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Canada Immigration 

Quebec imposes cap on family sponsorship applications

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:42:50 +0000

Quebec’s Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration has imposed a cap on family sponsorship applications, effective from 26 June 2024 through to 25 June, 2026. Sponsor your family for Canadian immigration The cap imposes a limit of 13,000 applications: 10,400 for spouses, common-law spouses, and dependent children aged 18 and up. 2,600 […]

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BREAKING: Quebec Imposes Cap on Family Sponsorship Applications

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Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:42:50 +0000

Effective today (26 June 2024), Quebec’s Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration has imposed a cap on family sponsorship applications, effective until 25 June, 2026. Sponsor your family for Canadian immigration The cap imposes a limit of 13,000 applications over this period: 10,400 for spouses, common-law spouses, and dependent children aged 18 […]

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Category-based Express Entry draws: A year in review

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Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:00:04 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted its first-ever category-based draw on June 28, 2023. This new draw type was announced in May of last year as a way for Canada’s immigration department to attract skilled newcomers based on specific national labour gaps and demographic challenges. In other words, IRCC chose to implement this new […]

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Ontario, British Columbia and Saskatchewan invite candidates for nomination in latest draws

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Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2024 12:00:56 +0000

This week, Ontario, British Columbia (B.C.) and Saskatchewan have issued provincial immigration invitations to eligible candidates. Across Canada, 11 of the country’s 13 provinces and territories – the exceptions being Nunavut and Quebec – use Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) that allow the local government in each participating region to select skilled immigrants whom they have […]

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Caregivers to be given permanent resident status on arrival under new pilot programs

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Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 21:01:25 +0000

Canada has announced new, enhanced caregiver pilot programs as the expiry date for Canada’s existing Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot approaches. The existing pilot programs are set to expire on June 17. In their place, the new pilot programs will grant home care workers with permanent resident status when […]

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British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec issue provincial immigration nominations in latest draws

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Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 12:00:32 +0000

This week, British Columbia (B.C.), Quebec and Alberta have invited provincial immigration candidates to apply for nomination or selection. All but two Canadian provinces and territories, the exceptions being Nunavut and Quebec, use Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Immigration is a shared responsibility between the federal and provincial/ territorial governments. PNPs allow the governments of each […]

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10 Frequently Asked Questions about Proof of Funds for Express Entry

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Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 12:00:32 +0000

As of May 28, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will update the proof of funds (POF) requirement for Express Entry candidates. This requirement is updated annually by IRCC, reflecting the low-income cut-off total published that year by Statistics Canada (StatsCan). As a reminder, IRCC’s POF requirement represents the minimum amount of funds an applicant […]

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Five provinces invite candidates for provincial immigration in latest draws

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Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sun, 05 May 2024 13:00:10 +0000

Five provinces – British Columbia (BC), Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island (PEI) – have invited candidates for provincial immigration this week. Every Canadian province and territory, except Nunavut and Quebec, selects economic immigration candidates through regional immigration programs called Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). These programs are designed to help each participating province and […]

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IRCC will not renew temporary off-campus work hours measure

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Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:04:50 +0000

Immigration Minister Marc Miller has announced that temporary measures regarding off-campus work hours for international students will not be renewed. Starting in October 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) began temporarily allowing international students with an off-campus work authorization on their study permits to work more than 20 hours per week while class is […]

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BREAKING: IRCC will not renew temporary off-campus work hours measure

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Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:04:50 +0000

Immigration Minister Marc Miller has announced that temporary measures regarding off-campus work hours for international students will not be renewed. Starting in October 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) began temporarily allowing international students with an off-campus work authorization on their study permits to work more than 20 hours per week while class is […]

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