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Manitoba goes to Southern Europe on recruitment mission: Spain and Greece on target!

by Mr.G on May 4, 2013

A reader from Spain passed me the link to this information. From the Choose Manitoba web site, it reads: Southern Europe Recruitment Mission Representatives of the Manitoba government’s immigration program (the MPNP) will be in southern European in June to interview skilled workers for temporary and long-term employment opportunities in Canada. MPNP officials and Manitoba ... [Read more]

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List of eligible occupations for Canada immigration 2013: Is yours one of them?

by Mr.G on April 28, 2013

As you may already know, there is a list of eligible occupations that Canada determined as the ones to have in the new Federal Skilled Worker program. Each one of these 24 occupations has a “NOC Code”, which is a number that identifies it in a big list Canada has to describe all the occupations ... [Read more]

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Federal Skilled Worker Program: Can I apply or not?

by Mr.G on April 21, 2013

If you are still confused about the changes to the Federal Skilled Worker Program announced last week, hopefully this diagram will help you clarify… Remember, if you have questions always ask a certified professional!

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Canada finally announces the new Federal Skilled Worker occupations list… and some other things

by Mr.G on April 18, 2013

In a News Release published today April 18, 2013, Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced the list of priority occupations and the list of organizations designated to conduct Educational Credential Assessments for the Federal Skilled Worker Program. I will copy the information from the news release and the backgrounder and give you my insights on them.

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A tomahawk is a tomahawk is a tomahawk…

by Mr.G on April 8, 2013

A few weeks ago there was a very important announcement in Ottawa: the city was having a new professional basketball team! With the excitement all around, media and city officials gathered at the venue. There, the owner of the team proudly unveiled the team’s name: the “Ottawa Tomahawks”! There was a little problem though… No ... [Read more]

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What do Canadians laugh about when they laugh about themselves?

by Mr.G on April 1, 2013

One of my favorite radio shows is “The Irrelevant Show” It’s a very entertaining comedy show that, once in a while, shows how Canadians know to laugh about themselves. If you don’t know it I recommend you to subscribe to their podcast or listen it online every Saturday at about 11am Eastern Time. Of all ... [Read more]

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Is Immigration a form of Resurrection/Liberation?

by Mr.G on March 29, 2013

Coming from South America you may have already guessed that my religion (if any) would be Roman Catholic. Coming most of you from South East Asia and the Arab World, I can guess you may not be Roman Catholic or Jew. Nevertheless, and despite what your religion is (who cares after all?), I wanted to ... [Read more]

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