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Minister Fraser clarifies how IRCC uses AI in application processing

May 31, 2023 admin AI, automated data analytics, Canada, family sponsorship, immigration, immigration levels plan, IRCC, PR, sean fraser, study, trv, Work

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 11:00:33 +0000

At a recent press conference in Vancouver, Canada’s Immigration Minister Sean Fraser told reporters that “by increasing our use of technology, advanced analytics and streamlining our processing we’ve done a couple of very important things in recent months.” Fraser was speaking about temporary residency (TRV) applications for those waiting for permanent residency under family class […]

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Can I travel back to my home country after submitting my electronic Application for Permanent Residence through Express Entry?

March 10, 2023 admin bowp, bridging open work permit, canada permanent residence, cec, comprehensive ranking system, eapr, electronic application for permanent residence, electronic tavel authorization, eta, Express Entry, fstp, fswp, IRCC, temporary resident visa, trv

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:00:57 +0000

An electronic Application for Permanent Residence (eAPR) is the result of a successful Express Entry application. In other words, after applying to any of the three programs (more on that later) managed under the Express Entry system, an eAPR is what applicants finally submit to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) if they receive an […]

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Canada to make it easier for Iranians on temporary visas to extend their stay

February 23, 2023 admin Canada, immigrate to canada, immigration, immigration minister, Iran, IRCC, owp, Passport, PR, sean fraser, trv

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 20:04:29 +0000

Effective March 1, 2023, the Government of Canada is offering new immigration measures to support Iranians. The Canadian government announced it will: Make it easier for those in Canada on a temporary work, study, or visitor visa to apply for an extension from inside Canada. Process applications from Iranians living in Canada on a priority […]

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What will the Parents and Grandparents Program look like in 2023?

January 31, 2023 admin family, IRCC, parents and grandparents program, pgp, pgp 2023, super visa, temporary resident visa, trv

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 10:36:14 +0000

At the moment, no details are available regarding the process that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will utilize for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) in 2023. A highly sought-after invitation, as of IRCC’s last PGP lottery in October 2022, this program is said to have approximately 155,000 potential sponsors remaining in the pool […]

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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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How to get maintained status in Canada

August 28, 2022 admin implied status, IRCC, jobs, maintained status, stay in canada, study, study in Canada, trv, visit, visitor, Work, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:00:28 +0000

Under Canadian immigration law, all temporary residents have an automatically imposed condition that they are required to leave Canada after their work permit expires. There is, however, section 181 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) which states that temporary residents can apply to extend their authorized period of stay as long as they […]

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IRCC’s application backlog grows beyond 2.1 million people

May 10, 2022 admin Canada, Canadian citizenship, cec, citizenship, coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, cuaet, Express Entry, fswp, immigration, immigration levels plan, immigration levels plan 2022-2024, immigration minister, IRCC, permanent residence, PNP, Quebec, sean fraser, trv, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 10:52:03 +0000

Canada’s immigration backlog has grown beyond 2.1 million across all lines of business as of April 29, according to the latest Canadian government data obtained via email by CIC News. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s backlog has progressed as follows since last summer: April 30-May 2, 2022: 2,130,385 persons April 11-12, 2022: 2,031,589 persons […]

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What to do if you have a DUI and want to enter Canada

May 2, 2022 admin criminal rehabilitation, Criminality, deemed rehabilitation, DUI, felony, inadmissibility, misdemeanor, Rehabilitation, trp, trv, visit

Credit to Author: Daniel Levy| Date: Mon, 02 May 2022 13:00:08 +0000

You may be considered inadmissible to Canada with a DUI conviction. Fortunately, there are ways to overcome inadmissibility. Regardless of whether you are coming to Canada to visit, study, work, or immigrate, you will have to resolve admissibility issues before you begin your journey. Canada strengthened DUI in 2018 when marijuana was legalized as part […]

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Canada’s immigration backlog now exceeds 2 million persons

April 30, 2022 admin Canada, Canadian citizenship, cec, citizenship, coronavirus, coronavirus pandemic, cuaet, Express Entry, fswp, immigration, immigration levels plan, immigration levels plan 2022-2024, immigration minister, IRCC, permanent residence, PNP, Quebec, sean fraser, trv, Ukraine

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2022 11:30:04 +0000

Immigration Canada’s processing inventory now stands at more than 2 million people across all lines of business. The temporary and permanent residence backlog has increased. Meanwhile, the citizenship backlog went down to about 400,000 persons in April, compared to more than 453,000 in March. The backlog has progressed as follows since last summer: April 11-12, […]

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