Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will invite more sponsors of foreign parents and grandparents to submit an application under the Parent and grandparent program (PGP).
Class-action sought compensation for CSQ applicants rendered ineligible by criteria changes in 2013 and 2017
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser was given a 120-day deadline to introduce a plan to expand permanent residence pathways for international students and temporary foreign workers.
Due to a large application backlog in 2011, the federal government paused parental sponsorship program which allowed Canadians and permanent residents to sponsor and bring their foreign parents and grandparents to Canada.
You can still immigrate to Canada even if you have a low CRS.
Federal government unveils its five-year international education strategy
Sixteenth Express Entry draw from the pool was performed on September 8th 2015 by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and a total number of 1517 Invitations were issued to successful applicants who had acquired minimum 459 CRS points.
Rural communities in Canada are hoping to attract newcomers to the country and reversing dwindling population trends to strengthen local economies and address labour shortages.
To help Canadian employers fill labour and skills gaps in their organizations when there are no qualified and available Canadians or permanent residents (PR), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) operates the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP).
The Canadian authorities have declared their intention to maintain the support for Iranian temporary residents wishing to prolong their stay in Canada for an additional year.
In a significant policy update from May 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) introduced a provision allowing spouses, common-law, and conjugal partners of Canadian citizens or permanent residents to obtain an open work permit while their sponsorship application for permanent residence is being processed. This facilitates the sponsored individuals to work for nearly any employer in Canada, enabling them to be financially self-sufficient during the immigration process.
As a commitment to family values and unity from Canada, the Government of Canada running the Spousal Sponsorship Program which allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their spouse or common-law partner for Canadian Permanent Residency.
Canada's Start Up Program is growing, with 51 entrepreneurs having now become permanent residents of Canada through the program as of May 2, 2016.
Ottawa, November 16, 2015 – The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada today issued the following statement:
Although English and French are the main languages spoken in Canada, the country’s linguistic diversity continues to grow.
Immigrant-owned businesses were responsible for what a new Statistics Canada study says was a “disproportionate share of net job creation” between 2003 and 2013 compared to businesses with Canadian-born owners.
International students bring a vibrant, new, and fresh perspective to the academic landscape in Canada when they arrive from their home countries to study at a Canadian designated learning institution (DLI).
EDMONTON - More than three months has passed and International students of Alberta are still waiting to for their study permit renewal so they can leave Canada and visit their home countries or travel somewhere else.
Canada is a top-ranking destination for international students. It has some of the world’s most sought-after universities and offers a unique student life experience.
There are an estimated 1.57 million international students, between Canada and the United States (U.S.), with tens of thousands more set to enter North America annually, in pursuit of higher education.
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