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IRCC: It is legitimate for temporary residents to intend to apply for immigration

April 6, 2023 admin dual intent, Express Entry, immigration, ircc officers, ircc program instructions, jobs, permanent residence, PNP, Quebec, study, temporary residence, visit, Work

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 16:22:28 +0000

Dual intent is present when a foreign national has applied, or may apply, for permanent residence in Canada but has also applied to enter Canada for a temporary period of time as a visitor, student or worker. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration On April 5th, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated […]

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How Canadians are celebrating Passover

April 5, 2023 admin 2021 census, census 2021, general, immigration, Jewish, jewish-canadians, jobs, Judaism, passover, passover in canada, Religion, statistics canada, temporary residence, visit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2023 18:00:16 +0000

Canada is proud to be multicultural and the home to newcomers of diverse religious beliefs and backgrounds. Under the Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, Canadians, regardless of their immigration status, are guaranteed freedom of thought, belief, and expression. Similarly, the Canadian Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the ground of religion, as does […]

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Buying a home in Canada is now easier for newcomers

April 4, 2023 admin budget 2023, Canada, crea, finance, housing, housing in canada, immigration, settle, settling, temporary residence

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:00:41 +0000

Canada’s government is making it easier for newcomers, as well as Canadians, to purchase a home. Last week, the government announced it was reducing some of restrictions of an Act that made it difficult for non-Canadians to purchase residential property. Also, as of April 1st, financial institutions are now able to offer tax-free first-home savings […]

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Immigrate to Canada as a tech worker from the U.S.

March 31, 2023 admin Canada, canada immigration, cusma, Express Entry, Invitation to Apply, jobs, permanent residence, provincial nominee program, start-up visa, tech indutry, temporary residence, tfwp, United States

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:00:46 +0000

In March 2022, the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. reported an “employment-based green card backlog” of 1.4 million skilled immigrants in the U.S. (2021). Accordingly, many foreign nationals in the U.S. are being confronted with the perils of extensive processing times, all the while being unaware that they have many employment-based Canadian immigration options at […]

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How to maintain status in Canada as a CEC candidate with an expiring PGWP

March 14, 2023 admin Canada, canadian work permit, cec, Express Entry, extend, immigration, imp, jobs, LMIA, maintained status, pgwp, PNP, provincial nomination, renew, study in Canada, temporary residence, tfw, work permit

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:50:03 +0000

Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates in the Express Entry pool have not been invited to apply for permanent residence since the last-all program draw, nearly two months ago, on January 18. Since then, draws have been program-specific for candidates in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), leaving many Post-Graduate […]

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Canada looking for partners to help expand and diversify IEC program

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

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:29:45 +0000

Following the recently announced quotas for the International Experience Canada (IEC) program, CIC News has obtained more information on the 2023 program outlook from an internal Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) memo from September 26, 2022. While immigration minister Sean Fraser announced last January that the global quotas for IEC admissions in 2023 have […]

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Understanding why some people might not be allowed in Canada and ways to overcome inadmissibility

March 9, 2023 admin canada immigration, criminal convictions, criminal inadmissibility, immigration, inadmissibility, IRCC, legal opinion letter, medical inadmissibility, record suspension, Rehabilitation, temporary residence, temporary resident permit, trp, visit

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 12:00:10 +0000

When someone is inadmissible to Canada, it is because the examining officer has decided that the person being assessed is or will be a threat to, or burden on, public health and/or safety. There are many intricacies to the concept of inadmissibility but on a basic level, inadmissibility falls under a few general categories, including […]

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IRCC resuming biometrics collection for people applying for temporary residence from within Canada

February 23, 2023 admin biometrics, biometrics collection, biometrics collection sites, Government of Canada, IRCC, temporary residence, tr

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 14:55:33 +0000

Today, the Government of Canada announced that they are “resuming the collection of biometrics” for individuals applying for temporary residence (TR) from within Canada. This resumption comes more than 31 months after Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) – on July 15, 2020 – introduced a temporary exemption policy (because of COVID-19 pandemic closures and […]

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Exploring the benefits of a spousal open work permit

February 22, 2023 admin Canada, canada immigration, immigration, inland sponsorship, jobs, spousal open work permit, spousal sponsorship, temporary residence

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 12:00:21 +0000

Canada hopes to welcome 82,000 new permanent residents to Canada per year under Spousal Partner and children sponsorship programs. However, it can take over a year for Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to process an application under this program. In the meantime, your spouse or partner may be able to obtain a Spousal Open […]

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Understanding the importance of submitting translated documents with an immigration application 

February 21, 2023 admin certified translation, english translation, family, foreign language documents, french translation, immigration, judicial review, settle, study, temporary residence, translation, visit

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:00:41 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) requires that all foreign language documents submitted in support of applications for immigration and citizenship must be accompanied by an official translation in English or French. The translation of these documents must also be completed by a certified official translator. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration An […]

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