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Canada has extended 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 August 31, 2021. At the same time, IRCC also tweaked the criteria of the policy to
The International Experience Canada program has opened its application process for the 2021 season. Candidates aged 18 to 35 from one of 34 participating countries can apply in one of three categories: Working Holiday International Co-Op (Internship) Young Professionals The IEC program is arranged using pools, with each participating country having an allocation of places
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
Foreign nationals working in the film and television industry are to get access to 14-day Canada work permit processing in a new federal government measure. The measure, announced by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on September 28, is open to candidates applying from outside Canada the U.S., or those applying from the U.S. who
Ottawa has introduced a temporary public policy to allow visitors to apply for a work permit without needing to leave Canada. The move announced on Monday, August 24, is designed to benefit employers having difficulty finding workers and allow temporary residents to contribute to the COVID-19 economic recovery. Previously, visitors already in Canada when approved
Canada has extended the open work permit pilot for spouses and common law partners until the policy can be made permanent. The July 30 announcement comes as Ottawa waits for regulatory changes to come into force. The pilot applies to spouses and common-law partners applying for permanent residence under the spouse or common-law partner in
2020-04-07 – Canada is prioritizing Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) in important occupations in agriculture and agri-food to help farms and other businesses during the coronavirus crisis. The federal government is aiming to sure up Canada’s food security by helping farmers being in the labour they need to plant and harvest crops. Employment and Social
Coronavirus restrictions have made the first half of 2020 a major challenge for Canada’s immigration system. With international travel restricted and the Canada-U.S. border closed since mid-March, permanent resident arrivals initially slowed to a fraction of the number seen earlier in the year, before picking up again in May, with 11,000 newcomers welcomed. With COVID-19
2020-03-10 – Canada saw a 50 percent rise in the number of candidates transitioning from temporary to permanent residence between 2016 and 2019. New figures show nearly 75,000 people became permanent residents in 2019, up from under 50,000 three years before. It shows that temporary residents – particularly those in Canada through the International Mobility
Canada has provided updated guidance for which work permit holders are exempt from travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. The update, published on June 19 by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), is designed ‘to ensure that non-optional and non-discretionary travel are being interpreted as intended’. It covers discretionary and non-discretionary travel, additional priority
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