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The launch of Canada’s new permanent residence pathway for international graduates and essential workers went relatively smoothly on Thursday, although some users reported issues with the online payment system. Fears that a huge rush of applicants would overload the system proved unfounded, as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) confounded the critics with the rollout.
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino unveiled Wednesday the details of six new pathways that will start Thursday, May 6 at noon to grant permanent residence for up to 90,000 temporary foreign workers and international graduates. The new pathways are being touted as vital to bolster Canada’s healthcare system and industries providing essential services, particularly during the
Canada launches its new pathway to permanent residence for 90,000 international graduates, health care workers and other essential workers at noon on Thursday May 6, 2021. Those who qualify for the Temporary Residence to Permanent Residence Pathway (TR to PR Pathway) streams must upload several supporting documents to show proof that they qualify. Read More
Canada’s new pathway to permanent residence for 90,000 international graduates and essential workers opens on Thursday (May 6), and concerns are being raised about the federal government portal that will be used to receive applications. The buzz surrounding the new pathways, launched in April to help Ottawa meet its ambitious 2020 target of 401,000 new
Canada welcomed 23,375 new immigrants in February, the second-highest monthly total since COVID-19 travel restrictions were put in place. The latest federal government figures show 48,025 newcomers were welcomed in the first two months of the year, slightly below the total for the same period of 2020, but significantly higher than any other two-month period
Canada welcomed 26,600 new permanent residents in January, the most since before the coronavirus crisis began, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said in an interview with Bloomberg. Mendicino added that the number of newcomers admitted up to the middle of February is 40 percent ahead of where Canada needs to be to hit its 2021 target
Canada is to offer Post Graduation Work Permit holders the chance to qualify for an Open Work Permit to help gather the experience they need to qualify for permanent residence. A new public policy announced by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino on Friday January 8 is aimed at former international students who had their opportunity to
Foreign nationals hoping to immigrate to Canada in 2021 will be able to take advantage of five ways to gain their permanent residence once Covid-19 border restrictions are lifted. Certainly, the country is eager to boost its levels of immigration. During the pandemic, Canada’s federal government increased its immigration targets for the next three years.
The Asian countries of India, China and the Philippines are sure to once again be the top three most important sources of new permanent residents to Canada in the coming year as Covid-19 vaccines are rolled out and travel restrictions fall away. Before the pandemic hit and caused immigration to Canada to slow to a
Canada’s federal immigration authority has launched a new portal for confirming permanent residence while in-person interviews are suspended due to the coronavirus crisis. The new system allows immigrants to declare they are in Canada, confirm their address and submit pictures for their PR card. It also gives candidates access to their proof of permanent residence
