The Canadian immigration department is giving temporary residents another chance to extend their stay in Canada. Temporary residents who had valid status on or after January 30, 2020 but whose status expired on or before May 31, 2021 will have until August 31, 2021 to apply to restore their status, according to the Canadian government’s webpage. […]

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The Government of Canada is committed to improving workplace safety and equality and to protecting workers’ rights. That is why we are modernizing the Canada Labour Code and making changes to create work environments that are healthier, safer and fairer.

Quebec is increasing its immigration processing fees effective January 1, 2021. These increases take place each year and are based on the annual change in the average all-items consumer price index. The following fee increases are effective on January 1, 2021, in Quebec: The fee for principal applicants who are applying as skilled workers has […]

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Québec augmente les tarifs de traitement des demandes d’immigration à compter du 1er janvier 2021. Ces augmentations ont lieu chaque année et sont basées sur la variation annuelle de l’indice moyen des prix à la consommation. Les augmentations de tarifs suivantes entrent en vigueur le 1er janvier 2021 au Québec : Les coûts pour les […]

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The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global crisis that is having a significant impact on the air industry and all travellers. The Government of Canada has multiple measures in place to protect the health and safety of Canadians, and to help prevent air travel from being a source of further introduction and spread of COVID-19 and new variants of the virus into Canada.

Family members of temporary foreign workers are not exempt from travel restrictions, but they may still be able to come to Canada. When we talk about “family members” here, we’re referring to spouses, common-law partners, and dependent children. These family members of permanent residents and citizens are exempt as long as they’re coming for more […]

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The Canadian Coast Guard advises residents of Midland, Ontario that there may be icebreaking operations in the area on or around January 5, 2021.

Canada’s provinces continued to be actively involved in strengthening Canada’s immigration system in 2020. Over the past year, and despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) have kept the number of provincial nominees constant and continued adding new immigration streams to meet their most pressing and specific needs. The PNP […]

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Manitoba invited 188 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on December 30. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) invited skilled workers and international graduates to apply to one of the following three immigration streams: Skilled Workers in Manitoba, International Education Stream, Skilled Workers Overseas. Find out if you’re eligible for Canadian immigration Here are […]

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Canada will require arriving travellers to obtain a negative COVID-19 test three days before arriving. The test must be a PCR test, which is currently considered the most effective coronavirus test. This policy will go into effect on January 7, 2021. In addition, there will be more border officials at Canada’s ports of entry to […]

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Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration, Francization, and Integration (MIFI) will not accept new Quebec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ) applications from students going to the 10 designated learning institutions (DLIs) that are under investigation starting December 30. CAQs are required by most individuals who want to study in Quebec. Applications submitted before this date, but are still in […]

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British Columbia invited 58 immigration candidates with a job offer in the technology sector to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence. The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech Pilot draw held on December 29 selected candidates under the Express Entry BC and Skills immigration categories. Selected candidates were from the Skilled […]

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The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today continued its finding made on April 2, 2015, in Inquiry No. NQ 2014 002, concerning the dumping of oil country tubular goods (the subject goods) from the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, the Republic of India, the Republic of Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, the Kingdom of Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, Ukraine and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The Tribunal found that the expiry of the finding with respect to subject goods from these countries was likely to result in injury.

It was the biggest year in the Express Entry system’s history despite the hits Canada took to immigration levels in 2020. Canada finished off the year issuing 107,350 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to Express Entry candidates. This was the highest invitation total since the Express Entry system was introduced in 2015 to manage the pool of […]

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Newfoundland and Labrador will start accepting applications for a new program on January 2. The Priority Skills Newfoundland and Labrador is a new immigration program for highly educated, highly skilled newcomers with specialized experience in areas where demand has outpaced local training and recruitment, such as technology and ocean sciences occupations. The Newfoundland and Labrador […]

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British citizens will need a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) if they wish to work in Canada starting January 1, 2021. Nationals from the United Kingdom will continue to be processed under the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) until the end of 2020. This means they will continue to be LMIA-exempt until […]

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Travellers to Canada may be allowed to leave before the end of their 14-day quarantine period, but they are required to stay in quarantine until they travel. Anyone traveling to Canada is required by law to quarantine themselves for a period of 14 days. This includes Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and is in effect […]

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So you’re ready to sponsor your spouse or common-law partner for Canadian immigration. If you are applying with your partner who is living with you in Canada, the process has slightly different steps than if you were applying from abroad. The Spouse or Common-Law Partner in-Canada class is for Canadian citizens and permanent residents who […]

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International students and new immigrants will be critical in Canada’s economic recovery that has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Institutions across the country, who regularly make a difference in their local communities, are best placed to train newcomers and Canadians to integrate into the labour market, a paper by Colleges and Institutes Canada suggests. […]

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A recent immigration department self-evaluation highlights areas where Canadian citizenship processes could be improved. The report, released in November, revealed Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) findings and recommendations on how to address issues in the citizenship program. As it is now, permanent residents can apply for citizenship if they have lived in Canada for […]

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There are a few Christmas traditions you’re likely to encounter no matter where you find yourself during the holiday season in Canada. Officially, Christmas is a religious observance of the birth of Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity. But these days, more than half of Canadians celebrate Christmas as a secular holiday. Canada does […]

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The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated an inquiry to determine whether the dumping of wheat gluten originating in or exported from Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany and Lithuania has caused injury or retardation or is threatening to cause injury. This final injury inquiry was initiated further to a notice received from the Canada Border Services Agency stating that a preliminary determination had been made respecting the dumping of the above mentioned goods.

Most people who apply for Canadian immigration need to submit a document verifying that their foreign degrees, diplomas, and certificates have a valid Canadian equivalent. This document is called an Educational Credential Assessment, or ECA for short. One of the providers who is certified by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to handle ECAs, WES, […]

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The minimum Express Entry cutoff score dipped slightly from the previous two rounds on December 23. Canada invited 5,000 immigration candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of at least 468. The new CRS requirement is just slightly lower than the previous draw on December 9, when candidates needed a minimum score of 469. […]

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The tools available in the Canada Labour Code to address non-compliance of Part II (Occupational Health and Safety) and Part III (Labour Standards)—such as Assurances of Voluntary Compliance (AVCs), directions, payment orders and prosecution—were mostly put in place in the 1960s. While these existing tools are important and still needed, more tools are needed for situations that are more serious than can be managed with voluntary compliance measures and existing directions and orders, but not as serious as those situations where criminal prosecution is the best option. Having different tools that are appropriate for different types of situations will help the Labour Program to ensure that hard-working Canadians work in safe and healthy workplaces where their rights are respected.