In a significant policy shift, Immigration Minister Marc Miller has unveiled plans to integrate temporary resident targets into Canada's annual Immigration Levels Plan from fall 2024. Historically focusing solely on permanent residency quotas, the updated plan will now also consider the influx of temporary residents, aiming to refine and potentially reduce their numbers over the next three years. This move is not designed as a hard cap but could lead to application limitations in specific sectors.
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.
A Canadian passport allows visa-free travel access to 183 countries, making it one of the foremost in the world. This year the distinction of most recognised passport went to:
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It is important to know that Quebec simplified LMIA processing if different from the rest of Canada
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.
Starting on January 1st, the cost-of-living requirement for a single study permit applicant will be $20,635. This is in addition to the first year of tuition and travel costs and will apply to study permit applications received on or after January 1st.
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.
May 12 is celebrated as International Nurses Day in Canada, to recognize the contribution of nurses to healthcare services.
A recent analysis of Canadian international students suggests that most who receive a study permit in a certain province tend to remain in that province for their next period of study or work.
(IRCC) recommends that IRCC process a total of 285,000 decisions and 300,000 new citizens by March 31, 2023. The citizenship target means that 300,000 approved applicants must take the oath of citizenship, either in person or virtually.
Program changes to fill labour market needs in rural areas by expanding geographic boundaries of communities.
Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has just announced that it will accept language test results from four new tests for Student Direct Stream (SDS) applicants.
PTE will join IELTS and CELPIP as one of three English-language tests that economic class candidates will be able to use for their Canadian immigration applications.
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System problems occurring since the implementation of NOC 2021 are having an impact on Express Entry candidates.
Recent consultations outline the possibility of targeting Express Entry candidates who have key attributes such as occupation, sector, being a temporary resident, and French language proficiency.
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