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Canada reveals breakdown of study permit allocation by province, shares further details on PALs

January 24, 2025 admin canada study permits, international student study permit caps, IRCC, pals, provincial attestation letter (pal), study, study in Canada

Credit to Author: Janice Rodrigues| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:23:08 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released the provincial breakdown of its 2025 study permit allocation, outlining how many international students each province is expected to welcome, and has shared further details on the Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) requirement. Discover your options to study in Canada According to the federal government, 437,000 study permits […]

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Canada extends policy to give PNP candidates open work permits

January 24, 2025 admin alberta advantage immigration program, canadian open work permit, extend your canadian work permit, how to extend your work permit in canada, manitoba provincial nominee program, open work permit, open work permit policy, owp, PNP, provincial nominee program, Work, work permit extension, yukon nominee program

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:48:17 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has extended the policy to offer open work permits (OWPs) to provincial nominee candidates. Under this temporary public policy, eligible foreign nationals can receive open work permits (OWPs) valid for up to two years. To be eligible, the foreign national must have a valid profile in an expression of […]

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Express Entry: IRCC invites 4,000 CEC candidates

January 23, 2025 admin canadian experience class, category based selection draws, cec, comprehensive ranking system, CRS, crs cut-off, crs score, Express Entry, express entry draw, immigration levels plan, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 20:32:35 +0000

In the third draw of the year, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has extended more invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates in the Express Entry pool. The department issued 4,000 ITAs to candidates in a Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draw. Candidates needed a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 527 and to have […]

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AAIP 2024 year in review: Alberta exceeds nomination target, prioritizes foreign workers for PR

January 23, 2025 admin aaip, Alberta, alberta advantage immigration program, alberta is calling, alberta pnp, expression of interest, permanent residency, provinces

Credit to Author: Janice Rodrigues| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:55:56 +0000

The year 2024 was a big one for the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP). The AAIP issued many nominations, supported many temporary foreign workers in transitioning to permanent residency, enacted temporary measures in response to wild fires, and established new streams and a new expression of interest system. Assess your eligibility for Alberta’s enhanced PNP […]

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Nominate now for the 2025 Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards

January 22, 2025 admin 2025 canadian immigrants, 2025 top 25 canadian immigrants nominations, canadian immigrants award, Featured, news

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:22:24 +0000

Canadian Immigrant, in partnership with presenting sponsor Western Union, has announced the call for nominations for the 17th annual Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards. This prestigious program recognizes the remarkable […]

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These are the regions in Canada where low-wage LMIAs won’t be processed, as of January 2025

January 22, 2025 admin census metropolitan areas, cma, cma unemployment rates, labour market impact assessment, LMIA, lmia work permit, low wage tfwp, temporary foreign worker program, tfwp, twfp canada, unemployment rate, Work

Credit to Author: Janice Rodrigues| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:00:18 +0000

Those considering applying for Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) under the low-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) can now access a list of regions where LMIAs will not be processed. On August 26, 2024, the federal government announced that it would no longer process LMIAs under the low-wage stream of the TFWP […]

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These are the TEER 2 and 3 jobs that can still get your spouse a family open work permit

January 21, 2025 admin apply for a sowp, canadian spousal open work permit, get a spousal open work permit in canada, IRCC, national occupation classification (noc), open work permit, sowps, spousal open work permits, study permit canada, teer 2 jobs sowp, teer 3 jobs sowp, what occupations can still receive a family open work permit?, what occupations can still receive a spousal open work permit?, Work

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:19:17 +0000

The Canadian federal government has published the list of TEER* 2 and TEER 3 occupations that can still provide for a spousal open work permit. On January 14, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that spouses of foreign workers would only be eligible for spousal open work permits (SOWPs) if their spouse worked in […]

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Canada announces study permit cap for 2025

January 21, 2025 admin canadian study permit, how many study permits will canada approve in 2025?, how many study permits will canada process in 2025?, international students canada, study, study permit cap 2025, study permit issuances canada, study permit numbers canada, study permits in canada 2025

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 22:24:11 +0000

The Canadian federal government has capped study permit applications at 505,162 for the remainder of 2025. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced this cap in ministerial instructions posted on January 18, 2025. The cap will be effective from January 22 to December 31, 2025. The department will only process study permit applications until the […]

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Family work permits restricted for international students and temporary workers

January 21, 2025 admin canada family work permit, eligibility updates foreign workers' families canada, family work permit policy updates canada, Immigrate, Immigration Law, immigration rules spouses 2025, new restrictions family open work permits, news, pre-landing, work permit changes 2025

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:10:48 +0000

According to a public statement released by the Immigration Department, the new rules will limit access to family open work permits, which previously allowed spouses and dependents of foreign workers and students to work legally in Canada.

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