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Canada has made history by reaching its target of 401,000 immigrants in 2021 – the highest total in a calendar year in its history. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced the record on Thursday, as permanent resident numbers surpassed the previous record set in 1913. The milestone, which comes despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic,
In a year mired by the COVID-19 crisis, Canada still managed to post some record numbers through its flagship Express Entry system in 2020. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) belatedly released its 2020 Express Entry Report this week. Usually released much earlier in the year, the document offers an insight into the figures behind
Canada has extended the period international students can complete their studies online and still qualify for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP). Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says 100 percent of online studies between March 2020 and August 31, 2022 can count towards the PGWP. Normally, Canada does not allow any online studies to count
Canada has introduced a new immigration pathway for extended family members of Afghan interpreters who previously moved here. Children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and siblings of Afghans who moved to Canada under special measures introduced in 2009 and 2012 are covered by the new pathway, announced Wednesday, November 24. To qualify, applicants must have been in
Angel investors, one of the three designated categories of organizations that must back an applicant for permanent residence in Canada under the Start-Up Visa program, can belong to any one of nine groups. Those include: Canadian International Angel Investors, a Canadian company that helps early-stage technology companies move to Canada and assists key members of
In a move with massive implications for the processing of Canadian immigration applications, Ottawa is overhauling its National Occupational Classification (NOC) system. Under the changes to take effect in the second half of 2022, the NOC will move from a four-digit number to categorize each occupation to a five-digit code. Read More Double Nova Scotia
Ottawa sent out 34,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) in a little under two weeks by Oct. 4 to get up to 30,000 completed applications. “The Government of Canada knows how important it is for families to be together,” an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (ORCC) spokesperson wrote in
International students are once again showing increased confidence in Canada as a place to study due to the country’s successful COVID-19 vaccination program, reveals a report from a prestigious university-ranking organization. “With governments around the world now accelerating their vaccination programmes, the focus will be on which countries are the first to more widely open
The immigration section of a national association representing lawyers, judges, notaries and law teachers and students throughout Canada is urging Ottawa to speed up the processing of applications for immigration. “The pandemic has caused major disruptions in processing immigration applications,” wrote Mark Holthe, chair of the immigration law section of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
New permanent residents to Canada can now quickly and easily confirm their status online without any need for an in-person interview in most cases simply by going to the secure Permanent Residence Portal of the federal government. The first step in doing that, though, is to ensure the received email asking the permanent resident to
