Coronavirus: TFWs, Certain International Students And Approved PRs Can Now Travel To Canada

Coronavirus: TFWs, Certain International Students And Approved PRs Can Now Travel To Canada
2020-03-28 – Canada says exemptions to coronavirus travel restrictions are now in place for temporary foreign workers, certain international students and approved permanent residents. The travel restriction exemptions previously announced on Friday, March 20 are in place as of Thursday, March 26. Those who are exempt can now travel to Canada. The new exemptions were
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Coronavirus: Canada Says TFWs, International Students, Approved Permanent Residents Can Travel

Coronavirus: Canada Says TFWs, International Students, Approved Permanent Residents Can Travel
2020-03-23 – Canada says temporary foreign workers, international students and approved permanent residents who meet certain requirements will be exempt from air travel restrictions aimed at tackling coronavirus. In a statement late Friday, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said exemptions would cover those “who have already committed to working, studying or making Canada their
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Canadian Agencies to Share Personal Information of Immigrants (Audio)

Canadian Immigration officials will be allowed to share the personal information of citizens and permanent residents with other government agencies, under new proposals tabled on Friday. The plan would permit the sharing of information between immigration and border enforcement officials, Canada Revenue Agency, Employment and Social Development Canada, the RCMP, and other federal and provincial
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Canada Sees Sharp Drop in Immigrants Becoming Citizens

The percentage of immigrants who obtain Canadian citizenship has fallen sharply from 79% to 26%, according to a study of immigrants who arrived between 2000 and 2008. The fall is due to new rules and fees that have made it more difficult for people to become Canadian, says former citizenship director general Andrew Griffith. Griffith’s
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An Expired Maple Leaf Residence Card Can Turn Canadian Immigrants Into Exiles (Audio)

Each year, thousands of permanent residents discover they cannot return to Canada after substantial time away and face losing their permanent status because of an invalid “Maple Leaf Card,” the Ottawa-issued Canadian Permanent Residence card. According to government figures, in 2013 alone, 19,503 permanent residents had to apply for a one-time travel document to return to Canada
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Le Canada augmente les niveaux d’immigration de 2015 pour la classe économique

Le gouvernement du Canada augmentera significativement les niveaux d’immigration en 2015. Le ministre de l’Immigration et de la Citoyenneté, Chris Alexander, a annoncé que le Canada souhaite accueillir près de 285,000 nouveaux résidents permanents cette année. Cela représente une hausse des niveaux de 20,000 par rapport à l’an dernier. La plupart des admissions au Canada
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Des citoyens de double nationalité en possession d’un passeport étranger refoulés dans un aéroport de Floride

Deux citoyens ont été mis en garde sur les dangers de voyager avec un passeport étranger, car il rendre le retour au Canada problématique. La famille Ghali, de retour de vacances d’été en Floride et voyageant avec Air Canada n’ont pas été autorisés à monter à bord de leur vol parce que leurs passeports égyptiens
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Halifax songe à laisser voter les résidents permanents canadiens

Halifax, Nouvelle-Écosse pourrait devenir la première ville canadienne à laisser les résidents permanents, qui ne sont pas citoyens canadiens, voter aux élections municipales. Le maire Mike Savage a déclaré mardi qu’il a demandé au personnel de la ville d’étudier la possibilité et de préparer un rapport. « Leurs enfants vont à l’école, ils paient des
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