IRCC

New Innovation Stream under the IMP

Fewer draws and an updated NOC set the stage for a higher number of Express Entry ITAs in 2023.

Immigration Levels Plan Target for 2023

Canada's international student population has recovered quickly amid the pandemic.

Canada saw nearly 450,000 new study permits take effect last year, a staggering figure that easily broke the previous all-time record set in 2019.

Statistics Canada reports that 58% of internationally educated healthcare professionals (IEHPs) in Canada find work in their field, though this lags behind Canadian-educated counterparts. With 500,000 healthcare workers set to retire soon, IEHPs are crucial.

Canada invited 919 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on March 30.

Effective May 1st, Alberta is lifting restrictions on the hiring of new temporary foreign workers.

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated its policy regarding the collection of biometrics for permanent resident applicants.

You are eligible for Canadian citizenship if your parent is a Canadian, but you need to apply.

Canada's immigration system is entering a new era where the provinces want to have even more control than the federal government.

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.

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

IRCC updates timeline for online citizenship application access.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has held its first Express Entry round of invitations in over a month.

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has invited candidates in the most recent Express Entry draw.

IRCC has also launched a new website to allow the public to track the immigration backlog.

The family class is a significant category for newcomers to Canada, facilitating the reunion of Canadian citizens or permanent residents with their family members who can obtain permanent residence in the country.

Three of Canada’s provinces have nominated candidates through streams of the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).

Four Canadian provinces have invited candidates in the most recently published Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw results.