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IRCC invites 699 PNP candidates in the fifth Express Entry draw of 2023

February 15, 2023 admin canada immigration, canada ita, canadian experience class, canadian immigration, Express Entry, federal skilled trades program, federal skilled worker program, immigration, permanent residence, PNP, PR, provincial nominee program, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 19:34:58 +0000

IRCC held the fifth Express Entry draw of 2023 today. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued invitations to 699 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 790. The draw was only applicable to candidates in the Provincial Nominee Program. This was the third program-specific draw of 2023 following the results on […]

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Work experience requirement cut in half for applicants in Canada’s caregiver pilot programs

February 10, 2023 admin Canada, canada work experience, caregivers, childcare, healthcare, home support worker pilot, immigration, IRCC, jobs, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2023 20:48:11 +0000

Speaking from Scarborough today, Members of Parliament Salma Zahid and Rechie Valdez announced that the amount of work experience in Canada required for a caregiver to qualify for permanent residence is being reduced from 24 to 12 months. The change will take effect as of April 30, 2023, and is retrospective for caregivers who have […]

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Family of some temporary foreign workers now eligible for Canadian work permits under temporary measure

January 30, 2023 admin family, immigration, immigration minister, imp, LMIA, sean fraser, temporary residence, tfw, twfp

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:00:42 +0000

Starting today, January 30, family members of some temporary foreign workers (TFWs) will be eligible for work permits. Immigration minister Sean Fraser said that temporarily extending work permits to family members of principal applicants in the temporary foreign worker program (TFWP) and International Mobility Program (IMP). This measure will help Canada combat chronic labour shortages. […]

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Express Entry: How does IRCC decide when to hold draws?

January 25, 2023 admin canada immigration, canadian immigration, Express Entry, federal skilled trades program, federal skilled worker program, general, immigration, permanent residence, PNP, PR, provincial nominee program, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 13:00:10 +0000

There has been a change in routine surrounding Express Entry draws of late. Typically, the draws take place every two weeks on Wednesdays. However, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently paused draws for six weeks starting November 23 and returned on January 11 inviting 5,500 candidates followed by another draw of the same size […]

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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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Canada reached highest-ever target for admissions of permanent residents in 2022

January 3, 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 reached a record-breaking target for admissions of permanent residents in 2022. The target, set to 431,645 new permanent residents in one year, surpasses the 2021 record of 401,000 and is the highest number of new permanent residents to arrive in one year recorded in Canadian […]

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2023: A preview of Canadian immigration

December 28, 2022 admin 2023 canadian immigration preview, Canada, Express Entry, immigration, immigration levels plan, IRCC, ircc application backlog, pgp, pgp 2023, PNP, provincial nominee program, sean fraser, study, study in Canada, Work, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 14:00:05 +0000

The most recent census revealed that immigrants now make up their largest-ever share of Canada’s total population (23%), besting a record that had previously been set 100 years ago. Heading into 2023, the Canadian government seems steadfast in its continued commitment to immigration and welcoming newcomers to this country. Canada hopes that heightened immigration will […]

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IRCC has processed all-time high 4.8 million applications in 2022

December 20, 2022 admin backlog, Canada, canada citizenship, citizenship, family, foreign credential recognition program, healthcare workers, immigration, immigration announcement, sean fraser, spousal sponsorship program, study, temporary residence, twfp

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 13:00:57 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reports an overall reduction of nearly half a million applications since August this year. This is almost double the number of applications processed over the same period in 2021 when the department processed 2.5 million. The progress comes as IRCC is on track to admit a record breaking 431,000 […]

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IRCC expanding Economic Mobility Pilot Program to include 2000 skilled refugees

December 15, 2022 admin aip, Canada, canada immigration, empp, immigration, immigration levels plan, PNP, rural and northern immigration pilot, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that it will be providing funding through the Economic Mobility Pilot Program (EMPP) to several partner organizations. Over the next few years, the program will admit 2,000 skilled refugees to Canada to help with shortages in specific, high demand sectors. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser made the announcement […]

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