Immigration to Canada

The Canadian government has confirmed to CIC News it is extending its coronavirus travel restrictions for at least one more month.

Anyone could be subject to a search of their mobile device at the border — and while it is best to answer agents’ questions truthfully in these situations, travellers shouldn’t say more than what’s needed.

Canada is experiencing a shortage of truck drivers due to pandemic layoffs and an aging workforce.

Sean Fraser and IRCC will be guided by the priorities outlined in the mandate letter. 

The Canadian prime minister says the government is monitoring the COVID situation inside and outside Canada.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that immediate family members will be able to enter Canada through the U.S. border effective June 8, 2020 at 11:59 PM EDT.

President Donald Trump has announced that he will sign an Executive Order to temporarily suspend U.S. immigration as early as Wednesday April 22, citing coronavirus concerns.

United States President Donald Trump has added Venezuela, North Korea, and Chad to the list of countries directly affected by a so-called ‘travel ban’, in doing so severely limiting the ability of some people from those countries to enter the US.

For the twelfth time Express Entry draw from the pool was made on July 11th 2015, during which Citizenship and Immigration Canada issued a total number of 1516 invitations to successful candidates who had acquired minimum 463 CRS points.

The Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program will no longer accept applications from newcomers looking to establish a business in the province through two of its current business streams after September 20.

Today, Mark Miller, Canada's Minister of Immigration, announced new restrictions for the admission of international students:

North America immigration policies are constantly changing. Canada and the United States used to select migrants from the British and European countries. Now both Canadian and U.S. immigration policies have changed significantly. Immigration issues are currently more highlighted in both countries these days. Canada is in election mode, with many new Canadians expected to vote for the first time.

That is the message to talent all over the world by Canada’s immigration minister Marco Mendicino following the permanent and temporary resident visa suspensions announced by the United States yesterday.

President Donald Trump has signed a new Executive Order to limit immigration to the United States for the rest of this year. The Executive Order takes effect on June 24, 2020 at 12:01 AM EDT and expires on December 31, 2020.

On Saturday, the Canadian government announced that it will introduce a new pathway this October to enable Ukrainians in Canada to apply for permanent residence.

When we hear the word ‘inadmissibility’ in the scope of Canadian immigration, it is much more likely that we consider criminality than medical inadmissibility.

Saskatchewan announced an expanded list of 43 in-demand occupations for two of its most popular immigration categories. Slightly more than half of these occupations require professional licensure on the part of the applicant, a process that may seem daunting. However, in many cases this process can be done from outside Canada in conjunction with one of the relevant organizations designated by the government of Saskatchewan.

In 2021, Ontario welcomed 198,000 new permanent residents, or nearly 49% of all new permanent residents in Canada.

A person may be eligible for Canadian citizenship if they were born outside Canada and at least one of their biological or legal parents at birth was a Canadian citizen when they were born. Canada limits citizenship by descent to the first generation born outside Canada to a Canadian parent.

Statistics Canada has released its Labour Force Survey (LFS) for the month of August 2022.