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              Canada Citizenship Numbers Set To Explode Later This Year After Dropping To Almost Zero

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              Colin R. Singer
              Tuesday, 26 January 2021 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Canadian citizenship, Coronavirus
              Canada Citizenship Numbers Set To Explode Later This Year After Dropping To Almost Zero
              An explosion in the number of permanent residents getting their Canadian citizenship is likely to hit Canada later this year or early next year, says Robert Falconer, a research associate at the School of Public Policy of the University of Calgary. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada data shows just how much the COVID-19 pandemic has
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              Cut Canada Immigration Application Processing Times, Urges Labour Mobility Think-Tank

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              Friday, 08 January 2021 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Coronavirus, Work Permit
              Cut Canada Immigration Application Processing Times, Urges Labour Mobility Think-Tank
              Ottawa needs to hire more staff and invest in better tech to process immigration applications because delays in getting skilled workers into the country are hurting Canadian businesses, says a think tank specializing in labour mobility. “Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) should resume normal staffing levels, as we understand that there was a substantial
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              Majority of Canadians Support Allowing Temporary Workers to Stay in Canada and Get Benefits

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              Thursday, 07 January 2021 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Canadian Work permit
              Majority of Canadians Support Allowing Temporary Workers to Stay in Canada and Get Benefits
              Canadians overwhelmingly want temporary foreign workers who live here to also be able to stay here as permanent residents and get workplace benefits, a Nanos Research poll reveals. The national survey was conducted for Senators Ratna Omidvar and Rob Black in November and the results were released in mid-December. It shows that more than eight
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              COVID-19: Visitors, Study and Work Permit Holders in Canada Get More Time To Restore Status

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              Tuesday, 05 January 2021 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Canadian Work permit, Coronavirus, Refugee Immigration, Study News
              COVID-19: Visitors, Study and Work Permit Holders in Canada Get More Time To Restore Status
              Visitors, study and work permit holders in Canada affected by the COVID-19 pandemic have been given more time to restore their status. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced an extension of a temporary public policy first announced in July 2020. It initially expired on December 31, 2020, but has been extended until August
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              Canada’s 15,000 New Immigrants In October Less Than Half 2019 Figure

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              Monday, 14 December 2020 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles
              Canadian Immigration Nudged Up in November But Still Far Below Pre-COVID Levels
              Canada saw just over 15,000 new immigrants arrive in October, keeping pace with the month before, but still well down on 2019 levels, the latest figures show. With restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it means Canada welcomed 158,565 new permanent residents in the first 10 months of this year, down from 295,180
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              Canada Launches New Portal For Confirming Permanent Residence

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              Monday, 07 December 2020 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Permanent Resident
              Canada Launches New Portal For Confirming Permanent Residence
              Canada’s federal immigration authority has launched a new portal for confirming permanent residence while in-person interviews are suspended due to the coronavirus crisis. The new system allows immigrants to declare they are in Canada, confirm their address and submit pictures for their PR card. It also gives candidates access to their proof of permanent residence
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              Canada Resumes Citizenship Knowledge Tests With New Online Platform

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              Colin R. Singer
              Friday, 27 November 2020 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Canadian citizenship, Coronavirus
              Canada Resumes Citizenship Knowledge Tests With New Online Platform
              Canada has announced the resumption of citizenship tests online, eight months after they were suspended due to the coronavirus crisis. A new online platform was launched by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on Thursday, November 26, which it says will include safeguards to identify test candidates. The test will initially be offered to candidates
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              Coronavirus Restrictions Mean Canada Immigration Limited to 15,000 in September

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              Colin R. Singer
              Monday, 16 November 2020 / Published in Canada Immigration, Canada Immigration News Articles, Coronavirus, Permanent Resident
              Coronavirus Restrictions Mean Canada Immigration Limited to 15,000 in September
              Canada Immigration numbers remained low in September, as travel restrictions in place due to the coronavirus pandemic continued to dramatically impact permanent resident arrivals. The 15,000 newcomers arriving in September means Canada welcomed just over 40,000 in the third quarter, slightly more than the previous quarter but less than half of the 104,000 arrivals in
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              When Will Canadian Citizenship Knowledge Tests Resume?

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              Colin R. Singer
              Thursday, 12 November 2020 / Published in Canada Immigration News Articles, Canadian citizenship, Coronavirus
              When Will Canadian Citizenship Knowledge Tests Resume?
              Canadian citizenship applicants are calling for the resumption of knowledge tests placed on hold since March because of the coronavirus pandemic. Many permanent residents applying to become Canadian citizens have seen processing halted due to service restrictions caused by COVID-19. But with many services resuming either online or in-person, applicants are now asking why the
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              Canada Immigration Numbers Dropped Again in August, New Figures Show

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              Colin R. Singer
              Tuesday, 13 October 2020 / Published in Canada Immigration, Canada Immigration News Articles, Coronavirus, Permanent Resident, Refugee Immigration
              Canada Immigration Numbers Dropped Again in August, New Figures Show
              Canada immigration numbers dropped again in August, as the recovery seen in the aftermath of the first wave of coronavirus stuttered for a second consecutive month. The latest federal government figures show 11,315 new permanent residents were admitted in August, down from 13,675 in September, a drop of more than 17 percent. The figure is
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