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Starting Monday February 22, all travellers coming to Canada by air for non-essential reasons need to stay in government-designated hotels for three days at their own costs after getting a COVID-19 test. But the costs of those hotel stays might be less than the previously-announced sum of $2,000. “The cost of each stay will vary
Ottawa is extending its restrictions on non-U.S. international travel to Canada for another two months and its restrictions on those from the United States until March 21. “Non-essential travel restrictions with the United States have been extended until March 21,” tweeted Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair. “We will continue to base our
Immigration to Canada is likely to remain at a trickle for at least the first half of this year as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on despite Ottawa’s ambitious targets, reveals an RBC Economics report. “In the long-run, Canada does have the capacity to hit the ambitious targets set out last fall and population growth from
Business travel to Canada is still thriving for many industry sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic despite all the hype surrounding Ottawa’s air and land travel restrictions. Immigrants coming to Canada under the Start-Up Visa Program to set up businesses and create jobs are still being welcomed with open arms. Under that program, 140 business people
Canada rewrote the Express Entry record books on Saturday with a draw more than five times larger than any seen before in the history of the selection system. In conducting the historic Canadian Experience Class draw, Ottawa said it was “pioneering new ways to engage those who are already here and hard at work” during
Canada is to allow international students to complete their entire programs online from their home countries and still qualify for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP). The new step, announced Friday by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), is the latest is a slew of measures designed to address the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on foreign
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced air travellers landing in Canada will be required to quarantine in a hotel at their expense from February 22. The strict measure, first announce in January, means those arriving on flights will be required to take a COVID-19 test on arrival, then stay in a government-approved hotel for three
Ottawa is ramping up its online citizenship tests after busting through its initial target of 5,000 back in November last year. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) officials were quoted in a Toronto Star article earlier this month as saying even more of the citizenship tests are being scheduled. “Prior to the pandemic, IRCC had
Tough new restrictions on international travel during the second, harsher wave of the COVID-19 pandemic pushed immigration to Canada down to its lowest level since April last year in December. The 10,795 newcomers welcomed in the last month of 2020 brought the total for the year to 184,370, down 46 percent on the 341,175 new
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that anyone coming into Canada through a land border as of the day after Valentine’s Day will be required to show a negative COVID-19 test or face a fine. “As of Feb. 15, when you return to Canada through a land border, you’ll need to show a 72-hour PCR
