Trade occupations – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com A Blog all about Canadian Immigration Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:46:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 https://www.akcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/favicon.jpg Trade occupations – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com 32 32 Canada Announces 2025 Express Entry Category-Based Draws https://www.akcanada.com/canada-announces-2025-express-entry-category-based-draws/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 09:15:59 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/?p=3540 On Thursday, February 27, 2025, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (“IRCC”) announced the 2025 Express Entry categories, which include a new education category, to align the selection of federal economic immigrants with Canada’s long-term labour shortages.  To meet Francophone immigration targets and meet the acute needs in health, trades and […]

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]]> First Category Based Express Entry Draws on June 28 and July 5, 2023 – Health Care/Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Occupations https://www.akcanada.com/first-category-based-express-entry-draw-on-july-5-2023-science-technology-engineering-and-math-stem-occupations/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:40:03 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1483 Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced that category-based selection for Express Entry will begin, today, with 500 Express Entry candidates with backgrounds in Health Care occupations to be invited to apply for Permanent Residence and 1,500 on July 5, 2023.  Also, on July 5, 2023, the Government of Canada […]

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]]> Express Entry Rounds of Invitations: Category-Based Selection https://www.akcanada.com/express-entry-rounds-of-invitations-category-based-selection/ Wed, 31 May 2023 14:59:58 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1474 Today, Wednesday, May 31, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that Canada is introducing category-based rounds of invitations for Express Entry.  The Government will invite candidates who are eligible for a specific category established by the Minister to meet an identified economic goal. Candidates will be invited to apply for permanent residence based […]

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