Month: October 2022

British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program offers priority Canada immigration processing to 29 targeted occupations through its BC PNP Tech stream. As the leading pathway to permanent residence for foreign technology workers, BC PNP Tech includes a concierge service that includes a guaranteed next-business-day assignment of applications in one of the outlined occupations. The pathway prioritises
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Canada family sponsorship immigration applications can now be submitted online, one of multiple classes of application that went digital last month. It means applications for spousal sponsorship, parents and grandparents sponsorship and applications to sponsor children can all be submitted digitally. The change as introduced on September 23, 2022. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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British Columbia’s technology worker immigration stream is a shining example of how to boost the number of newcomers in an important sector to benefit a key area of the economy. Eclipsing similar Provincial Nominee Program streams in other provinces and the federal government’s Global Talent Stream, BC’s program – initially a pilot before being made
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Systemic racism exists in Canada and more needs to be done to stamp it out and ensure African students do not face unfair selection criteria when applying for study permits.  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) admitted the flaws in a response to a House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration report. “IRCC
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Automated technology is increasingly doing the bulk of the sorting of applications at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) but officials are still making the actual decisions. “While a new automated tool is used to help sort and process all visitor record applications, it never refuses or recommends refusing applications,” notes the IRCC on its
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I reached out to VisaPlace kind of on a whim, knowing that I needed to apply for permanent residency in order to stay with my spouse and our two cats. They were immediately and incredibly responsive, and almost instantly made me feel that I was dealing with professionals who cared about my case. I reached
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I reached out to VisaPlace kind of on a whim, knowing that I needed to apply for permanent residency in order to stay with my spouse and our two cats. They were immediately and incredibly responsive, and almost instantly made me feel that I was dealing with professionals who cared about my case. I reached
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Canada has implemented medical exam exemptions for certain immigrants in order to speed up application processing. The move covers candidates considered low-risk, who are already in Canada and previously completed a medical exam that has now expired. It comes as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) looks to tackle a massive backlog of applications that
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British Columbia has conducted new draws, issuing at least 366 invitations through multiple streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program. The October 12 draws were split into two categories: general and targeted. In the general draw, which included tech occupations, 320 invitations were issued through five BC PNP streams for skilled workers and international
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