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Canada has announced an extension to the ban on direct flights from India, put in place due to COVID-19, but says it is preparing for the return of services. Transport Canada said Tuesday the ban would be extended until midnight on September 26, 2021. However, the statement also said three direct flights would be arriving
Canadian immigration officials are telling anyone who applied for a visitor visa before Sept. 7 – the day the country opened its borders to all fully vaccinated travellers – to re-apply if their situation has changed and they are coming for one of 10 reasons. Those reasons include coming to Canada: to be reunited with
Canada has extended for a second time a COVID-19-related policy that allows visitors to get work permits without having to leave the country. An announcement from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on Tuesday said the temporary public policy would be extended until February 28, 2022. The policy was first implemented on August 24, 2020,
Unemployment reached its lowest level since before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, as the Canada jobs pictures took another step forwards in August. The Statistics Canada Labour Market Survey recorded an unemployment rate of 7.1 percent, down 0.4 percentage points on July, as Canada’s economic recovery continued. As unemployment fell, employment rose for the third consecutive
British Columbia immigration has conducted two new draws, issuing invitations to a total of 488 candidates through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The August 31 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
Indian nationals are coming to Canada using indirect routes to get around Ottawa’s ban on direct flights from India – and many are struggling to get the best travel advice to avoid major inconveniences. Indians have been unable to fly directly to Canada since Apr. 22 but that hasn’t stopped them from coming to Canada
The United States Department of Homeland Security is keeping America’s border closed until at least Sept. 21 to even fully-vaccinated Canadians hoping to head south for non-essential travel. “To minimize the spread of #COVID19, including the Delta variant, the United States is extending restrictions on non-essential travel at our land and ferry crossings with Canada
Even as the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic raged in Canada, Ottawa issued more study permits to international students in India in the first four months of this year than during the comparable period two years ago, before the pandemic even started. Official statistics from the Canadian High Commission in Delhi, India for the
COVID-19 vaccine passports for international travel will likely be available for citizens, permanent residents and temporary residents by the fall, Canada has announced. The digital proof of vaccination can be presented to foreign border officials to ensure travellers comply with health requirements. Travellers will also be able to submit the proof of vaccination in the
The Canada jobs picture continued to improve in July, as employment rose by 94,000 and the unemployment rate fell to 7.5 per cent. The Statistics Canada Labour Market Survey shows that two months of growth in June and July totalled 325,000 jobs, putting Canada just 246,000 jobs, or 1.3 per cent, behind the pre-coronavirus February
