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Immigrants, temporary foreign workers and international students coming into Canada as the country re-opens its borders to non-essential travel starting next month will enjoy a bit of a post-pandemic popularity bump. And it’s all because they’ll be either fully-vaccinated against COVID-19 or will have been tested and found to be COVID-19 free at the border.
Canada has offered refugee status to Afghani interpreters who worked with the Canadian Armed Forces and also cooks, drivers, cleaners, construction workers, security guards and other staff who worked at the Canada Embassy in Afghanistan and their family members. “Canada has a responsibility to protect the brave people in Afghanistan who have helped us carry
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino stopped by the bilingual city of Bathurst in northern New Brunswick to remind French-speaking, temporary residents to Canada they can still use pathways to permanent residence announced in May. “One of Canada’s advantages on the world stage is its bilingual nature. So supporting the growth of francophone minority communities is part
Le Canada a annoncé qu’il accepterait 30 000 demandes supplémentaires dans le cadre du Programme de parrainage des parents et les grands-parents 2021. L’allocation supplémentaire, annoncée par le ministre de l’Immigration Marco Mendicino le mardi 17 juillet, signifie qu’un record de jusqu’à 40 000 demandes seront acceptées cette année, une fois ajoutées aux 10 000
Canada’s open and welcoming immigration policies are attracting so many highly skilled immigrants to the country that American lawmakers are now getting jealous and wondering what they can do to curb their brain drain. During a meeting of a subcommittee on immigration and citizenship of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary, experts cast
Manitoba immigration has issued 277 Letters of Advice to Apply to skilled workers and international graduates in the latest draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The July 9 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 201 LAAs, with the lowest-ranked candidates scoring 445 points. International Education Stream candidates
Fearing for their lives at the hands of the Taliban, dozens of interpreters and aides to the Canadian mission in Afghanistan are now hoping to flee to Canada as refugees. Canada has been out of the region for seven years. But the United States only pulled out its troops from Bagram Airfield, the centre of
Ottawa is giving a break to applicants for immigration who are already in the country and pose a low risk to the health of Canadians by removing the need for an additional medical exam. “These measures will help streamline application processing for low-risk, in-Canada applicants, while effectively managing public health risks,” states Immigration, Refugees and
Ontario is speeding up the process for immigrant entrepreneurs and lightening their load by reducing the amount of monitoring so they can concentrate on growing their businesses. Earlier this month, the central Canadian province passed regulatory amendments that affect the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program’s Entrepreneur stream. Ontario is making its virtual interview process permanent and
Immigrant entrepreneurs hoping to gain their permanent residency in Canada through the Start-Up Visa program will need to prove they have more settlement funds than required last year. “The Government of Canada does not give financial support to new Start-Up Visa immigrants,” notes Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on its website. “When you apply,
