Step-by-step: Sponsoring your spouse or partner for Canadian PR

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:00:44 +0000

Based on the application you choose to sponsor your loved one, you could benefit from increased freedom of movement, the right to appeal a decision, and work permit options for you and the person you sponsor. While the ability to sponsor is granted to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, the process of sponsorship can be […]

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Are you eligible to sponsor your spouse or partner for Canadian immigration?

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor their spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner for permanent residence (PR). Although the concept of spousal sponsorship may appear straightforward, sponsoring your spouse or partner in practice can be confusing and complicated. Sponsors and their loved ones may face unexpected delays or even refusals. The first step in […]

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How does IRCC choose sponsors through the Parents and Grandparents Program?

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:00:44 +0000

Every year Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) selects Canadian sponsors (permanent resident and citizens) looking to sponsor their older loved ones, through the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). How IRCC picks these sponsors is not always clear due to the department’s special lottery system, which is used in PGP selections. However, recent published instructions […]

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Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association recommends IRPA legislation reform

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:00:33 +0000

Last month, members of the Legislative Reform Committee from the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association (CILA) released a report outlining how CILA would like to see the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) reformed. IRPA is legislation, first introduced in 2001, that the Government of Canada uses to define rules and regulations concerning Canadian immigration and […]

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Is the Super Visa a good alternative to the PGP?

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:00:19 +0000

May 21st marked the reopening of the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). However, this year will also mark the fourth consecutive year of the PGP that Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will select eligible applicants from the 2020 pool. This means that sponsors in subsequent years have not yet been given the chance to […]

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IRCC to introduce advanced analytics and automation to speed up processing for spousal and partner sponsorship

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2024 13:00:43 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that it will introduce advanced analytics and automated technology to process all spousal and partner applications under family class immigration. The department has developed two new tools which will be used for different parts of the sponsorship application, in a bid to increase processing efficiency. Sponsor your […]

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Canada announces measures to help individuals impacted by the ongoing crises in Haiti

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 13:00:46 +0000

On May 23rd Minister of Immigration, Citizenship and Refugees Marc Miller announced new temporary measures to aid individuals impacted by the crises in Haiti. Effective immediately, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has instituted a temporary policy to aid Haitians in Canada with a valid temporary resident status, and those who are family members of […]

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IRCC’s action plan to address the permanent residence application backlog

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:00:05 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released the details and deadlines of its action plan to address recommendations made in a report by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) last October. The details, released in a recently obtained Access to Information Request, offer an insight into how IRCC will address a backlog of […]

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How long will it take to become a permanent resident of Canada in 2024?

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:00:46 +0000

Foreign nationals seeking permanent residence (PR) in Canada often look for the fastest pathway to achieving their goal and starting a new life in this country. On a basic level, Canada has four primary immigration classes: economic immigration, family-class sponsorship, humanitarian/compassionate immigration and immigration for refugees/protected persons. However, within those four general classifications, Immigration, Refugees […]

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Canada’s Auditor General releases a report on IRCC’s permanent residence backlogs

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:34:58 +0000

The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has just released the findings of its report on the processing of permanent residence applications by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The audit’s purpose was to determine if IRCC processed applications for permanent residence as quickly and efficiently as possible. The OAG serves Canada’s parliament by conducting […]

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