Since March 2020, Canada has experienced different closures, processing changes, travel restrictions, and more due to COVID-19. More specifically, to stop the spread of the virus, travel restrictions have been put into place and altered a few times. On January 29th, 2021, just as people were looking for restrictions to be lifted, Canada’s Prime Minister
Month: January 2021
Last Updated on January 30, 2021 Quebec immigration has issued 95 invitations in the first draw of 2021 through the Arrima Expression of Interest system. The January 26 draw was aimed primarily at candidates with a job offer, but also included other criteria listed below. Candidates receiving an invitation have 60 days to submit a
Last Updated on January 29, 2021 Three months after announcing its Foreign Graduate Start-Up Visa Stream (FGSVS) in late October, Alberta immigration unveiled the details of the program designed to get international graduates to open businesses in the province. The Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) stream is designed to assist Alberta’s battered economy recover from
Last Updated on January 29, 2021 Canada has agreed with its major airlines to cancel flights to Mexico and the Caribbean to discourage international travel during the coronavirus pandemic. Air Canada, WestJet, Air Transat and Sunwing have all agreed to halt services from Sunday January 31 until April 30. Special arrangements are to be made
Last Updated on January 29, 2021 Canada’s biggest province of Ontario is upping the number of inspections on farms, at greenhouses and other agribusinesses during the COVID-19 pandemic to protect the health and safety of temporary foreign workers. “Our government is taking action to protect essential temporary foreign workers TFW who may be at a
Last Updated on January 29, 2021 Manitoba immigration has issued 218 Letters of Advice to Apply to skilled workers and international graduates in the latest draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The January 28 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 178 LAAs, with the lowest ranked candidates
Last Updated on January 29, 2021 Family sponsorships remained an important source of new permanent residents to Canada during the COVID-19 global pandemic as more than a quarter of new arrivals moved here under those programs. In the first 11 months of last year – the most recent month for which figures are available –
Last Updated on January 29, 2021 International graduates in lower skilled jobs who are already working in New Brunswick are being given a break during the pandemic, in the form of an opportunity to apply for permanent residence through the Atlantic Canadian province’s Skilled Worker Program. Usually, that stream of the New Brunswick Provincial Nominee
Last Updated on January 28, 2021 Ukrainian immigrants are expected to have an easier time coming to Canada once the COVID-19 global pandemic’s travel restrictions are lifted due to an agreement announced Wednesday. The newly-created Canada-Ukraine Mobility Working Group was unveiled this week to identify and improve opportunities for Ukrainians hoping to come to Canada.
Last Updated on January 27, 2021 Ottawa sped up its processing of spousal sponsorship applications at the end of last year – but advocates say a lot more still needs to be done. Misha Pelletier, spokesperson for Spousal Sponsorship Advocates, says a lot of applicants under the spousal sponsorship program for permanent residency in Canada
Last Updated on January 27, 2021 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
As we mention frequently, thousands of individuals seek immigration to the United States to explore great opportunities and create a better life for themselves and often times their family as well! Whether you come with valuable experience, extraordinary skills, or sufficient funds to invest or start a business, there is an option for you! Foreigners
Last Updated on January 26, 2021 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
Applying for PR can be a daunting task. I remember going on various websites during my research period and being so overwhelmed with the number of forms, and directions on how, when, where to send them. It was a great comfort and relief to me knowing that I could rely on someone else, an expert,
Last Updated on January 25, 2021 Information technology and professional business know-how once again proved to be among the best ways for immigrants to take up permanent residence in Canada last year as jobs in the retail sector dried up due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada data reveals the top
Last week, Joe Biden was sworn into presidency. On his first day in office, President Biden made several actions to change the previous US immigration policy. He reversed several Trump administration immigration policies such as start accepting DACA applications ASAP, end the seperation at the border, change ICE orders, etc. He then unveiled a reform
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