Immigration to Canada

Record breaking admission in all classes in 2021

The Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024 had targets of over 451,000 new permanent residents by the end of 2024 and nearly 432,000 for 2022.

Alberta has now issued 1,009 invitations to Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination so far in 2021.

This a primer for new Canadian PRs containing answers to a few of the most common questions about healthcare in Canada.

As of December 31, Canada is expanding its biometrics collection program from countries in Asia, Asia Pacific and the Americas will need to give their fingerprints and photo (biometrics) when applying for a visitor visa, study or work permit, or for permanent residence. This same rule has applied to applicants from Europe, Middle East and Africa since July 2018.

Candidates in the Express Entry pool may find themselves selected by provinces . specialized immigration streams in Ontario, Alberta and Nova Scotia started selecting qualified skilled workers from Express Entry selection pool.

Canada’s immigration department has issued new guidelines for holders of expired permanent residence visas.

 There are many options to immigrate to Canada if you are working in an NOC C or D occupation.

April 2 2015 – Government of British Columbia announces a 90-day hold on major part of its new applications of Canadian Immigration under Provincial Nominee Program. This program will re-open as of July 1st 2015 and all new applications, as of March 31 2015, will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Open work permits also available to family members living in Canada

The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program invited 142 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for Canadian permanent residence in a provincial draw that took place on April 9.

Canada cares deeply about ensuring immigrants succeed in its economy. Its economic class immigration programs are designed to select candidates who have the highest chance of finding a good job in the Canadian labour market.

Here is how to determine if you can apply for Canadian citizenship.

Over 85% of Canadian immigrants become citizens, one of the highest rates in the world.

The benefits of Canadian citizenship include being able to live permanently in one of the world’s most peaceful and economically, socially, and politically stable societies, enjoying one of the world’s most powerful passports, and having the right to vote, among a host of other advantages.

Although all-program Express Entry draws could resume in two weeks, it may not be the end of PNP draws forever. Before the pandemic, IRCC occasionally held PNP-only draws. IRCC sees the PNP as paramount to supporting the economic development regions across Canada

More than 91,000 immigration candidates have submitted expressions of interest through Quebec’s online Arrima portal since it opened last September — a six-month period dominated by the rise of the province’s new Coalition Avenir Québec government.   

As of December 3, 2019,you need to give your fingerprints and photo (biometrics) if you’re applying within Canada as a:

IRCC updates timeline for online citizenship application access.

As of June 6, 2017, candidates in the Express Entry pool who have a sibling in Canada may obtain additional points under the (CRS). Another change involves additional points being awarded to candidates with proven French ability. These improvements to Express Entry are the latest to come from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), with a more dynamic Express Entry system now the main driver of economic immigration to Canada.

Atlantic Canada’s incredible immigration run continued in 2019 as the region welcomed nearly 18,000 newcomers.

A new immigration policy for Atlantic Canada will be established very soon. Nova scotia ,New Brunswick ,Prince Edward Island , Newfoundland and Labrador are planning to find solutions to simplify their immigration policies to attract more immigrants to their provinces.

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