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Sunwing says holiday travel disruptions caused by rejection of an LMIA

January 20, 2023 admin ESDC, immigration, IRCC, jobs, LMIA, Sunwing, temporary foreign worker, temporary foreign worker program, temporary residence, unifor

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:00:12 +0000

Sunwing Airlines is crediting the rejection of a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) on December 9 as a major factor in widespread disruption to its passengers over the holiday season. In a recent meeting of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, an airline representative said that they had received over 7,000 complaints from […]

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BREAKING: IRCC invites 5,500 Express Entry candidates in second draw of 2023

January 18, 2023 admin article position 1, canadian immigration, cec, CRS, crs score, Express Entry, fsw, fswp, immigration, IRCC

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 20:08:07 +0000

Canada held the second Express Entry draw of the year today. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 5,500 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 507. No program was specified, meaning eligible candidates were invited from the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Federal […]

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Avoiding Canadian immigration scams and fraud

January 15, 2023 admin Canada, faqs, immigrant protection, immigration fraud, immigration scams, IRCC, tip sheets

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2023 13:00:31 +0000

Between November 14 to December 8, 2022, a span of just 24 days, CBC reported on three different alleged Canadian immigration scams. In Edmonton, a Concordia University student who moved to Canada from Iran this fall lost nearly $11,000 to phone scammers. In early December, reports surfaced that a Ghanaian man faced an alleged social […]

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IRCC considering Express Entry draws based on occupations, and other categories

January 12, 2023 admin Canada, canada ita, CRS, Express Entry, immigration, International students, IRCC, job vacancies, jobs, labour market, pgwp, temporary residence

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:05:56 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently held consultations with the public and stakeholders to adapt the Express Entry application management system to better target Canada’s economic needs and labour shortages. The department plans to do this by creating Express Entry categories that target key attributes such as educational credentials, work experience, or knowledge of […]

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Canada holds first Express Entry draw of 2023

January 11, 2023 admin canadian immigration, cec, CRS, crs score, Express Entry, fsw, fswp, immigration, IRCC

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:00:37 +0000

Canada held its first Express Entry draw of the year today, and the first since November 23. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 5,500 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 507. Eligible candidates were invited from the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the […]

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Canada’s immigration backlog continues to gradually decrease

January 10, 2023 admin Express Entry, family, immigration, IRCC, pgp, pgwp, PNP, PR, spousal sponsorship, study permits, tfwp, tr, work permits

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:00:56 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reports that the number of applicants in inventory has decreased from approximately 2.2 million to just over 2.1 million over December. In an email to CIC News, IRCC provided updated data, which is current as of January 2-3. The inventory across all lines of business has progressed as follows […]

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The IEC 2023 pool is now open

January 9, 2023 admin iec, iec pool, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, international co-op internship stream, international experience canada, Invitation to Apply, IRCC, ita, jobs, open work permit, owp, visit, working holiday visa, young professional stream, youth mobility agreements

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2023 21:03:13 +0000

The International Experience Canada (IEC) program is accepting applications for its 2023 pool. Learn more about Canadian immigration and discover your options The opening of the application pool comes following last year’s announcement, that the IEC would be expanding its program intake, allowing close to 90,000 applicants from partner countries the opportunity to work and […]

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Internal IRCC audit recommends the creation of clear guidelines for Pilot Programs

January 5, 2023 admin atlantic immigration pilot program, Audit, Canada, canada immigration, immigration, immigration levels plan, IRCC, pilot programs, start-up visa pilot

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2023 13:00:58 +0000

An internal memo from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) on July 18, 2022, recommends the implementation of clear guidelines for the establishment of pilot programs following an internal audit conducted last March by the Internal Audit and Accountability Branch of IRCC. There have been 11 pilot programs established since April 2013. Of these programs, […]

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IRCC announces additional funding for Racialized Newcomer Women Pilot Program

January 4, 2023 admin Canada, covid-19, immigrate canada, immigration, IRCC, jobs in canada, labour force, newcomer women, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2023 16:12:56 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced its intent to provide an additional $5.8 million in support for 10 projects under the Racialized Women Newcomers Pilot Program. The announcement was made in Halifax on December 9 as part of a 16-day awareness campaign about ending gender-based violence against women. The Racialized Newcomer Women Pilot […]

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Canada breaks record by welcoming over 437,000 new immigrants in 2022

January 4, 2023 admin Canada, immigrate to canada, immigration, immigration levels plan 2022, immigration levels plan 2023-2025, IRCC, job vacancies, labour shortage, PR, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2023 18:29:32 +0000

Today, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that Canada exceeded a record-breaking target for admissions of permanent residents in 2022. In a Tweet, IRCC stated that Canada welcomed over 437,000 new immigrants last year. This is higher than the target they had set at 431,645 new immigrants and marks an all-time record for Canadian […]

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