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Canada’s population grows by over one million in less than a year

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:00:30 +0000

Canada has reached another population milestone and it’s almost entirely due to immigration. According to the latest data from Statistics Canada, as of April 1 this year, the population passed 41 million people (41,012, 563). For context, the population hit a record 40 million in June 2023. Nearly a quarter of that growth (242,673 people) […]

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Express Entry: IRCC invites 1,499 candidates in latest draw

June 19, 2024 admin canada immigration, cec, Express Entry, fstp, fswp, IRCC, ita, permanent residents

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 17:14:05 +0000

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued invitations to apply (ITAs) in Canada’s latest Express Entry draw. The department issued 1,499 ITAs in a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)- only draw. Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 663 to be considered. Get a Free Express Entry Assessment This draw follows two […]

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Category-based Express Entry draws: A year in review

June 19, 2024 admin breaking news, category-based selection draw, Express Entry, french immigration, healthcare, IRCC, skilled trades, stem

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 12:00:04 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted its first-ever category-based draw on June 28, 2023. This new draw type was announced in May of last year as a way for Canada’s immigration department to attract skilled newcomers based on specific national labour gaps and demographic challenges. In other words, IRCC chose to implement this new […]

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IRCC introduces interim measure allowing some foreign nationals to gain Canadian citizenship faster

June 18, 2024 admin canada citizenship, canada news, citizenship, citizenship certificate, IRCC, proof of citizenship

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:00:11 +0000

Historically the ability of Canadian citizens to pass on their citizenship to their children, when a child was born abroad, was limited to the first generation. This means if a Canadian who was themselves born abroad, had a child overseas, that child would not automatically be able to claim Canadian citizenship through their parents. This […]

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Report recommends that Canada phase out closed work permits

June 17, 2024 admin ESDC, IRCC, LMIA, tfwp, Work, work in Canada, work permit

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:00:48 +0000

The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (SCSAST) has released a report recommending that Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) stop issuing closed work permits. The report examined the structure and use of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), which was introduced in 1973 to help Canadian employers fill urgent, unstaffed positions […]

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Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association recommends IRPA legislation reform

June 14, 2024 admin Canada, canada immigration, canada immigration news, canada news, canadian immigration news, family class immigration, family class sponsorship, inadmissibility, IRCC

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 12:00:33 +0000

Last month, members of the Legislative Reform Committee from the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association (CILA) released a report outlining how CILA would like to see the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) reformed. IRPA is legislation, first introduced in 2001, that the Government of Canada uses to define rules and regulations concerning Canadian immigration and […]

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Canada’s immigration system proposes changes to the PGWP

June 12, 2024 admin canadian work permit, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, international graduates, International students, IRCC, open work permit, pgwp, post-graduation work permit, study, study in Canada, Work, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:45:47 +0000

Federal and provincial immigration officials are in discussions to make significant changes to Post Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility. The PGWP is an open work permit, available to international students who have completed an eligible program of study at a Designated Learning Institution (DLI). According to notes from the IRCC Deputy Minister Transition Binder 2024, […]

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How some Express Entry candidates may benefit from category-based selection draws

June 11, 2024 admin canada news, canada permanent residence, category-based selection draw, CRS, crs score, Express Entry, express entry draw, Invitation to Apply, IRCC

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:00:23 +0000

Recent patterns suggest that Express Entry candidates who are eligible for category-based selection draws are likely to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) even if they have a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score below 500. CRS scores are the numeric values based on a candidate’s human capital factors that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) […]

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Canadian and United States border authorities crack down on flagpoling

June 8, 2024 admin Canada, canada border, canada border service agency, cbsa, flagpoling, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, temporary residents

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2024 12:00:33 +0000

Canadian and U.S. authorities have limited the number of ports of entry (POEs) that can be used as flagpoling sites. As of May 30th, 2024, only 12 Canada-U.S. border crossings will offer flagpoling services to newcomers. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration What is flagpoling? Flagpoling is a practice by which temporary residents […]

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Frequently asked questions about summer jobs for international students in Canada

June 6, 2024 admin canada news, International student, IRCC, study, study in Canada, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:00:09 +0000

International students remaining in Canada for the summer may have some questions about finding employment while they wait for the fall semester. International students are only allowed to work in Canada, without a separate work permit, if they have work authorization on their study permit. This work authorization will indicate if the study permit holder […]

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