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Do I Need a Home Inspection When Purchasing a Condo?
When you’re buying property, whether it’s a house or a condo, it’s important to know what you’re actually getting. Most home buyers wouldn’t think about skipping an inspection on a house, but what...
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Fall Tuition Discounts
Start the new season off right with fall tuition discounts on Sales and Marketing and International Trade programs. For a limited time only, save $500 on International Trade and Sales & Marketing...
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Refugee Crisis: Should Canada be Doing More to Help?
As the number of refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria continues to grow, more people are raising concerns about safety and control: some are concerned with ensuring the safety of the refugees, others...
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Express Entry Tips: The Top Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Express Entry, Canada’s new intake management system for economic immigrants, has been beset with glitches since its introduction in January 2015. Ashton CPD presenter Roxanne Israel, explains the...
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Over the next week, we’ll be sharing clips from our most recent CPD seminar on the topic of applying for permanent residence through express entry. This seminar was presented on September 19, 2015 by...
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Faculty Feature | Nevena Djuricic
Nevena Djuricic is the Executive Director of New West Immigration Services, and an instructor in Ashton’s Immigration Consultant Diploma program. Nevena was born in former Yugoslavia, where she...
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Hiring a Paid Immigration Representative
The immigration process is long, and often complicated, arduous, and expensive. As with most things in life, you can either choose to go it alone, or seek professional help. Do I Need to Hire an...
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Expert Home Inspection Tips
Mark Goodwin is a licensed home inspector and a member of the Canadian Association of Home & Property Inspectors (BC). Mark is the owner of House Sound Home Inspections, which serves Vancouver,...
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Faculty Feature | Bryan Dar Santos
Bryan Dar Santos is a financial advisor with over sixteen years of experience. Bryan is the owner of FDI Financial Diagnostics Inc., a consulting service for financial advisors. He recently accepted a...
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Dress to Impress or Dress to Express: Retriction of Religious Freedom in...
The question of dress code and its purposes has always been prominent in the discussion of school uniforms; lately it has also been raised in a different arena – the Canadian citizenship ceremony....
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Tips to Pass the ICCRC Full Skills Exam
Francis Ng is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant and the Program Director of Ashton’s Immigration Consultant Diploma. Here Francis shares his tips for students writing the Immigration...
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CELPIP versus IELTS: Which One Should You Take?
If you are planning to immigrate to Canada, you may be aware that language proficiency is one of the immigration requirements. High results on the language proficiency test can in fact make a big...
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The Home Inspection Industry: the ‘Who’, the ‘How’ and the ‘Why’
Ray Toscani is an expert in residential construction and evaluation, and a Home Inspection instructor at Ashton College. Having received an Architectural degree and a Masters in Urban Planning, Ray...
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2015 Federal Election Results: What Comes Next?
The Liberal party, led by Justin Trudeau went from a distant third in the polls to sweeping Atlantic Canada, parts of Quebec, urban Ontario and even ridings in traditionally Conservative Alberta to...
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Keeping Pace with the Changing Face of Online Learning Infographic
This exciting new infographic from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) illustrates the key trends currently driving the infusion of online learning in higher education based on the most current...
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Exploring the Value of the LLQP
The Life Licence Qualification Program (LLQP) is the first step towards applying for a life insurance licence. Before an advisor in the Canadian financial services sector is allowed to begin selling...
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Who Could Be the Next Minister of Citizenship and Immigration?
Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party surged to a stunning majority on October 19, recording a series of upset victories over incumbent Conservatives in ridings across Canada. However, few Conservative...
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Provincial Nominee Programs across Canada
The Provincial Nomination Program (PNP) allows provinces to nominate individuals who wish to immigrate to Canada and who are interested in settling in a particular province. Each Canadian province and...
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Focus on the Family: The Future of Canadian Immigration under Justin Trudeau
On October 19, Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party was propelled to victory by a Canadian electorate that had rallied around his promise of bringing real change to Ottawa. While Trudeau proposed a new...
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Quebec Skilled Worker Program Applications Accepted in November
The Quebec government recently announced the long-awaited reopening of the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP). Applications will be accepted from November 4, 2015 until March 31, 2016. The QSWP is a...
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