Canada’s Immigration Minister indicated that more permanent residence pathways will be made available to talent residing in Canada. In a new interview with Bloomberg, Marco Mendicino says Canada is looking at ways to expedite transitions to permanent residence for temporary foreign workers, international students, and asylum seekers who are living in Canada during the COVID-19 […]
Canada’s Immigration Minister announced new immigration measures on Thursday, November 12th, 2020 supporting both Hong Kong residents and Canadians in Hong Kong. The new programs include offering a new open work permit to Hong Kong graduates and youth. Pathways to permanent residency will also be available to them. Canada will target Hong Kong graduates as […]
Spousal sponsorship applications are now being expedited in Canada until the end of this year, as part of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) plan to expedite up to 6,000 applications per month between October and December 2020. Canada wishes to welcome 70,000 immigrants each year under its spousal, partner and children category. Canada updated […]
The Government of Canada invited 4,500 immigration candidates to apply for permanent residence in its latest Express Entry draw on November 5, 2020. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score to be selected for this draw was 478. This was the third time in history that Canada invited 4,500 immigration candidates to apply – a record. […]
On October 28, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) missed an Express Entry Draw because of the recent changes to the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). The changes made to the CRS required the IRCC to update their system in order to reach their Francophone immigration goal. This process should be completed by next week. […]
On Thursday, the Quebec government announced their target for immigrant arrivals has increased by 3,000 for the year 2021. Last year (2020), Quebec’s target was 44,500. This year their plan is for 47,000. Due to COVID-19, Quebec will not reach their 2020 target as immigration has declined significantly. Canada and Quebec are continuing to process […]
Immigration candidates who are Francophones and bilingual will now receive additional Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points under the Express Entry system, immigration minister Marco Mendicino announced. Express Entry is the system that the federal Canadian government uses to manage permanent residence applications through the country’s three main economic class immigration programs: Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) […]
The Canadian Immigration Minister, Marco Mendicino, announced the details of Canada’s 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan. Whereas Canada welcomed 341,000 new immigrants in 2019, Canada will look to welcome 1,233,000 new permanent residents over the next three years: 401,000 in 2021, 411,000 in 2022 and 421,000 in 2023. Economic Class Immigration A total of 59 per cent […]
If you are thinking of Sponsoring your parents or grandparents, you have until this Tuesday to submit your interest for the Parents and Grandparents Program 2020. Since October 13, Canadian citizens and permanent residents have been able to submit interest to sponsor forms on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) website. They have until November […]
Out of 211 invitations, 184 invitations went to Express Entry and Labour Impact candidates. The remaining 27 invitations went to Business Impact candidates. Those invited must have had a Expression of Interest (EOI) score of at least 97. Business Impact candidates needed a minimum EOI score of at least 184. PEI’s Express Entry category is […]