINP to nominate individuals in Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s… Read More »

In March 2015, the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration launched a new provincial immigration stream – Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry. This stream was created in response to concerns that some highly-qualified individuals with work experience in Nova Scotia who applied under the federal Canadian Experience Class were not being drawn from the federal Express… Read More »

On August 1, 2015, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) began accepting online applications for the new electronic Travel Authorization (“eTA”) program. Starting March 15, 2016, most visa-exempt foreign nationals will not be permitted to board an airplane bound for Canada without first obtaining an eTA. The program aims to identify inadmissible foreign nationals prior to… Read More »

The number of Kiwis crossing the ditch to Australia has fallen to the lowest level in a generation, sending migration to a fresh record high of more than 61,000. Net migration reached 61,234 in the year to September 30, the highest level on record, figures from Statistics New Zealand on Wednesday showed. Migration has been… Read More »

The UK government has confirmed that all landlords in England will have to check new tenants have the right to live in the UK before renting out their property from February next year. It means that the pilot study on immigration checks which has been ongoing in the West Midlands will now be rolled out… Read More »