Permanent Resident

IRCC is looking to welcome 31,500 French-speaking permanent residents (PRs) in 2025 and 36,000 newcomers under the same category in 2026 for admission outside Quebec.

Perhaps, it’s finally time to stop hiding

Skilled newcomers overqualification must be addressed, amid immediate need for more healthcare professionals.

Canada is lifting its COVID-19 test requirements for fully vaccinated travellers.

Starting April 1, fully vaccinated travellers to Canada will no longer need a pre-arrival COVID-19
test.

The Canadian government announced the new measures would affect travellers arriving at all ports of entry. Although pre-arrival testing requirements will be dropped, the government may still randomly test travellers upon arrival. The purpose of the random tests will be to identify and track COVID-19 variants. If fully vaccinated travellers are selected for an on-arrival test, they will not need to quarantine while waiting on their result.

IRCC Minister Sean Fraser is set to announce a new immigration pathway that aims to connect employers in Canada with skilled refugees and displaced persons.

Effective March 1, 2023, new measures will make it easier for Iranians already in Canada to extend their temporary stay and move between temporary streams.

Canada plans to increase immigration levels significantly in 2015. Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander stated that Canada aims to welcome as many as 285,000 new permanent residents. Nearly 65% of all admissions will be economic immigrants and their dependents. Mr. Alexander said the goal reflects the government’s view that immigration is crucial to Canada’s economic prosperity.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has announced that it is introducing a new electronic system, known as the Employer Portal, for managing the processing of offers of employment made by Canadian employers to foreign workers. The Employer Portal will be available from October 26, 2015, and will assist Canadian employers looking to hire foreign workers on a temporary basis through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program or the International Mobility Program.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced updates to the proof of settlement funds required for skilled immigration through the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC) and Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC).
The Government of Canada increased the settlement funds figures, which are based on family size and are adjusted annually based on 50 per cent of the low income cut-off totals.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is encouraging candidates to review the new figures to ensure they continue to meet the financial requirements of the Express Entry class under which they are registered, and to keep their funds updated in their Express Entry profile.
While Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates are not required to demonstrate proof of funds, CEC candidates in the Express Entry pool must also demonstrate proof of funds should they receive an invitation to apply for permanent residence through the Federal Skilled Worker Class.
Settlement funds are required in order to demonstrate that immigration candidates have the means to establish themselves and their family in Canada and pay for initial costs, such as accommodation.
Revised Proof of Funds (as of January 16, 2019)
The required settlement funds must be equal to or greater than the sums listed below for each family size.

Canada's federal court has ruled that visa officers do not need to consider an applicant's criminal rehabilitation unless it is specifically requested by the applicant.

Canada introduces an action plan to attract French speaking immigrants. The new Action Plan includes $1.4 billion over five years in addition to the $2.7 billion in the previous Action Plan. This adds up to over $4.1 billion over five years. It is the largest amount ever provided by a government to support official languages.

In 2022 over 550,000 new study permits were issued for international students from 184 countries. Currently Canada has almost 810,000 New international students.

Canada has welcomed over 184,000 new permanent residents this year.

A growing number of Canadians report that French is their first official language. IRCC announced the goal of 4.4% of French-speaking immigrants outside Quebec by 2023.

More than 200,000 new Canadians have been welcomed across Canada so far in 2014–more than double the number of new citizens compared to the same time period in 2013.

Canada has extended its ban on foreign home buyers until 2027 to keep more homes available for its citizens and permanent residents. This move restricts non-Canadians from purchasing residential properties, with exceptions for specific situations like inheritance or property development.

Asia

IRCC’s primary objective in Asia is migration management and refugee protection.

Under the current Immigration Levels Plan 2021-2023, IRCC  is looking to welcome 411,000 new permanent residents to Canada this year.

Starting in fall 2013, in accordance with the proposed regulations, CIC would begin rolling out a new biometric requirement for temporary resident applicants (visitors, students and temporary workers) to provide their fingerprints and photograph when applying for a temporary resident visa, work permit, or study permit.

The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) is reopening on May 21st, 2024, as announced by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).