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It was almost a year ago when Canada adopted a new immigration policy, changing the selection criteria of new skilled immigrants.

COVID-19 is showing us the need for continued strong immigration to Canada and the important contribution of immigrant workers to the Canadian economy, federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said Friday when he spoke with the Canadian Press.

Countries around the world have shut their borders, closed their airports, and imposed lockdowns to fight the deadly coronavirus.

The Government of Canada is making it easier for foreign nationals with protected person status and their family members living abroad to apply for permanent residence.

Rapid growing of workers and skilled workers in agriculture and agri-food in Canada is an alarming sign to select more foreigners through immigration programs in this field of expertise to work in this industry. 

McCallum said the government will accept 10,000 applications in keeping with the Liberal Party's pledge to double the 5,000 cap previously put in place by the Conservatives.

Last week Canada announced its 2020-2022 Immigration Levels Plan as the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis was escalating.

The Canadian government has just announced its Immigration Levels Plan 2022Canada is increasing its immigration targets yet again. It will look to welcome almost 432,000 new immigrants this year instead of its initial plan to welcome 411,000 newcomers.

Intellectual assets can include inventions, new technologies, new brands, original software, novel designs, unique processes and more. The Government of Canada website states that is it crucial to use intellectual assets strategically to run a business and that protecting these assets can give businesses a competitive advantage in the market.

Three new measures have been introduced to help individuals pursue Canadian study and work opportunities amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Trudeau announced the forthcoming Canadian Renter’s Bill of Rights for the 2024 Budget. This legislation requires landlords to provide a detailed rental history, aims to penalize wrongful evictions under the guise of renovations, and will standardize lease agreements across the country.

That Saturday, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 27,332 CEC candidates to apply, which is nearly six times more Invitations to Apply (ITAs) issued than the previous record of 5,000. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut off was 75, another record-smasher, although the average CRS score of invited candidates was 415, IRCC said.

Nearly a month since previous all-programs draw pushes CRS cut-off score to 470

In March 20 Express Entry issued 3550 invitations

Canada is holding bi-monthly PNP draws and will resume FSWP, and CEC invitations rounds early July.

Canada invited 545 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on May 11.

A total of 654 Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates were invited to apply for permanent residence in Canada's latest Express Entry draw on February 10.

500 Federal Skilled Trades Class candidates invited in May 15 Express Entry drawThe Government of Canada invited 500 Federal Skilled Trades Class candidates with Comprehensive Ranking Scores as low as 332 to apply for Canadian permanent residence in a new Express Entry draw held May 15.

Canada is in search to find ways to make it simpler and more straightforward for international students in Canada to obtain permanent residency once they have completed their studies in Canada.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is trying a new tactic to mitigate the economic damage from a dramatic drop in immigration: persuade foreigners already in the country to stay.
Canada announced plans last week to make it easier for the more than 1 million temporary students, workers and asylum seekers now living in the country to become permanent residents, giving them a path to citizenship. In an interview Monday, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said it’s the logical way forward to make up for a decline in foreigners moving to Canada during the pandemic.

Eight months after all citizenship tests were cancelled; Canada is now making the test available online.