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
Ottawa is temporarily tweaking its Post-Graduation Work Permit Program to make things easier during the pandemic for international students who are either already in eligible programs or will begin them by this autumn. Usually, the time these students spend on distance learning courses is excluded from consideration for the length of their PGWP – and
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says candidates overseas with expiring Confirmation of Permanent Residency documents will still be allowed to come to Canada once COVID-19 travel restrictions have eased. In an e-mail to CTVnews.ca, immigration spokespeople reportedly stated that those who received their Confirmation of Permanent Residency after March 18 when the travel restrictions took effect
Although Ontario is already the most populated province in Canada, it will need a lot more people in its northern regions over the next two decades just to maintain a healthy workforce, concludes a report funded by the federal government. “If we wished to maintain our historical, healthy, ratio of dependents to workers, Ontario’s northern
Ukraine rose in the rankings of the most important sources of new Canadian permanent residents in the first 11 months of 2020 despite COVID-19 global pandemic restricted travel. In 2019, the Ukraine was in the 23rd spot on that list, providing 2,995 new permanent residents to Canada. But during the first 11 months of 2020,
Foreign nationals looking for work in Canada should keep an eye out on the mid-sized British Columbia city of Kelowna which is now ranked the number one place for job hunters in Canada. As the second wave of COVID-19 ripped through Canada in the last few months of 2020, the West Coast province fared the
Canada’s federal government has described skilled worker immigration as an “essential part” of the recovery from the recession sparked by the COVID-19 crisis. In the Fall Economic Statement presented on Monday, Ottawa outlined how it will make immigration the cornerstone of Canada’s plan to get the economy moving again in 2021. With immigration levels set
Iran slipped to the number 11 spot in the rankings of countries that are top sources of new Canadian permanent residents during the first half of 2020. In 2019, 6,055 Iranians became new Canadian permanent residents, putting the country in the top 10 most important sources of new Canadian permanent residents. But as the COVID-19
Ousted from its spot as one of the top 10 most important sources of new Canadian permanent residents, South Korea slipped to number 12 during the first six months of this year. COVID-19 and the international travel restrictions that came with it greatly reduced the number of South Koreans who were able to make Canada
Syria remains one of the most important sources of new Canadian permanent residents even during the COVID-19 global pandemic. In the first half of this year, the Middle Eastern country dropped from the seventh to the ninth spot in the rankings of the most important sources of new Canadian permanent residents by country of citizenship.
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