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Canada has announced it will accept an additional 30,000 applications under the 2021 Parents and Grandparents Program. The additional allocation, announced by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino on Tuesday, July 17, means a record of up to 40,000 applications will be accepted this year when added to the 10,000 already received. New invitations to apply will
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.
International students considered coronavirus essential workers in Canada have been exempted from the 20 hours of work per week limit usually applied to study permit holders when classes are in session. The exemption, in place until August 31, 2020, covers those working in ‘health care, critical infrastructure, or the supply of food or other critical
Billboards have sprung up in Silicon Valley as part of a campaign by the Canadian technology industry to lure workers hit by Donald Trump’s H-1B visa crackdown. Both workers and US tech companies have already shown significant interest in relocating to Canada due to visa difficulties south of the border. Trump has used the coronavirus
2020-03-23 – Canada says temporary foreign workers, international students and approved permanent residents who meet certain requirements will be exempt from air travel restrictions aimed at tackling coronavirus. In a statement late Friday, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said exemptions would cover those “who have already committed to working, studying or making Canada their
Canada has announced new Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) rules for international students forced to study via distance learning because of restrictions to stop the spread of coronavirus. The change announced on May 14, 2020, allows students unable to study in Canada to count time spent distance learning towards their PGWP eligibility. Under the change, a
13 de mayo del 2019 – En el proceso de solicitud de visa de Canadá, algunos candidatos de permisos de estudio calificados de ciertos países están siendo rechazados por razones de seguridad. Los críticos dicen que los controles de seguridad son tan difíciles que se ha vuelto casi imposible obtener un visado en Canadá para
29 de marzo del 2019 – la Universidad de Toronto ha sido nombrada la mejor universidad de Canadá, encabezando la prestigiosa lista de escuelas de renombre mundial que ofrece el país a los estudiantes extranjeros que desean estudiar en Canadá. Una lista compilada por United States News and World Report clasifica a la Universidad de
22 de febrero del 2019 – El gobierno federal de Canadá podría enfrentar demandas por el controvertido manejo del Programa de Padres y Abuelos. Después de la apertura del PGP para recibir los formularios de interés para patrocinar el 28 de enero del 2019, los solicitantes reclaman discriminación basada en la capacidad para mecanografiar, el
25 de octubre del 2018 – Las medidas tomadas por la administración de Trump para restringir las visas de estudiantes extranjeros a los Estados Unidos deberían aumentar el atractivo de Canadá como destino para estudiar en el extranjero. Mientras que los Estados Unidos está a punto de imponer fechas límite fijas para las visas de
