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BREAKING: IRCC announces new selection categories for Express Entry candidates

May 31, 2023 admin Canada, canada immigration, cec, CRS, Express Entry, express entry draw, fstp, fswp, immigration, ita, labour shortage, sean fraser, selection categories

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 14:35:28 +0000

Canada’s Immigration Minister, Sean Fraser, has announced the launch of category-based selection draws for Express Entry candidates. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will be focusing on Express Entry candidates who have a strong French language proficiency or work experience in the following fields: healthcare science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions trades, such as […]

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Minister Fraser clarifies how IRCC uses AI in application processing

May 31, 2023 admin AI, automated data analytics, Canada, family sponsorship, immigration, immigration levels plan, IRCC, PR, sean fraser, study, trv, Work

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 11:00:33 +0000

At a recent press conference in Vancouver, Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser told reporters that “by increasing our use of technology, advanced analytics and streamlining our processing we’ve done a couple of very important things in recent months.” Fraser was speaking about temporary residency (TRV) applications for those waiting for permanent residency under family class […]

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Flagpoling: How some Canadian visa holders are avoiding long processing times

May 30, 2023 admin flagpole, flagpoling, immigration, ircc backlog, jobs, processing times, study, temporary residence

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 13:00:40 +0000

“Flagpoling” is the nickname for when foreign nationals with temporary status in Canada leave by crossing the border, enter the United States, and then immediately re-enter Canada to get same day immigration services. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Flagpoling is a completely legal practice. It can be done at any point of […]

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Canadians will soon be able to renew their passports online

May 30, 2023 admin Canada, canada citizenship, canadian passport, immigration, IRCC, online passport renewals, Passport, passport renewals, travel

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 12:00:17 +0000

After unveiling a new design for its passports on May 10, the Government of Canada has now announced that Canadians eligible for simplified passport renewals will be able to complete this process online starting in the fall. In an announcement from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) the same day as the passport redesign reveal, […]

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IDP Education: Canada the most appealing international student destination according to new survey

May 29, 2023 admin Canada, idp, immigration, International students, pgwp, study, study in Canada, work experience in canada, work in Canada, work permit

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 13:00:44 +0000

An Emerging Futures study conducted by IDP Education conducted in March shows that Canada is the top destination of choice for international students. This is largely because of the opportunity to gain work experience after graduating. Over 25% of survey respondents selected Canada as their top choice for international study out of four major destination […]

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Quebec proposes making French mandatory for all economic immigration programs

May 29, 2023 admin Canada, canada francophone immigration, canada immigration, caq, immigration, mifi, permanent residence, Quebec, quebec immigration, quebec immigration levels, quebec pr admissions, skilled workers

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 11:00:10 +0000

Quebec Premier Francois Legault has proposed major changes to Quebec’s economic immigration criteria. Speaking on May 25 with the Minister of Immigration, Francisation and Integration, Christine Frechette and the Minister of the French Language, Jean-François Roberge, Legault says the changes will ensure that nearly 100% of new economic immigrants to Quebec will know French before […]

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Canadian work experience requirement removed for engineers in Ontario

May 28, 2023 admin Canada, canadian work experience, engineers in canada, immigrate to canada, immigration, jobs, labour shortage, ontario immigration, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 28 May 2023 12:00:02 +0000

On May 23 in Toronto, Monte McNaughton, the Ontario Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development announced that Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) is the first professional association in the province to remove the Canadian work experience requirement from their application criteria. The minister says removing the Canadian work experience requirement will help qualified professionals […]

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IRCC inventory stands at 2 million applications

May 27, 2023 admin Canada, Express Entry, immigration, imp, IRCC, pgp, PNP, PR, spousal sponsorship, study permits, tfwp, tr, work permits

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 27 May 2023 12:00:16 +0000

Data from Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shows that the backlog of applications in inventory, across all lines of business, is now just slightly over 800,000. The numbers are current as of April 30. There are 2,006,000 million applications in inventory in total. IRCC defines its inventory as applications that have not been finalized. […]

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IRCC invites 4,800 candidates in latest Express Entry draw

May 24, 2023 admin bill c-19, Canada, canadian immigration, cec, CRS, crs score, Express Entry, fsw, fswp, immigration, immigration levels plan, IRCC, PNP

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 16:45:50 +0000

IRCC has invited candidates in the thirteenth Express Entry draw of 2023. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 4,800 invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates in an all-program draw. Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score of 488. This was the first all-program draw since April 26. In an all-program draw, candidates are […]

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Toronto hosts its ninth annual Newcomer Day

May 24, 2023 admin Canada, canadian citizen, citizenship, citizenship week, election, immigration, newcomer day, newcomer to canada, settlement, Toronto

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 13:00:59 +0000

Tomorrow, May 25, marks the ninth annual Newcomer Day in Toronto. It is an event hosted by the City of Toronto to help newcomers to the city (and Canada) get familiar with their new home and the settlement services that are available to them. The event is being held at Nathan Phillips Square and runs […]

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