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Staying in Canada after graduation with a PGWP

October 25, 2022 admin canadian immigration, IRCC, jobs, pgwp, study, work permits

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 12:00:29 +0000

International students bring a vibrant, new, and fresh perspective to the academic landscape in Canada when they arrive from their home countries to study at a Canadian designated learning institution (DLI). Canada takes immense pride in being a preferred destination for international students looking to further their lives and educations. Beyond their institutional education, however, […]

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IRCC: PGP 2022 immigration lottery has been completed

October 24, 2022 admin family, family class, family sponsorship, grandparents, immigration levels plan, IRCC, Parents, parents and grandparents, pgp, pgp 2022

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 21:09:44 +0000

The lottery for the 2022 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) is now complete. Canada’s PGP looks to help Canadian sponsors reunite with their loved ones, enabling these parents and grandparents to obtain Canadian permanent resident status and enjoy associated benefits such as access to universal healthcare and having an eventual pathway to citizenship in this […]

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How Canada is modernizing the submission system for spousal and common-law partner sponsorship programs

October 22, 2022 admin application process, application submission, common law partner, digital application, family, inland sponsorship, IRCC, outland sponsorship, spousal and common-law partner sponsorship, spousal sponsorship, spouse, spouse or common-law partner in canada class

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:00:33 +0000

In a bid to improve client service, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is completely digitizing the application submission process for Canada’s inland and outland spousal and common-law partner sponsorship programs. Until September 23, 2022, IRCC had previously allowed online applications to be submitted for permanent immigration programs like spousal sponsorship but also gave applicants […]

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Family reunification program to continue: Canada to issue just over 23,000 invitations

October 20, 2022 admin family sponsorship, Immigrate, IRCC, news, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2022 11:43:43 +0000

The government has announced that it will accept up to 15,000 complete applications for sponsorship under the Parents and Grandparents Program this year.

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How to maximize your Express Entry CRS score if you’re aged 30 or over

October 19, 2022 admin analysis, cec, comprehensive ranking system, CRS, Express Entry, express entry draw, fswp, immigration, IRCC, ita, permanent residence, PNP, provincial nominee program

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 12:00:15 +0000

Express Entry is Canada’s largest source of immigration. When applicants apply to immigrate to this country through Express Entry, eligible Express Entry applicants are scored through a point-allocation grid called the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). Introduction to Express Entry and the CRS The CRS is a points grid that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) […]

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IRCC aims to grant citizenship to 300,000 people this fiscal year

October 18, 2022 admin Canada, Canadian citizenship, citizenship, citizenship certificate, immigration, IRCC, settle

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 12:00:17 +0000

CIC News has obtained an internal IRCC memo that outlines targets for the number of new citizens Canada will welcome for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The memo, drafted by the Operations, Planning and Performance division of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for a senior official, recommends that IRCC process a total of 285,000 decisions […]

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Canada’s immigration backlog remains at 2.6 million people

October 15, 2022 admin backlog, Canada, citizenship, Express Entry, family class, immigration, IRCC, jobs, PNP, processing times, spousal sponsorship, study, trv, visit, work permits

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 11:35:41 +0000

Canada’s immigration backlog remains at 2.6 million people according to new Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data. IRCC released updated data, which is current as of September 30, on its website on October 14. The inventory across all lines of business has progressed as follows since July 2021: September 30, 2022: 2,600,000 persons (figure […]

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Canada commits to attracting and retaining more international students

October 14, 2022 admin canadian house of commons standing committee on citizenship and immigration, cimm, cimm report, designated learning institutions, dli, general, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, International students, IRCC, nigeria student express stream, student direct stream, study, study in Canada, study permit, study permit refusals, temporary resident visa, trv

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:00:13 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) have released their response to the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM); on needed measures to attract, aid, and protect international students coming to, and already in Canada. Discover your options to study in Canada CIMM is an internal government committee that studies matters […]

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Canada introduces strengthened protections for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program

October 13, 2022 admin employer compliance, foreign worker’s rights, immigration, international mobility program, IRCC, jobs, labour market impact assessment, temporary foreign worker, temporary foreign worker program, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:00:13 +0000

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) alongside Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations concerning Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs). In all there are 13 amendments designed to strengthen protections for TFWs and enhance the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP). ESDC says these regulations will protect TFWs […]

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Canada invites 4,250 candidates in latest all-program Express Entry draw

October 12, 2022 admin canadian immigration, cec, CRS, crs score, Express Entry, fsw, fswp, general, IRCC

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 19:54:35 +0000

Canada’s most recent all-program Express Entry draw was held on October 12, 2022. It was the eighth all-program draw since they resumed on July 6. IRCC issued invitations to 4,250 candidates with minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 500. Candidates were eligible to receive invitations from the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Worker […]

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