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              Canada Moving Towards Fully Online Immigration Process, Says Marco Mendicino

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              Colin R. Singer
              Monday, 08 February 2021 / Published in Canada Immigration, Canada Immigration News Articles
              Canada Moving Towards Fully Online Immigration Process, Says Marco Mendicino
              Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says Canada is moving towards putting its entire immigration process online in its bid to compete for immigrants from throughout the world. “My vision for our immigration system going forward is that it is completely virtual and touchless and that each and every one of these steps is integrated so that
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              Canada Now Accepting Open Work Permit Applications From International Graduates

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              Colin R. Singer
              Wednesday, 27 January 2021 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Coronavirus, International Student Immigration, Study News, Uncategorized
              Canada Now Accepting Open Work Permit Applications From International Graduates
              Applications are being accepted as of Wednesday January 27 for current and former Post Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders in Canada to apply for an Open Work Permit to help them gather the experience they need to qualify for permanent residence. Initially announced earlier in January by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, the new public policy
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              Canada’s Prime Minister Makes Bringing In Healthcare Workers A Top Priority

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              Colin R. Singer
              Tuesday, 19 January 2021 / Published in Canada Immigration, Canada Immigration News Articles, Coronavirus
              Canada’s Prime Minister Makes Bringing In Healthcare Workers A Top Priority
              Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the recruitment and retention of healthcare workers from other countries a top priority for Canada’s immigration minister Friday.  In a mandate letter to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marco Mendicino, the Canadian prime minister described the COVID-19 pandemic as the most serious public health crisis the country has ever faced.
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              Canada Offers Permanent Residence Lifeline To Former International Students With Expired PGWPs

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              Colin R. Singer
              Sunday, 10 January 2021 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Coronavirus, Permanent Resident, Study News, Work Permit
              Canada Offers Permanent Residence Lifeline To Former International Students With Expired PGWPs
              Canada is to offer Post Graduation Work Permit holders the chance to qualify for an Open Work Permit to help gather the experience they need to qualify for permanent residence. A new public policy announced by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino on Friday January 8 is aimed at former international students who had their opportunity to
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              Canada Immigration Set to Surge in 2021 as Vaccines Expected to Build Herd Immunity to COVID-19

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              Colin R. Singer
              Thursday, 24 December 2020 / Published in Canada Immigration, Canada Immigration News Articles, Coronavirus
              Canada Immigration Set to Surge in 2021 as Vaccines Expected to Build Herd Immunity to COVID-19
              Vaccines already being used in the fight to stop COVID-19 will give Canadian immigration a much-need shot in the arm in the coming year as governments lift travel restrictions imposed during the pandemic. “If all goes according to plan, we should be able to have the majority of Canadians vaccinated by next September,” Prime Minister
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              Canada Relaxes Coronavirus Travel Restrictions For Extended Family, International Students

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              Colin R. Singer
              Friday, 02 October 2020 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Coronavirus
              Canada Relaxes Coronavirus Travel Restrictions For Extended Family, International Students
              Canada has announced new exemptions to coronavirus international travel restrictions for extended family members of citizens and permanent residents, foreign nationals entering on compassionate grounds and international students. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino made the announcement on Friday. New International Travel Restriction Exeptions 1) From October 8 2020, certain extended family members of citizens and permanent residents
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              IRCC Vows to Boost Spousal Application Processing to 6,000 Per Month

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              Colin R. Singer
              Friday, 25 September 2020 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Processing times, Spousal sponsorship
              IRCC Vows to Boost Spousal Application Processing to 6,000 Per Month
              Canadian immigration authorities have vowed to process 6,000 spousal applications per month in a push to cut waiting times for families. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says the new commitment is designed to “find new ways to keep families together”. A statement from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said: “COVID-19 has created uncertainty for Canadians
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              Federal Government Reaffirms Commitment to Immigration in Throne Speech

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              Colin R. Singer
              Thursday, 24 September 2020 / Published in Canada Immigration, Canada Immigration News Articles, Coronavirus
              Federal Government Reaffirms Commitment to Immigration in Throne Speech
              Canada’s federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to immigration as ‘a driver of economic growth’ during the recovery from the coronavirus crisis. In the Speech from the Throne to open a new session of parliament on September 23, Governor General Julie Payette said immigration helps ‘keep Canada competitive on the world stage’. The speech was
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              Ottawa Aims to Help Canada Employers Hire Visitors with Temporary Policy Change

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              Colin R. Singer
              Monday, 24 August 2020 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Coronavirus, Work Permit
              Ottawa Aims to Help Canada Employers Hire Visitors with Temporary Policy Change
              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
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              Canada Changes Rules on Who Qualifies for Citizenship at Birth

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              Colin R. Singer
              Friday, 10 July 2020 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles
              Canada has changed the rules on qualifying for Canadian citizenship to help non-biological parents with children born abroad.
              Canada has changed the rules on qualifying for Canadian citizenship to help non-biological parents with children born abroad. The change in interpretation of the Citizenship Act allows non-biological parents to pass down citizenship to their first-generation children born abroad. Announced by Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino on Thursday, the change helps Canadian parents who have relied
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