Permanent Resident

Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates in the Express Entry pool have not been invited to apply for permanent residence since the last-all program draw, nearly two months ago, on January 18.

In the unsettling times in which we find ourselves since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, facilitated routes through which Canadian citizenship may be obtained cannot be ignored.
One of the easiest, and very often surprising manners in which Canadian citizenship may be obtained applies to those individuals who are fortunate enough to have at least one Canadian parent. In many cases, and often without them knowing it, such individuals might already be Canadian citizens simply by virtue of their parent’s nationality.

Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor their immediate families for Canadian immigration.

Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor their child living abroad to immigrate to Canada.

Canada has family sponsorship programs for parents, grandparents, spouses, common-law partners, conjugal partners, and children.

Express Entry is also Canada’s main method for bringing international skilled workers to this country through permanent residence.

The 2015 application cycle for the IEC program will begin in month of April , with young citizens from 32 countries that have a two-sided youth mobility arrangement with Canada and have the opportunity to live and work in Canada across one of the following three categories: Working Holiday, Young Professionals, and International Co-op.

A new Statistics Canada study shows immigrant children have a higher postsecondary education rate and make more money after their mid-20s than the overall Canadian population.

Statistics Canada has just released a major study on Canada's immigrant population. This is the biggest update since 2017.

As of mid-March, IRCC reports a backlog of 1,844,424 persons across all lines of business.
IRCC reports there are 1.84 million people waiting on decisions in its inventory as of mid-March.

The backlog has progressed as follows since summer 2021:

• March 15 and 17, 2022: 1,844,424 persons
• February 1, 2022: 1,815,628 persons
• December 15, 2021: 1,813,144 persons
• October 27, 2021: 1,792,404 persons
• July 6, 2021: 1,447,474 persons

The data represents the number of persons currently awaiting processing by IRCC.
Permanent residence inventory data is from March 15 and temporary residence inventory data is from March 17. The reason for the difference is when IRCC provided the March 15 temporary residence data initially, the “visitor record” data was missing. On March 17 temporary residence data was provided when requested.

Many, many hundreds’ of immigrants obtained Canadian citizenship or permanent residence with the help of an unlicensed immigration consultant in Richmond who made millions changing passports.

Immigration Minister has announced lower required points under express Entry program . According to his new announcement, foreign nationals who, on October 19, 2016 at 12:20:50 UTC, have been assigned a total of 475 points or more under the Comprehensive Ranking System that is set out in the Ministerial Instructions Respecting the Express Entry System, as published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on December 1, 2014 and as amended from time to time, occupy the rank required to be invited to make an application for permanent residence.

The new measures include:

Today, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser and Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Karina Gould, have unveiled the new Canadian passports.

Canada may soon allow easier pathways to permanent residence for temporary foreign workers, the Minister of Immigration, John McCallum, said on Sunday on national television. Details of modifications to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) are likely to be revealed in the coming weeks, with a parliamentary report on the matter set to be introduced.

Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser believes meaningful steps are being taken to get the immigration system back on track.

OTTAWA -- Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the government will get back on track by the end of the year after COVID-19 caused a major backlog in the processing of immigration applications and long waits for people seeking status in Canada.

Canada plans on welcoming up to 305,000 new permanent residents in 2016 .This is considered the highest projected immigration level in decades, which represents seven percent increase on the 2015 plan. On March 8. details of 2016 immigration plan has been unveiled.

In a significant policy shift, Immigration Minister Marc Miller has unveiled plans to integrate temporary resident targets into Canada's annual Immigration Levels Plan from fall 2024. Historically focusing solely on permanent residency quotas, the updated plan will now also consider the influx of temporary residents, aiming to refine and potentially reduce their numbers over the next three years. This move is not designed as a hard cap but could lead to application limitations in specific sectors.

A new Statistics Canada report says Canada is aging and it will continue to depend on high immigration levels to renew its population.