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Canada immigration numbers dropped off slightly in April, with 21,105 new permanent resident arrivals, although it remained the fourth-highest monthly total since COVID-19 travel restrictions were imposed. The latest federal government figures show Canada welcomed 91,580 newcomers in the first four months of the year, compared to just over 73,240 in 2020 – a solid
Canada immigration numbers remained high in March, with 22,425 new permanent resident arrivals, the third-highest monthly total since COVID-19 travel restrictions were imposed. The latest federal government figures show Canada welcomed 70,500 newcomers in the first three months of the year, compared to just over 69,000 in 2020 – a solid start on its way
Canada’s immigration minister says he’s confident Ottawa will hit its immigration targets for this year despite the COVID-19 global pandemic which has slowed the arrival of newcomers to the country to a trickle. “I am confident that we are doing everything we can to meet that target and we will meet that target and the
Quebec’s immigration minister is calling on Ottawa to put an end to the lengthy delays in processing applications for permanent residency to the francophone province. “It is deplorable that the delays are so long for these immigrants – who have already been selected by Quebec – to get their permanent residency,” tweeted Quebec Immigration Minister
Francophone immigration to Canada outside Quebec was on a steep incline until the COVID-19 pandemic struck, figures reveal. In the five years ending in 2019, the number of francophone new permanent residents tripled, jumping from 2,965 to 8,470. The increase was a result of initiatives at both federal and provincial level to boost the number
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino unveiled Wednesday the details of six new pathways that will start Thursday, May 6 at noon to grant permanent residence for up to 90,000 temporary foreign workers and international graduates. The new pathways are being touted as vital to bolster Canada’s healthcare system and industries providing essential services, particularly during the
Immigration’s importance to economic recovery in Canada in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic was clearly evident in Ottawa’s 2021‒2023 Immigration Levels Plan unveiled late last year. “Immigration is essential to getting us through the pandemic, but also to our short-term economic recovery and our long-term economic growth,” said Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino. “Canadians have
Twenty years of growing numbers of international students in Canada came to a screeching halt last year as the COVID-19 pandemic led to the first drop in decades in the number of study permits issued by Ottawa. In 2020, the travel restrictions imposed by governments to curb the spread of COVID-19 led to an almost
Canadians want their border with the United States to stay closed despite calls from Americans to re-open it and the United States’ faster pace of vaccination against COVID-19, an Angus Reid poll reveals. “We’re all eager to be able to travel again,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said recently. “But I think we’re all going to
An immigration program designed to help young Hong Kong residents make the move to Canada in the wake of China’s crackdown on the pro-democracy movement got more than 500 applications in its first three weeks. “In the first three weeks that the program was open (Feb. 8 to Feb. 28), IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
