Canada’s immigration ministers meet in Toronto; four provinces hold PNP draws

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2023 11:43:38 +0000

Yesterday, Immigration Minister Marc Miller met with provincial and territorial immigration ministers in Toronto to discuss shared priorities. The ministers meet twice a year and together make up the Federation of Ministers Responsible for Immigration (FMRI). The FMRI is a decision-making body with the goal of supporting a flexible, timely, and effective immigration system for […]

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Canadian government to conduct review of main immigration law

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:30:58 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says that there will be a review of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) as part of the recently released Strategy: An Immigration System for Canada’s Future. The Strategy outlines changes that IRCC intends to make over the coming years to improve processing and create a more comprehensive […]

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

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 seeking more francophones under Immigration Levels Plan 2024-2026

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 13:00:16 +0000

According to Canada’s latest Immigration Levels Plan 2024-2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is looking to welcome 31,500 French-speaking permanent residents (PRs) in 2025 and 36,000 newcomers under the same category in 2026. An annual release by Canada’s immigration department, the Immigration Levels Plan is used to guide the number of new PRs that […]

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Canada seeking more francophones under Immigration Levels Plan 2024-2026

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 13:00:16 +0000

According to Canada’s latest Immigration Levels Plan 2024-2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is looking to welcome 31,500 French-speaking permanent residents (PRs) in 2025 and 36,000 newcomers under the same category in 2026. An annual release by Canada’s immigration department, the Immigration Levels Plan is used to guide the number of new PRs that […]

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IRCC memo highlights Parents and Grandparents Program challenges

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 14:00:47 +0000

The demand for sponsoring parents and grandparents significantly exceeds Canada’s available admission targets. Get a Free Super Visa Telephone Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm This is revealed in an internal Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) memo recently obtained by CIC News. Before the pandemic, IRCC would typically receive interest to sponsor submissions […]

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Ontario removes provincial HST on some new rental builds

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 14:00:23 +0000

On November 1, the Government of Ontario announced that it is removing the full provincial amount of Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) for new rental developments. The measure will apply to new purpose-built rental housing such as apartment buildings, student housing and senior residences built specifically for long-term rental accommodation, that meet the criteria. The government […]

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Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan 2024-2026 addresses housing and healthcare

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:00:47 +0000

On November 1st Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released the Immigration Levels Plan 2024-2026. The sets the target for the number of permanent resident admissions to Canada for the next three years. Canada will admit 485,000 new permanent residents in 2024 and 500,000 annually in both each of 2024 and 2025. Discover if You […]

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Canada releases Immigration Levels Plan for 2024-2026

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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Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Program admission targets to rise over the next three years

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2023 14:00:28 +0000

The steady rise of admissions targets in Canada’s two largest economic immigration pathways can be seen in the recent Immigration Levels Plan 2024-2026, released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on November 1. This plan is released annually and outlines how many permanent residents – across all immigration classes: economic, family and refugee/humanitarian – […]

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