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Canada Temporarily Expands Work Permit Eligibility for Family Members of Temporary Foreign Workers On December 2, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) announced that Canada will introduce a new 2-year temporary measure to extend work permits to family members of temporary foreign workers, as well as expand the eligibility for work permits to family members [...]
USCIS Introduces New Edition of I-485 Application As of December 23, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has introduced a new edition of the Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status that they will start accepting. Anyone submitting an I-485 that is post-marked on or before December 22nd will be accepted, [...]
New Italy Youth Mobility Program IRCC announced the coming into force of a new Canada-Italy Youth Mobility Agreement. Under the International Experience Canada Program where Canadian and Italian youth aged 18 to 35 years old, to work and travel for up to 12 months, and participate twice in the program, for a total of 24 [...]
IRCC Announces Temporary Public Policy for Accelerated Work Permits for Asylum Claimants On November 16, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced a new temporary measure that will accelerate work permit issuance for asylum claimants in Canada. This temporary measure is expected to remain in effect for 18 months. Under this temporary measure, prior [...]
Sixteen Pathways Now Eligible for Express Entry Permanent Residency in Canada Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced the implementation of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 for immigration programs managed under the Express Entry system starting on November 16, 2022. The new NOC classifications will allow Canada to bring in global talent in high-demand sectors [...]
How to submit your Parents and Grandparents Program 2022 Immigration Application On October 11, 2022, Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that it has begun sending out invitations to apply to potential sponsors for its 2022 Parents and Grandparents (PGP) lottery. A total of 23,100 Canadians will receive an invitation to apply (ITA) this [...]
Express Entry Draw #235 – November 9, 2022 – CRS Continues to Drop Below 500 On November 9, 2022, Immigration Refugees Citizenship Canada’s (IRCCs) held another All-Program Express Entry Federal Skilled Worker Program Draw #235 issuing 4,750 candidates an Invitation to Apply (ITA), with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 494. As this was a Federal Skilled Worker All-Program draw, candidates were [...]
Canada Releases 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan On November 1, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), released its 2023-2025 Immigration Levels Plan. Canada aims to welcome 465,000 new immigrants in 2023. The previous plan set targets of 401,000 in 2021, 411,000 in 2022 and 421,000 in 2023. The targets in the new levels plan are [...]
How to improve your Express Entry CRS Score Candidates from the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), Federal Skilled Trades (FST) and Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) are eligible to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residency under the Express Entry program. Candidates, however, must obtain a high Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) in [...]
Express Entry Draw #234 – October 26, 2022 – CRS Drops Below 500 On October 26, 2022, Immigration Refugees Citizenship Canada’s (IRCCs) held another All-Program Express Entry Federal Skilled Worker Program Draw #234 issuing 4,750 candidates an Invitation to Apply (ITA), with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 496. As this was a Federal Skilled Worker All-Program draw, candidates were selected from [...]
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