Immigration News & Services

British Columbia will be updating the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) in January by replacing the current International Graduate and International Post-Graduate Streams with three new streams: the Bachelor’s stream, the Master’s stream, and the Doctorate stream.  The updates are being made so that prospective applicants will be made aware of the level of

Canada will start limiting temporary immigration from September and gradually work on reducing it over the coming three years, says Immigration Minister Marc Miller. In an announcement on March 21, the immigration minister said he would be meeting with provincial and territorial immigration ministers in May to determine the specifics of these temporary immigration levels.

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP), which helps foreign nationals immigrate to Canada to take hard-to-fill jobs in such areas as healthcare, specialized skilled trades, and technology, hit a record number of nominations for permanent residency last year, reports that provincial government. “Demand for the OINP continues to be strong with the OINP issuing its largest number of nominations

Canada has tightened the rules for which spouses and common-law partners of international students are eligible for open work permits. Under the new measure, valid for applications received on or after March 19, the spouses or common-law partners are only eligible if the international student both holds a valid study permit and is studying in

Immigration officials in Canada announced this week they are going to process more H-1B open work permit applications submitted under a temporary measure announced in July last year than was previously allowed, says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on its website. The IRCC is not accepting new applications under this temporary measure, only allowing

Canadian-born women are almost twice as likely to divorce their husbands or common-law partners as are immigrant women, reveals Statistics Canada. In their report, The Duration Of First Unions: A Comparative Analysis Between Landed Immigrants And Canadian-Born Individuals, researchers Clémence Zossou and Solène Lardoux report using data from 2017 that landed immigrant women split up

Immigration Minster Marc Miller’s cap on study permit applications will likely mean far fewer new international students coming to Canada this school year than previously expected. After Miller announced the cap of only 606,250 study permit applications in the coming year for new international students, The Globe and Mail reported this would likely mean a drop of 35

The two Caregiver pilot programs for immigration to Canada, the Home Child Care Provider (HCCP) and the Home Support Worker (HSW) pilots are set to expire in only three months – with many applicants for permanent residency still in the backlog. “Many of us are still struggling to apply for permanent resident because of English

Almost a quarter of a million Ukrainians are already here after having come under the Canada-Ukraine Authorization For Emergency Travel (CUAET) – and a growing number of them are arriving as the March 31 travel deadline for the program looms. “We’re seeing definitely more arrivals week over week because people are trying to come, people

Canada’s spousal sponsorship program was down almost a third in January this year compared to the level of new permanent residents admitted under the program during the comparable month last year, the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals. In January, the spousal sponsorship program helped 6,975 spouses and common-law partners become new

Quebec immigration has announced details of a new draw through the Arrima Expression of Interest system, issuing 1,136 Canada immigration invitations to apply. The March 7 draw targeted two different groups of candidates, with March 4 listed as the date of extraction from the Arrima bank. In the first group, candidates needed a French language

Are you a candidate with skills and qualifications in one of Canada’s 82 jobs for occupation-specific Express Entry draws? We want to help you move to Canada. Please submit your CV here. Canada injected another $388,000 this week into a national association’s program to help internationally-educated nurses more quickly integrate into the country’s healthcare system with a mentorship pilot

The University of Prince Edward Island’s interim president is worried Canada’s cap on study permit applications will require the post-secondary educational institution to work even harder to maintain its international student population. Although the Atlantic Canadian province of Prince Edward Island’s own data shows it could theoretically see an increase in new international students compared to

Moving to a new country can be both exciting and daunting, especially when it comes to navigating the complexities of purchasing a home. As a new immigrant to Canada, the prospect of buying a house may seem overwhelming at first, but with the right information and guidance, it can become a feasible and rewarding endeavor.

On February 29, 2024, Canada enacted new regulatory changes that exclude most Mexican nationals from eTA eligibility. In 2023, Mexicans represented 18% of total refugee claims in Canada, with conflicting views on approval rates. While government sources claim a majority of Mexican claims are abandoned, withdrawn, or rejected, data suggests increasing approval rates, now surpassing

Monaco is the country with highest average income in the world, making it easy for its French-speaking residents to immigrate to Canada through the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP). Canada’s only passive investment immigration program, the QIIP allows foreign nationals to gain their permanent residence in the country by investing in that francophone province. With