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Canadians living and working in the U.S. under the NAFTA treaty could be forced to return north as President-elect Donald Trump threatens to rip up the 1994 agreement. Canadians living and working in the U.S. under the NAFTA treaty could be forced to return north as President-elect Donald Trump. Read more at bit.ly/2hl993o ! Trump described the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico as the worst ever signed by America during his campaign for election. Read more at bit.ly/2hl993o ! canadatrumpnafta  

Canada's drive to reverse its aging population through immigration is relying dramatically on citizens of the Philippines. Numbers of new permanent residents since 2014 have been dominated by the Asian nation, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) figures show. Read more at bit.ly/2hhXAxH ! Philippinescanadaimmigration  

November 30th 2016 - Canadian Immigration authorities conducted the 25th round of invitations under Express Entry in 2016 and 48th overall, inviting 559 applicants for permanent residence from the provincial nominee class only. The lowest comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score was 786. Read more at bit.ly/2gWmRMW !

Is Canada already seeing the impact of a tumultuous U.S. election campaign that many fear will result in Donald Trump becoming president this week? Read more at bit.ly/2fKoJFp !

A new study has challenged commonly-held age-related stereotypes about workers at different stages of their careers. The idea that if you are young, you must be ambitious and more employable whereas older workers are winding down and looking towards retirement, may not be the case. These are the findings in a ground breaking report by Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott published in the Harvard Business Review. Read more at bit.ly/2fKiUaU !

November 16th 2016 - Canadian Immigration authorities conducted the 24th round of invitations under Express Entry in 2016 and 47th overall, inviting 2,427 applicants for permanent residence, the highest-ever number of invitations for the third consecutive draw. The lowest Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score was 470, a continued decrease from the previous draws. It was the 22nd draw in 2016 under the Express Entry System where the lowest CRS score was below 500. Read more at bit.ly/2g9sPrd !

November 11th 2016 – Immigration authorities will significantly change the CRS Comprehensive Ranking System under Express Entry and remove a previous requirement to obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) for thousands of temporary foreign workers in Canada. The new rules set to take effect November 19th, will award points without the need for an LMIA for temporary foreign workers employed at least 1-year in Canada, as Intra-Company Transferees, workers under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and other international agreements or workers, including skilled trades with work permits supported by currently valid LMIA's applying for permanent residence under Express Entry.

Canada's immigration minister has warned the Mexico visa requirement will be swiftly reinstated in the event of a flood of asylum requests. Read more bit.ly/2gl9a6T ! canadaMexicovisa  

Canada has established itself as one of the top receiving nations in the world for highly-skilled immigrants, according to a new study from the World Bank. Read more at bit.ly/2gl4Apg ! canadaimmigration  

The Canadian government has just released its annual immigration target for 2017, with the majority of commentators saying 300,000 is an underwhelming figure, especially given the major hike that was expected. Read more at bit.ly/2fecUqy ! Canadaimmigration  

The leniency period for Canada's new Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) ends on November 10, 2016, although the government has introduced a short-term measure for dual citizens. Read more at bit.ly/2eDeg1M !

The knee jerk reaction of many Americans appears to be - to start looking for a way out as Donald Trump shocked the world by beating Hillary Clinton in the US general election. Read more at bit.ly/2gdFtcA !

Canada has announced plans to target 300,000 new immigrants in 2017, as it looks to spur a stagnant economy with a continued record number of newcomers. Read more at bit.ly/2fTH2Yp !    

Immigration Minister John McCallum said recently he wants to see new immigrants to Canada spread out across the country instead of concentrated in major population areas. Read more on bit.ly/2cUyP8z !

Canadians with dual citizenship will need to use their Canadian passport to return here by plane from September 30, or they will not be allowed to board their flight. The change is part of new government rules requiring an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) for all people flying into Canada, whether to visit directly or in transit. Read more on bit.ly/2cziNR6 !

International graduates from Canadian universities are exactly what the country needs to boost the economy and rebalance the demographic. International graduates from Canadian universities are exactly what the country needs to boost the economy and rebalance the demographic. That's the opinion of Immigration Minister John McCallum, who sees foreign students as blue chip new permanent residents for Canada. They are young, have Canadian qualifications and are ready to get out there into the labour force. Read more on bit.ly/2cr8BKb !

The end of the period of leniency for those needing an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) when flying to Canada is fast approaching. The new requirement came into effect on March 15, 2016, but the Canadian government introduced a period of leniency until September 29, 2016.    

Canada's immigration department has moved to close a loophole that allowed international students to work here without completing a required language or other prerequisite class. Read more atbit.ly/2aeE2Uk !

One of the MPs conducting a review into the housing of immigration detainees in provincial jails says the practice must be reduced as much as possible. Read more at bit.ly/2aPkSn0 !

July 19th 2016 - The Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) will be open to 5,000 additional applications on a first-come, first-served basis from August 16th to August 22nd. Read more atbit.ly/2aNFQEn !