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Canada has taken another step on the way to forming a new self-regulating body for immigration consultants, with the coming into force of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants Act. The act provides the framework for the creation of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC), the body replacing the Immigration Consultants of
Six Canada immigration Visa Application Centres are currently open in India for candidates to submit biometrics, as the centres continue to resume limited services amid the coronavirus crisis. The VACs are open by appointment only and are offering “biometrics collection services for priority family sponsorship applications”, according to the Government of Canada website. The six
Manitoba immigration has issued 196 Letters of Advice to Apply to skilled workers and international graduates in the latest draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The November 19 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 144 LAAs, with the lowest ranked candidates scoring 526 points. International Education Stream
The coronavirus pandemic has severely disrupted the Canada immigration system since restrictions were first introduced in March 2020. Canada’s federal government reacted by restricting international travel and closing the Canada-U.S. border, with most of the measures taken still in place eight months later and likely to remain into 2021. COVID-19 policies have severely limited Canada’s
Canada Immigration numbers remained low in September, as travel restrictions in place due to the coronavirus pandemic continued to dramatically impact permanent resident arrivals. The 15,000 newcomers arriving in September means Canada welcomed just over 40,000 in the third quarter, slightly more than the previous quarter but less than half of the 104,000 arrivals in
Canada has announced a new open work permit and two pathways to permanent residency aimed specifically at Hong Kong residents. The move comes in response to China’s imposition of a controversial national security law earlier in 2020, giving it broad new powers in Hong Kong. Canada is also enhancing existing programs to help people from
Canada is to dramatically increase immigration to boost its economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic by welcoming more than 1.2 million newcomers between 2021 and 2023. Under the immigration levels plan presented by Marco Mendicino on Friday, Ottawa will follow through on its promise to remain committed to immigration increases, welcoming 401,000 new permanent residents
Canada has announced it will increase the number of Express Entry points available to French-speaking and bilingual candidates. The decision, announced by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino on Tuesday, will see the points for French-language increase from 15 to 25, and for bilingual candidates from 30 to 50. Specific points for French language skills were first
Canada immigration numbers dropped again in August, as the recovery seen in the aftermath of the first wave of coronavirus stuttered for a second consecutive month. The latest federal government figures show 11,315 new permanent residents were admitted in August, down from 13,675 in September, a drop of more than 17 percent. The figure is
Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program opens for the submission of Interest to Sponsor forms from noon EST on October 13, 2020. The three-week window for the submission of the form closes on November 3. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada officials will then select at random candidates to be issued invitations to apply. Canada will look
