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Canada’s Prime Minister creates task force to address immigration delays

June 27, 2022 admin canada immigration, client experience, Express Entry, immigration, immigration backlog, immigration minister, Justin Trudeau, minister fraser, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 17:30:54 +0000

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that a new task force has been created to address unprecedented delays in government services such as passports, airports, and immigration application processing. The task force, made up of a large group of federal ministers, will seek to identify major gaps in these services and will also be […]

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Immigration Minister: Applicants can soon expect normal service standards

June 25, 2022 admin canada immigration, client experience, Express Entry, immigration, immigration levels plan, immigration minister, jobs, minister fraser, PNP, Quebec, sean fraser, settle, temporary residence, visit

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2022 12:00:29 +0000

Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser believes meaningful steps are being taken to get the immigration system back on track. Fraser acknowledged ongoing application processing and client experience challenges when he sat down with CIC News for an exclusive interview in Toronto earlier this week. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Immigration Minister: Applicants […]

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Express Entry: All-program draws set to resume July 6 says Immigration Minister

June 23, 2022 admin article position 1, Express Entry, immigration, immigration levels plan, immigration levels plan 2023-2025, immigration minister, IRCC, PNP, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2022 09:00:50 +0000

In an interview with CIC News, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Canada aims to resume all-program Express Entry draws on Wednesday July 6. Special interview series with Minister Fraser CIC News sat down with the minister in Toronto on June 21, 2022 to discuss the future of Canadian immigration. Over the coming weeks, CIC News […]

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Canada wants to change Express Entry: A look at the pros and cons

June 2, 2022 admin cec, CRS, Express Entry, fstp, fswp, immigration, immigration minister, IRCC, PNP, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:00:44 +0000

The Canadian government is set to make the biggest reform to Express Entry since it introduced the application management system in January 2015. Bill C-19 is currently being evaluated by Canada’s Parliament and based on precedent, should become law sometime in June before Parliament recesses for the summer. It contains a provision that would allow […]

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New Express Entry draw sizes to be similar to pre-pandemic

May 30, 2022 admin article position 1, canada immigration, canadian immigration, cec, CRS, crs score, Express Entry, express entry 2022, fstp, fswp, immigration, immigration minister, ita, pandemic, PNP, PR

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 19:16:46 +0000

When all-program Express Entry draws resume in July, the number of invitations could resemble pre-pandemic figures, according to an internal briefing memo obtained by CIC News through an access to information request. Although the estimated number of invitations issued in each round was redacted, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) memo said the draw […]

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How does Canada’s Express Entry system work?

May 28, 2022 admin canadian permanent residence, CRS, crs score, Express Entry, fstp, fswp, immigration, immigration minister, IRCC, pandemic, PNP, PR, processing times, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 24 May 2022 12:00:46 +0000

Anyone trying to become a permanent resident of Canada will no doubt run into the term “Express Entry” more than once. It is easy to assume that Express Entry is its own immigration program but, surprisingly, this is not correct. Understanding what Express Entry is, and how it works, is a vital step before submitting […]

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How does Canada’s Express Entry system work?

May 28, 2022 admin canadian permanent residence, CRS, crs score, Express Entry, fstp, fswp, immigration, immigration minister, IRCC, pandemic, PNP, PR, processing times, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 24 May 2022 12:00:46 +0000

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Express Entry applications to be processed within 6 months again

May 18, 2022 admin backlog, backlogs, cec, covid, covid-19, CRS, crs score, Express Entry, fstp, fswp, immigration, immigration minister, pandemic, PNP, processing times, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Gabriel Dumitrascu| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 12:15:45 +0000

Prior to the pandemic, the Canadian government aimed to process most Express Entry immigration applications within six months. Due to the pandemic, however, applicants have had to wait much longer. Non-Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Express Entry applicants are waiting well over 20 months on average for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to finalize their […]

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IRCC’s application backlog grows beyond 2.1 million people

May 10, 2022 admin Canada, Canadian citizenship, cec, citizenship, coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, cuaet, Express Entry, fswp, immigration, immigration levels plan, immigration levels plan 2022-2024, immigration minister, IRCC, permanent residence, PNP, Quebec, sean fraser, trv, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 10:52:03 +0000

Canada’s immigration backlog has grown beyond 2.1 million across all lines of business as of April 29, according to the latest Canadian government data obtained via email by CIC News. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s backlog has progressed as follows since last summer: April 30-May 2, 2022: 2,130,385 persons April 11-12, 2022: 2,031,589 persons […]

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Canada’s immigration backlog now exceeds 2 million persons

April 30, 2022 admin Canada, Canadian citizenship, cec, citizenship, coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, cuaet, Express Entry, fswp, immigration, immigration levels plan, immigration levels plan 2022-2024, immigration minister, IRCC, permanent residence, PNP, Quebec, sean fraser, trv, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2022 11:30:04 +0000

Immigration Canada’s processing inventory now stands at more than 2 million people across all lines of business. The temporary and permanent residence backlog has increased. Meanwhile, the citizenship backlog went down to about 400,000 persons in April, compared to more than 453,000 in March. The backlog has progressed as follows since last summer: April 11-12, […]

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