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Application pool closing for International Experience Canada 2024

October 16, 2024 admin Canada, canada immigrate, canada work permit, iec, IRCC

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 12:00:39 +0000

Those interested in applying for the International Experience Canada (IEC) program have until October 21 to submit their applications. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) opened the 2024 pool last December. The IEC is a work permit program for youth from more than 30 countries which have bilateral Youth Mobility Agreements with Canada. IEC work […]

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Canada Immigration

What are my chances of receiving a work permit through the IEC this year?

June 16, 2024 admin canadian work permit, iec, international experience canada, jobs in canada, open work permit, Work

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2024 12:00:02 +0000

Newcomers to Canada often seek to obtain work permits. When eligible, newcomers may want to consider the International Experience Canada (IEC) program as a route to obtain a work permit. Unlike most other programs, the IEC pool gives candidates greater clarity on their likelihood of obtaining a work permit. What is the IEC and what […]

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Canada Immigration

Am I eligible for a refund on my immigration application?

March 10, 2024 admin Canada, canada immgration, canada permanent residence, canada work permit, iec, IRCC, study in Canada, study permit, temporary resident visa, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2024 13:00:32 +0000

For various reasons, Canadian immigration applicants may decide to pursue a refund on their application. These reasons could include Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC’s) refusal of an application, the applicant deciding to withdraw from consideration for immigration to Canada, or the applicant overpaying the required amount to IRCC. IRCC indicates that eligibility for a […]

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Canada Immigration

Can I sponsor my sibling for Canadian permanent residence?

February 6, 2024 admin canada immigration levels, canadian permanent residence, Express Entry, family sponsorship, iec, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, international experience canada, IRCC, open work permit, pgwp, post-graduation work permit

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 13:00:22 +0000

Family sponsorship is one of the largest categories of immigrants set forth by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in the annual immigration levels plan. While this form of sponsorship allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents (and persons registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act) to sponsor loved ones to immigrate […]

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Canada Immigration

The 2024 IEC pool is now open

December 12, 2023 admin canada work permit, essential workers, foreign workers, iec, international experience canada, international mobility program, labour market impact assessment, LMIA, open work permit, Work, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:09:17 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has opened the 2024 International Experience Canada (IEC) pool. The IEC is a work permit program that allows youth that are citizens of countries that have bilateral Youth Mobility Arrangements with Canada, to temporarily reside and work in Canada. This year’s intake will allow close to 90,000 applicants from […]

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Canada Immigration

IEC work permits: Canada implements automated processing for faster approval times

November 16, 2023 admin canada work permit, iec, international experience canada, Work, work in Canada, work permit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 13:48:16 +0000

On November 7, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) launched an automation tool to speed up the International Experience Canada (IEC) work permit process. This new system aims to reduce wait times and improve the immigration experience for young internationals in Canada. Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm […]

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Canada Immigration

What programs deliver the most work permits, and how many newcomers find work in Canada?

October 30, 2023 admin canadian work permit, iec, imp, international mobility program, LMIA, pgwp, post-graduate work permit, temporary foreign worker program, tfwp, Work, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 13:00:41 +0000

Immigration represents nearly 100% of Canada’s labour market growth—a key force in not just meeting economic demand in the country, but also in supporting socialised welfare systems within Canada. This relationship is not one-directional however—economic immigrants (the biggest group of new immigrants to Canada) in-turn must be able to find work and earn money to […]

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Canada Immigration

Canada expands work permit agreement with the United Kingdom

July 14, 2023 admin Express Entry, iec, immigration, imp, uk, United Kingdom, Work, work permit, youth mobility agreement

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2023 19:13:04 +0000

Today, Canada and the United Kingdom announced the signing of a new Canada-United Kingdom (UK) Youth Mobility Arrangement. Anticipated to take effect in 2024, the new arrangement includes a number of improvements on the existing youth mobility agreement between the two countries: an expansion of the eligibility age to 18-35 the addition of two new […]

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Canada Immigration

Canada looking for partners to help expand and diversify IEC program

March 9, 2023 admin Canada, iec, iec pool, immigration, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, international co-op internship stream, international experience canada, Invitation to Apply, IRCC, ita, jobs, open work permit, owp, temporary residence, working holiday visa, young professional stream, youth mobility agreements

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:29:45 +0000

Following the recently announced quotas for the International Experience Canada (IEC) program, CIC News has obtained more information on the 2023 program outlook from an internal Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) memo from September 26, 2022. While immigration minister Sean Fraser announced last January that the global quotas for IEC admissions in 2023 have […]

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Canada Immigration

Canada sees all-time high work permits take effect in 2022

February 23, 2023 admin canadian work permit, GLobal Talent Stream, gts, iec, imp, international experience canada, international mobility program, jobs, lmia based work permit, open work permit, significant benefit work permit, temporary foreign worker program, tfwp, total work permits, work permits, work permits in 2022

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:00:51 +0000

In 2022, a record 608,420 Canadian work permits took effect. This is close to 200,000 more work permits than in 2021, which saw only 414,000 permits come into effect. Work permits were issued between Canada’s two broad work permit pathways—the International Mobility Program (IMP) and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). Schedule a Free Work […]

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