health care – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com A Blog all about Canadian Immigration Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:48:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.akcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/favicon.jpg health care – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com 32 32 Canada Announces 2026 Express Entry Category-Based Draws https://www.akcanada.com/canada-announces-2026-express-entry-category-based-draws/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:35:27 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/?p=4104 Express Entry is the online system used by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) to manage and process Immigration Applications from skilled workers in the following three Immigration programs: the Canadian Experience Class the Federal Skilled Worker Program the Federal Skilled Trades Program   In category-based rounds of invitations, IRCC invites candidates in the Express […]

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]]> Government of Canada Releases 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan https://www.akcanada.com/government-of-canada-releases-2026-2028-immigration-levels-plan/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:35:51 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/?p=3954 The Government of Canada announced its Immigration levels plan on November 4, 2025.  The plan aims to admit about 380,000 new permanent residents annually from 2026 to 2028 and increase the number of economic immigrants coming to the country.  For the permanent resident stream, the government is aiming to boost the share of economic migrants […]

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]]> Ontario Expediting Process for U.S. Doctors, Nurses to Work in Province https://www.akcanada.com/ontario-expediting-process-for-u-s-doctors-nurses-to-work-in-province/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 09:23:20 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/?p=3784 Doctors and nurses licensed in the United States will soon be able to more easily practise in Ontario, under changes announced on June 5, 2025 by the minister of health. According to the minister, the move will increase the number of health-care professionals working in the province. The province is enabling qualified U.S.-licensed physicians, nurse […]

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]]> Canada Eliminates Bonus Points for LMIA under Express Entry https://www.akcanada.com/canada-eliminates-bonus-points-for-lmia-under-express-entry/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:17:39 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/?p=3471 On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) announced the removal of bonus points for Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) supported job offers under the Express Entry system. Previously, applicants with LMIA supported job offers could receive up to 50 or 200 additional Comprehensive Ranking System […]

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]]> New Canada Immigration Pathways Revealed https://www.akcanada.com/new-canada-immigration-pathways-revealed/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:12:32 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/?p=3474 Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) published the eligibility criteria for two new pathways to Canadian Permanent Residence in the official Canada Gazette on December 14, 2024. These new pathways are the Rural Community Immigration Class (RCIC) and the Francophone Community Immigration Class (FCIC) and they are scheduled to take effect sometime in early 2025. […]

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]]> Canada Releases 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan https://www.akcanada.com/canada-releases-2025-2027-immigration-levels-plan/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 15:50:51 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/?p=3071 On Thursday, October 24, 2024, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, released the 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan. In its Plan, the Government of Canada has set the number of immigrants to be admitted to Canada between 2025 and 2027 to 1.140 million individuals: 2025:   395,000 2026:   380,000 2027:   365,000 Permanent […]

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]]> New pathway to permanent residency for essential temporary workers and international graduates already in Canada https://www.akcanada.com/new-pathway-to-permanent-residency-for-essential-temporary-workers-and-international-graduates-already-in-canada/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 22:11:58 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1426 Today, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced a new pathway to permanent residence for over 90,000 essential workers and international graduates who are currently actively contributing to Canada’s economy. These special public policies will grant permanent status to temporary workers and international graduates who are already in […]

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]]> Canadian Immigration – Medical Inadmissibility Rules Relaxed https://www.akcanada.com/medical-inadmissibility-rules-relaxed/ Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:29:59 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1305 On April 16, 2018, The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced changes to the medical inadmissibility provision of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. The changes will loosen the rules than deem some prospective immigrants inadmissible on medical grounds. The Minister said the medical inadmissibility policy, which has been in place for more than […]

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]]> Canada Dominates World’s Most Livable Cities in 2015 https://www.akcanada.com/canada-dominates-worlds-most-livable-cities-in-2015/ Tue, 18 Aug 2015 14:32:57 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1231 Each year, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) publishes a list of the top cities in the world in which to live. This year’s list was just published and 3/5 of the top cities were in Canada: #3-Vancouver, #4-Toronto, #5-Calgary. According to the EIU, these cities have “relatively few challenges to living standards,” and enjoy a […]

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