Canada

The strike by 9,000 Canadian border workers is postponed until Wednesday as mediation continues between the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the federal government. Initially planned for Friday at 4 p.m., the strike was delayed allowing further negotiations.

Traditionally, Canadian citizenship could only be inherited by the first generation born outside of Canada.

In order to be eligible for Canadian citizenship, you must meet the physical presence.

Canadian employers are checking out potential job candidates on social media before offering a job or sometimes even an interview. This applies to both newcomers and Canadians alike.

This funding will go towards the Digital Literacy Exchange Program.

You may be self-employed and still be eligible for Canadian immigration streams. Most economic immigration streams require proof of at least a year’s worth of work. 

Immigration ministers from across Canada met in New Brunswick to identify how to best achieve the country's immigration goals.

The Forum of Ministers Responsible (FMRI) for Immigration met in Saint John, New Brunswick on July 28 to discuss a host of major immigration policy issues.

A recent news release by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) says that there are no more passport application backlogs, and that Service Canada is exceeding the delivery standard for most applications. Nearly all passports are now being delivered within the 10–20-day target (depending on how the passport application is submitted). ESDC says approximately 98% of passports issued are issued within service standards regardless of the intake method.

The Canadian passport is ranked as the 7th most powerful in the world for 2024, offering visa-free travel to 187 countries and extensive work and study opportunities.

If passed, the new bill would make it easier and cheaper for parents and grandparents to stay in Canada for longer.

Canadian Member of Parliament Kyle Seeback is proposing a new bill to support parents and grandparents coming to Canada.

To maintain your permanent resident status in Canada, you must live in Canada for at least 730 days (2 years) over a five-year period. This doesn't need to be continuous. Certain days spent abroad can count if you're working for a Canadian business, traveling with a Canadian spouse, or are a dependent child traveling with a Canadian parent.

Canadian government lays out parameters and procedures to ensure IRCC officers make fair and reasonable decisions.

Following are the Canadian universities that accept the Duolingo English test: 

On May 23 in Toronto, Monte McNaughton, the Ontario Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development announced that Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) is the first professional association in the province to remove the Canadian work experience requirement from their application criteria.

Respondents understand the importance of immigration for the economy and believe that Canada should accept more refugees

The Environics Institute of Canada, in partnership with the Century Initiative, has released survey data on Canadian’s opinions on immigration. The Environics Institute is a research agency that conducts public opinion surveys and collects data on Canadian issues such as the government or economy. Century Initiative is a registered charity run by business leaders and academics that advocates for the population of Canada to reach 100,000,000 by 2100.

According to the report, maintaining this positive attitude among Canadians is crucial for Canada’s immigration strategy. At present, Canada hopes to welcome 500,000 new immigrants per year by 2025.

Canada is preparing to change how Express Entry candidates are selected in the first quarter of 2023 and beyond

Applicants, in order to stay eligible, may need to update the settlement fund required amount in the Express Entry profile. It is important to know that the update must be done no later than June 8, 2022.

Updating your profile doesn’t change the date and time that we received it, so you’ll keep your rank if you’re in a tie-breaker situation.

Federal and provincial officials are considering significant changes to Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility. The PGWP allows international students who have completed an eligible program at a Designated Learning Institution (DLI) to work in Canada.