Temporary Resident Visas

The Province of Quebec has proposed new regulations for a number of its unique immigration programs, including the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program, or QIIP. Quebec has several immigration programs, some which allow candidates to pursue Canadian permanent residence and some which allow candidate to apply for temporary residence in Canada.

Alberta, with federal approval, has launched a 2 year pilot project on Temporary foreign workers in order to keep job positions open for local permanent residence and citizens who are living in Alberta. As part of this two-year pilot program, Albertan companies will not be allowed to avail of the temporary foreign worker (TFWP) when hiring in any of 29 high-skilled occupations.

Immigration Canada government department which oversees immigration and refugee affairs in Canada, has launched a temporary public policy for certain foreign nationals who are affected by U.S. President Trump's executive order on January 27, 2017. Under the temporary public policy, Canada may allow foreign nationals affected by this order to apply for temporary status in Canada, or to extend their stay.