Dozens, maybe even thousands, of foreign-born applicants have found that their application for a Canada visa has been paused without any communication. Many immigrants apply without the help of an immigration lawyer which leaves their case completely at the hands of an IRCC immigration officer. Without the help of an immigration lawyer communication and transparency
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Last Updated on February 17, 2022 Ottawa surpassed its previous record for the largest Provincial Nominee Program Express Entry draw – set in early February – with a new draw in which it issued 1,082 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) on Wednesday this week. The previous record was set Feb. 2 with a draw in which Canada issued 1,070 ITAs
Last Updated on February 16, 2022 British Columbia immigration has issued 140 invitations to skilled workers and international graduates in a new BC PNP Tech draw. The Feb. 15 draw featured invitations through four streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). The minimum score was 85 for all four streams. The featured streams were: SI –
Last Updated on February 15, 2022 Ottawa is going to relax its public health restrictions at the border starting Feb. 28, allowing fully-vaccinated travellers to come into Canada without getting tested for COVID-19 unless they are randomly chosen for that testing. Fully-vaccinated travellers arriving in Canada will also no longer need to be quarantined for
Last Updated on February 15, 2022 Grumblings about Canada’s backlog of applications for permanent residency were rife on social media Tuesday in the wake of Ottawa’s announcement that it was planning to allow record-breaking numbers of immigrants into the country. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser presented his three-year immigration plan for 2022 through to 2024 on
Last Updated on February 15, 2022 Ottawa is dramatically boosting immigration to Canada to jumpstart the economy and deal with massive labour shortages with a plan to welcome more than 1.3 million newcomers between 2022 and 2024. “Immigration has helped shape Canada into the country it is today. From farming and fishing to manufacturing, healthcare
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Last Updated on February 14, 2022 Universities and colleges in Canada have until this spring to apply for scholarships worth up to $12,700 for qualifying international students from 21 countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Global Affairs Canada (GAC) provides these Study in Canada Scholarships directly to the college or university for
Last Updated on February 14, 2022 Immigration officials in Canada are denying bias against applications for study permits from African countries and particularly those from French-speaking applicants on that continent hoping to study at Canadian colleges and universities. “The approval rate for study permit applications from applicants residing in French-speaking countries in Africa is comparable
Last Updated on February 11, 2022 Quebec Immigration Minister Jean Boulet says Ottawa needs to improve its processing times for applications for economic immigration and study permits for international students – and Canada’s immigration minister agrees. The francophone province’s on-going beef about the long processing times for applications for permanent residency goes back to early
Last Updated on February 11, 2022 Ontario immigration has conducted its first draw of 2022 through the Express Entry-linked French Speaking Skilled Worker stream, issuing Notifications of Interest to 206 candidates. The February 8 Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program draw saw NOIs issued to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores between 463 and 467. To
Last Updated on February 11, 2022 Economic immigrants’ children stay in school longer and get higher-paying jobs than does the average Canadian-born worker, a Statistics Canada report reveals. By the age of 30, these children of economic immigrants to Canada out-earn the average Canadian worker by 29.3 per cent, commanding a median annual wage of
Last Updated on February 11, 2022 Manitoba has issued 273 Letters of Advice to Apply to skilled workers and international graduates in a new draw through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. The February 10 draw saw LAAs issued through three MPNP streams. Skilled Workers in Manitoba received 202 LAAs, with the lowest ranked candidates scoring
Last Updated on February 10, 2022 Ontario has issued 749 Canada immigration invitations in three Expression of Interest draws through its Employer Job Offer streams for Foreign Workers and In-Demand Skills. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program draws – two for Foreign Workers and one for In-Demand Skills – were conducted on February 9, 2022. Under