When Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced on April 14th, 2021 that it was opening 6 new streams under the temporary resident to permanent resident pathway, anyone who has worked with the current Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) application portal was expecting a disaster, with 90,000 hopeful applicants trying to access a portal known to crash under excessive demand.
Ontario has announced their move to expression of interest (EOI) system for their Foreign Worker and International student streams.
In acknowledgment of the importance foreign caregivers have in the fabric of Canadian society, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is committing to prioritize 6000 caregiver applications for permanent residence by the end of 2021.
On April 1, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada launched an online portal enabling previous paper-based permanent residence applications to be submitted online. This new portal is available for applicants in a limited number of economic permanent resident programs.
According to information from IRCC, about 30 percent of all study permit applications are refused. Since studying in Canada is so popular, tens of thousands of prospective students who have been accepted to a Canadian school still have their study permit applications refused. What Can I Do If My Study Permit Application Is Refused? If…
The Ministre de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) held its first draw of 2021 on January 26th. A total of 95 invitations were issued to candidates to submit a permanent selection application in Quebec.
Misha Pelletier is an advocate for spousal sponsorship and runs the Facebook group Spousal Sponsorship Advocates (SSA). ITC News spoke to Misha back in July of 2020 about delays in Canadian spousal sponsorship and the implications it has on families. In August, her group, SSA, organized protests across Canada to pressure the government to expedite…
Quebec’s Superior Court rules against a suspension that would have prevented thousands of students from obtaining their CAQ and studying in Quebec. Quebec’s Ministère d’Immigration, Francisation et Intégration (MIFI) has announced that it will resume the processing of CAQ applications submitted by international students. The processing of these applications had been suspended due to an…
On January 5, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) began issuing invitations to those who applied for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) in 2020. Invitations were sent to applicants who applied in the Fall of 2020. The program opened for applications on October 13 and closed on November 3, 2020. The 2020 PGP intake…
Applicants applying for an ECA should only provide documents related to their highest level of education to claim points on their immigration application. Earlier this month, World Education Services (WES), a popular service to obtain Educational Credential Assessments (ECAs), announced new requirements for ECA applications. The company now advises candidates to only submit documents pertaining to…
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