Canada welcomed 11,315 new permanent residents in August, 2020, according to the latest Canadian government data. This was lower than the 13,645 immigrants welcomed by Canada in July. In addition to welcoming fewer immigrants in August than the prior month, Canada’s August 2020 total was well short of the nearly 31,600 immigrants it welcomed in […]
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Details have been released on Canada’s definition of extended family members, requirements for compassionate travellers to get exempt, and how to get limited release from quarantine. As of today, October 8, extended family members can now cross the border to Canada, provided they are staying for at least 15 days and meet existing eligibility and […]
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A record number of candidates were invited to apply for permanent residence through the Express Entry system this summer. It seems that the pandemic has not stopped the sheer number of invitations being issued for candidates to apply for immigration. A total of 28,450 Express Entry candidates were issued Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in the […]
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Earlier this week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) confirmed the details of the opening of the 2020 intake window for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). Are you eligible for PGP 2020? Complete CanadaVisa’s free eligibility tool! The 2020 PGP will be open between October 13 at 12 PM EDT and November 3 at […]
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Alberta-bound immigrants can now apply online for most immigration programs, but the province has also introduced new fees. As of October 1, applications to the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) can be done online, unless they are for the Self-Employed Farmer Stream. Candidates in the Alberta Express Entry Stream must receive authorization from AINP to […]
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British Columbia invited immigration candidates working in the technology sector to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence. A total of 72 invitations were issued through the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech Pilot on October 6. Candidates in the Skilled Worker and International Graduate subcategories in both the Express Entry BC (EEBC) […]
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International students will be allowed to travel to Canada starting October 20, if their study institution has a coronavirus-readiness plan that has been approved by its provincial or territorial health authority. Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs) are expected to send the specifics of their readiness plan to the provincial or territorial government, since this is the […]
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Canada is easing income requirements on family-class immigration applicants to allow people to sponsor their loved ones, even if they lost income due to coronavirus. The new temporary public policy means that Canadians who are sponsoring their foreign national family members do not have to make 30 per cent more than the minimum income requirement […]
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Canadian citizens and permanent residents will soon be able to apply to sponsor their parents and grandparents to immigrate to Canada. Canada’s immigration department says that it will accept interest to sponsor forms for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) between 12:00 p.m. EDT on October 13 and 12:00 p.m. EST on November 3. These […]
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that the processing of online temporary resident visa (TRV) applications and electronic travel authorizations (eTAs) will continue into the new year. New categories of applicants have also been added to the list of those who are exempt from submitting TRV applications electronically. Under the current rules, all […]
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India is the number one source country for immigrants coming from overseas to Canada. There were about 1,374,710 people of Indian origin in Canada in 2016, according to the census. Since then, the number of Indian immigrants has increased substantially over the last few years. In 2019, Indian citizens accounted for a quarter of the […]
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Canada appears to be the world’s most accepting country for migrants, according to a new global survey. Gallup, an analytics and advisory company based in the U.S., conducted a wide-scale public opinion poll in 2019. There were 145 countries included in the study, and about 1,000 people from each country were surveyed. Researchers contacted people […]
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Canada’s multi-billion-dollar television and film industry is well on its way to recovery despite coronavirus challenges. Productions in British Columbia, where the largest number of television and film shoots in Canada take place, have been picking up since June. Before the pandemic hit, the City of Surrey in British Columbia was on its way to […]
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Canada is opening up the border to allow extended family members of Canadians, and people crossing the border for compassionate reasons to enter the country starting Oct. 8. Extended family members who will be able to come to Canada next week include: couples who have been in an exclusive dating relationship with a Canadian citizen […]
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Canada is easing travel restrictions on family members, study permit holders, and people entering on compassionate grounds. This was just announced in a press conference in Ottawa by Canada’s ministers responsible for immigration, health, and public safety. Canada’s immigration minister Marco Mendicino stated that extended family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be […]
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Foreign nationals who are in Canada and who have been approved to work or study can now get their permits sent to them by mail. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is now opening up its web form to take requests from people who have their Letter of Introductions (LOIs) but no way to travel […]
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Google data shows a spike in searches on “moving to Canada” within the U.S. during the first debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Irrespective of this fact and the current political context in the United States, there is always interest among those in the U.S. to move to Canada due to the strong […]
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La province de Québec a procédé à son plus grand exercice d’invitations en plus d’un an, en invitant 365 personnes candidates à l’immigration à présenter une demande de sélection permanente. Les invitations ont été émises le 24 septembre aux personnes ayant déposé une déclaration d’intérêt sur le portail Arrima, qui gère les demandes pour le […]
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Quebec held its biggest draw of the year, inviting 365 immigration candidates to apply for permanent selection on September 24. Invitations went to people who had filed an expression of interest through the Arrima portal, which manages applications for Quebec’s Regular Skilled Worker Program. There were three categories of candidates invited by Ministry of Immigration, […]
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Skilled worker immigration from the U.S. to Canada is on the rise. Each year, Canada targets roughly 60 per cent of its new permanent resident arrivals under economic class immigration programs. In addition, it welcomes just over 25 per cent under the family class, and the remaining 15 per cent on refugee and humanitarian grounds. […]
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Canada held a new Express Entry draw on September 30. Federal Skilled Worker Program candidates were among today’s successful candidates for the third consecutive draw. The minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in this latest invitation round was 471, a decrease of 1 point over the previous all-program draw, which was held on September 16. The […]
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British Columbia issued 450 new invitations to apply for a provincial nomination in a draw that took place on September 29. This was the province’s largest draw of 2020, surpassing the over 430 invitations it issued in its September 1st draw. Today’s Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw saw invitations go to Skilled Worker and International […]
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UPDATE: Ontario opened and closed applications to the Masters Graduate stream on the same day, as registration to apply to this stream currently operates in a rush-seating format. Registration was closed when the limit of 1,215 was met, and will be closed until further notice. Original story published September 29 at 14:52 GMT: Today, September […]
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Canada is now offering a 14-day processing standard for eligible foreign television and film workers. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) officers will now prioritize work permit processing for foreign TV and film workers who need a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV). Anyone who does not have citizenship from a visa-exempt country needs a TRV to […]
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Canada is once again extending travel restrictions to foreign travellers as cases of coronavirus continue to rise. A new Canadian government Order in Council states that coronavirus travel restrictions will be extended until Halloween, on October 31. This means Canada will have two important decisions to make at the end of October. The first is […]
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