Where Have Canada’s New Immigrants Come From So Far In 2020?

vendredi, 14 août 2020 / Publié dans Coronavirus, L'actualité Canadienne, Permanent Resident
Where Have Canada’s New Immigrants Come From So Far In 2020?
The first half of 2020 was a difficult period for Canada, immigration, as coronavirus travel restrictions dramatically reduced the number of permanent resident admissions. Canada welcomed 103,420 newcomers in the first six months of the year, dramatically down on the 160,230 that arrived in the same period of 2019. The drop off in numbers all

Canada Clarifies Which Workers are Allowed to Enter Country

vendredi, 19 juin 2020 / Publié dans Coronavirus, L'actualité Canadienne, Work Permit
Canada Clarifies Which Workers are Allowed to Enter Country
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