Work Permit

Maintained status allows temporary residents to retain their legal status in Canada while waiting for IRCC to process their application to extend their temporary stay.

There are a number of pathways for nurses to immigrate to Canada.

Canada was experiencing nursing shortages even before the pandemic. Ontario, for example, is planning to invest $342 million over the next five years to hire more than 13,000 healthcare workers to the province. BC has promised to provide up to $16,000 to about 1,500 internationally educated nurses to cover application fees, English language tests, and educational upgrading. Also, Quebec is investing $65 million to recruit and train nearly 1,000 nurses from francophone countries.

Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates in the Express Entry pool have not been invited to apply for permanent residence since the last-all program draw, nearly two months ago, on January 18.

The CRS starts by assessing what the Canadian government refers to as “core human capital factors”, which include the following characteristics: age, education, first language ability (English or French), second language ability (English or French) and Canadian work experience.

Multinational companies can send key staff to work in Canada through Intra-Company Transfer work permits.

With Canada adjusting its immigration targets and reducing its temporary resident population, many individuals with expiring work permits are exploring ways to stay legally. One option is applying for a Visitor Record (VR), which extends your legal stay but does not permit work or study.

A criminal record can hinder your plans to work in Canada, however, you may have options to overcome inadmissibility.

If you have a criminal record and do not address inadmissibility before you apply for a Canadian work permit, you risk being refused entry to Canada.

Overall, the economic outlooks show strong employment growth over the next few years with many opportunities for newcomers.

At the beginning of the pandemic, immigrants who had landed in the last five years experienced higher unemployment levels than Canadian-born workers.

Immigration is crucial for Canada's economy, with immigrants significantly represented across key sectors. They comprise over 36% in accommodation and food services, nearly 38% in transportation, and over 34% in professional services.

As of mid-March, IRCC reports a backlog of 1,844,424 persons across all lines of business.
IRCC reports there are 1.84 million people waiting on decisions in its inventory as of mid-March.

The backlog has progressed as follows since summer 2021:

• March 15 and 17, 2022: 1,844,424 persons
• February 1, 2022: 1,815,628 persons
• December 15, 2021: 1,813,144 persons
• October 27, 2021: 1,792,404 persons
• July 6, 2021: 1,447,474 persons

The data represents the number of persons currently awaiting processing by IRCC.
Permanent residence inventory data is from March 15 and temporary residence inventory data is from March 17. The reason for the difference is when IRCC provided the March 15 temporary residence data initially, the “visitor record” data was missing. On March 17 temporary residence data was provided when requested.

Immigration reductions are putting pressure on the food service sector across Atlantic Canada, which includes Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Just as the tourism season begins, restaurants in these provinces are warning of serious staffing challenges.

Work permits are among five priorities on IRCC's $85 million budget this year
The minister had previously announced that service standards for work permits, study permits, proof of citizenship, and permanent residence card renewals would return to normal by the end of 2022.

The new measures include:

Engineers are among the most sought-after professionals in Canada's workforce. Both federal and provincial immigration departments have declared their need for various kinds of engineers across Canada. As such engineers have an abundant number of opportunities to immigrate to the country.

A new Statistics Canada report says Canada is aging and it will continue to depend on high immigration levels to renew its population.

Applicants with French language test result of CLB 7 or B2 level who have minimum of 6 months work experience in the last 3 years regardless of any specific occupations my apply for Permanent residency under the Express Entry program.

A recent report indicates a 4.4% rise in immigrants with bachelor's degrees working in jobs that match their qualifications between 2016 and 2021. Overqualification among recent immigrants decreased from 31.1% in 2016 to 26.7% in 2021.

More than 700 Indian students are facing deportation from Canada after finding that their educational institution’s admission offer letters were fake. The fraud was discovered when the students applied for permanent residency in Canada. The Canadian Border Service Agency (CBSA) examined the documents based on which their visas were issued and found that these letters were fake.

IRCC announced some significant changes to the International Experience Canada program today, including an increase in applicant capacity and a program open date for 2023.

Permanent residence