On May 21, 2024, in Ottawa, Ontario, it was announced that Canada recognizes the importance of rural and Francophone minority communities for its long-term growth and linguistic diversity. Acknowledging the unique challenges these communities face, the Government of Canada is initiating two new pilot programs this autumn to attract skilled workers vital for…
Canada welcomed 121,620 new permanent citizens in the first quarter of 2024, with 52,720 of them coming to Ontario and just 17,745 to British Columbia. In the first quarter of 2023, this figure was 145,495; however, it is too early to draw any conclusions. However, at least as of the start of 2024,…
Canada Immigration Minister Marc Miller has shown that everything is on the table in his overhaul of the Canada immigration system. In a tacit acknowledgement that the system has run out of hand under his Liberal government, Miller has spent his time since becoming the Minister for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship setting out how…
Marc Miller met with his provincial counterparts for the first time since he announced a plan to set limits on the number of new temporary residents to rein in runaway growth Montreal — The immigration minister stated on Friday that one strategy Canada intends to use to reduce the number of temporary residents…
The IRCC has announced that it plans to extend invitations to applicants from the parent and grandparent program PGP’s 2020 intake. Accordingly, those who will be invited in the next round will have sent in their profiles in 2020. For the fourth year running, the parent and grandparent program PGP will only take…
Recipients of an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for permanent residency in Canada may begin their job search in Canada in a variety of ways. Through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) well-known Express Entry application management system, foreign nationals frequently attempt to immigrate to Canada. Note: The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), the…
Applications for proof of citizenship are now being processed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in as little as three months, with application wait times having been slashed from even pre-pandemic levels. Some foreign nationals can now anticipate hearing back sooner regarding their citizenship application if they have at least one Canadian…
A recent announcement by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says that the department will now publish anticipated processing times online using forward-looking processing times. This is to help applicants predict the length of time it will take to process their applications. The updated processing times will be available for several high-volume immigration programs…
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