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Canada immigration numbers dropped off slightly in April, with 21,105 new permanent resident arrivals, although it remained the fourth-highest monthly total since COVID-19 travel restrictions were imposed. The latest federal government figures show Canada welcomed 91,580 newcomers in the first four months of the year, compared to just over 73,240 in 2020 – a solid
With the summer tourism season now here and vaccination rates in Canada and the United States rising – and new daily cases of COVID-19 falling – there is a growing hope the border between the two countries will once again open and allow a more normal flow of Canadians and Americans travelling back and forth.
British Columbia immigration has conducted two new draws, issuing invitations to a total of 373 candidates through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The June 8 draws featured a general draw, and a second draw targeting two NOC codes: 0621 for Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers and 0631 for Restaurant and Food Service Managers. In
Canada is working on a plan to ease border restrictions for travellers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Bloomberg is reporting. Quoting sources familiar with the plan, the news agency says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could make an announcement within days on a loosening of the 14-day isolation period currently required. Those entering Canada will
Hockey fans are cheering on a power play by Canadian immigration officials to allow National Hockey League playoff teams into Canada to duke it out for the Stanley Cup despite COVID-19 restrictions. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino tweeted out over the weekend that Canada is making a special exemption for the hockey players, their coaches and
Teen immigrants and international students enrolled at Quebec colleges and universities – and even those just visiting the Province of Quebec – are being urged by the province to come in for free COVID-19 vaccine shots provided they are 12 years of age or older. “As part of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign now underway in
Canadian Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino is in talks with his American counterpart, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, to re-open the Canada-U.S. border as the COVID-19 pandemic gradually comes under control. “Today, I spoke with my U.S. counterpart (U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security) Alejandro Mayorkas,” tweeted Mendicino on Thursday. “We advanced our partnership on
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s own Members of Parliament are urging him to re-open the Canada-U.S. border, a move the Canadian leader said in mid-March was too soon to even discuss. Maybe March was too soon – but several of Trudeau’s MPs think the time to discuss the border’s re-opening has finally arrived. Wayne Easter, a
British Columbia immigration has conducted two new draws, issuing invitations to a total of 370 candidates through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The May 25 draws featured a general draw, and a second draw targeting two NOC codes: 0621 for Retail and Wholesale Trade Managers and 0631 for Restaurant and Food Service Managers. In
