Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announces work permit extension for PGWP holders

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:00:48 +0000

Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has just announced those with an expiring Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) will be able to apply for an Open Work Permit extension as of April 6, 2023. The Open Work Permit extension will be available to anyone whose PGWP expires in 2023. It will also be available to those whose […]

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BREAKING: Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announces work permit extension for PGWP holders

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:00:48 +0000

Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has just announced those with an expiring Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) will be able to apply for an Open Work Permit extension as of April 6, 2023. The Open Work Permit extension will be available to anyone whose PGWP expires in 2023. It will also be available to those whose […]

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Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser to make PGWP announcement this morning

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:00:48 +0000

Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser will make a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) announcement this morning, which will be available on YouTube. Minister Fraser will speak at 11:30 AM Eastern Time at Humber College in Etobicoke, a district in western Toronto. NOTE: This is a developing story. CIC News will update it following Minister Fraser’s announcement. […]

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Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser to make PGWP announcement this morning

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2023 11:00:48 +0000

Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser will make a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) announcement this morning, which will be available on YouTube. Minister Fraser will speak at 11:30 AM Eastern Time at Humber College in Etobicoke, a district in western Toronto. NOTE: This is a developing story. CIC News will update it following Minister Fraser’s announcement. […]

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Canada’s immigration ministers provide update on top objectives

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 20:51:59 +0000

The Forum of Ministers Responsible for Immigration (FMRI) has met again for its midterm meeting today in Halifax. The meetings take place twice per year, and last occurred in Saint John, New Brunswick, on July 28. The FMRI is comprised of federal, provincial, and territorial ministers responsible for immigration. The meetings act as a venue […]

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Government invites Canadians to shape the future of immigration

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 01:05:32 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has announced the start of a broad-based engagement initiative — An Immigration System for Canada’s Future — to explore how immigration policies and programs can support a shared vision for Canada’s future. The engagement initiative, which marks the beginning of a continued, whole-of-society collaboration approach, aims to capture a diversity […]

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IRCC invites Canadians to directly influence future immigration policies and programs

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2023 13:00:28 +0000

In a press release yesterday, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced the start of a new “broad-based engagement” venture called “An Immigration System for Canada’s Future”. With an emphasis on collaboration, this program will set out to utilize collected public opinion and ideation to help Canada create “an immigration system that is strong, easy […]

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Canada to make it easier for Iranians on temporary visas to extend their stay

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 20:04:29 +0000

Effective March 1, 2023, the Government of Canada is offering new immigration measures to support Iranians. The Canadian government announced it will: Make it easier for those in Canada on a temporary work, study, or visitor visa to apply for an extension from inside Canada. Process applications from Iranians living in Canada on a priority […]

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IRCC unveils the top 10 source countries of new immigrants to Canada in 2022

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:00:46 +0000

Canada landed 437,120 permanent residents (PRs) across the country in 2022. This figure, taken from data published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), represents a nearly eight percent increase from the total number of PRs landed in 2021. This is also the second year in a row that Canada has exceeded its stated immigration […]

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Family of some temporary foreign workers now eligible for Canadian work permits under temporary measure

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:00:42 +0000

Starting today, January 30, family members of some temporary foreign workers (TFWs) will be eligible for work permits. Immigration minister Sean Fraser said that temporarily extending work permits to family members of principal applicants in the temporary foreign worker program (TFWP) and International Mobility Program (IMP). This measure will help Canada combat chronic labour shortages. […]

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