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IRCC announces tighter cap for study permits and changes to PGWP eligibility

September 19, 2024 admin immigration levels, IRCC, marc miller, tfwp, Work

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:24:25 +0000

“The international student cap is here to stay” according to Canada’s Immigration Minister, Marc Miller. Specifically, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will issue just 437,000 study permits in 2025. According to the department, this number is based on a 10% reduction from the 2024 target of 485,000 new study permits issued, and then […]

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BREAKING: IRCC announces tighter cap for study permits and changes to PGWP eligibility

September 18, 2024 admin immigration levels, IRCC, marc miller, tfwp, Work

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:24:25 +0000

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Study finds more newcomers are considering moving to escape housing costs

July 15, 2024 admin angus-reid, Canada, canada immigration, housing in canada, immigration levels, IRCC

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:00:12 +0000

Newcomers are becoming more likely to leave their current province, or Canada altogether, in search of more affordable housing according to a recent survey by the Angus Reid Institute, a non-profit research foundation. The cost of housing in Canada over the past few years has reached levels that make it difficult, and sometimes unattainable, for […]

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IRCC issues 2,500 ITAs in category-based Express Entry draw for French language proficiency

February 29, 2024 admin canada immigration, canadian experience class, Express Entry, federal skilled trades program, federal skilled worker program, immigration levels

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:21:17 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has invited candidates to apply for permanent residence in the second Express Entry draw of the week. The department issued 2,500 invitations to apply (ITAs) in a in a category-based selection draw for candidates with strong French language proficiency Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 336. Discover if […]

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Canada invites immigration candidates in general Express Entry draw

February 29, 2024 admin canada immigration, canadian experience class, Express Entry, federal skilled trades program, federal skilled worker program, immigration levels

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:21:17 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has invited more candidates to apply for permanent residence (PR) through the Express Entry system. The department issued 1,470 invitations to apply (ITAs) in a general draw for candidates from all Express Entry programs. Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 534. Discover if You Are […]

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IRCC says it’s working to realign application intake

November 20, 2023 admin Canada, canada work permit, immigration levels, International student, IRCC, marc miller, strategic immigration report

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:00:53 +0000

As part of Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) recently released strategy: An Immigration System for Canada’s Future, IRCC says it plans to get application processing times back to service standards for key programs and re-evaluate them. Part of this will involve aligning application intake with available admission spaces. The Strategy says that aligning application […]

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Who is the most likely to receive an Express Entry ITA in 2023?

November 15, 2023 admin Canada, canada ita, crs score, Express Entry, immigrate to canada, immigration levels, IRCC, provincial nomination

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 14:30:41 +0000

New data from the Government of Canada provides more detail on the human capital profiles of those who have received an Express Entry invitation between January and September 2023. During this period, Canada issued 53,455 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to Express Entry candidates. The data does not include the ITAs that Immigration Refugees and Citizenship […]

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Report: Canada’s immigration levels will need to rise in the future

November 14, 2023 admin Canada, canada immigration levels, canadian immigration, canadian labour market, immigrate to canada, immigration levels, immigration levels plan, IRCC, newcomers in canada, Population

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2023 12:00:34 +0000

On November 1st, Canada announced that it would be keeping immigration levels constant, hoping to welcome roughly 500,000 immigrants a year, in 2025 and 2026. While Canada’s current immigration levels are already at record-breaking highs, a recent report from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) suggests that immigration levels will likely need to rise again […]

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Canada releases Immigration Levels Plan for 2024-2026

November 7, 2023 admin francophone immigrants, Immigrate, immigration levels, immigration levels plan, immigration levels plan 2024-2026, immigration minister marc miller, IRCC, news, permanent residents canada

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2023 19:57:47 +0000

Canada has announced that it will continue to welcome a large number of permanent residents in the next three years.

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British Columbia, Quebec and Manitoba issue ITAs in latest provincial immigration results

September 16, 2023 admin bcpnp, certificat de sélection du québec (csq)., Express Entry, immigration levels, mpnp, PNP, provinces, Quebec

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2023 12:00:46 +0000

Three Canadian provinces have released provincial immigration draw results this week. Most provinces and territories, except Quebec and Nunavut, have Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) to select the economic class immigrants who are most likely to successfully integrate into the provincial economy. Every year all provinces are allocated a specific number of nominations under their individual […]

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