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Canada Expands Immigration Pathways for Rural and Francophone Communities On January 30, 2025, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada announced the launch of the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP) and (2) the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP). These two new immigration pilot programs were announced back in 2024, but are now underway. The pilots are created for skilled newcomers [...]
Changes to Open Work Permits for Family Members of Temporary Residents Ottawa, January 14, 2025—The Government of Canada is continuing to strengthen the integrity and quality of our temporary resident programs while supporting the country’s economic goals and labour market needs. As part of the broader measures announced in September 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is changing [...]
Francophone Immigration Policy for Permanent Residence under IRCC for Francophone StudentsImmigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) announced a new immigration pilot to welcome more international students into Francophone minority communities (“FMCs”) across Canada.The Francophone Minority Communities Pilot Program (FMCSP) will improve admission rates and make the current program fair for students from Africa, the Middle East, [...]
Quebec Imposes Cap on Family Sponsorship Applications As of June 26, 2024, through to June 25, 2026, Quebec’s Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration has imposed a 13,000 cap on family-based immigration applications. The 13,000 limit of applications applies as follows: 10,400 for spouses, common-law spouses, and dependent children aged 18 and up. [...]
New temporary public policy to benefit Hong Kong permanent residence applicants Immigration Refugees Citizenship Canada (IRCC) previously launched a pathway to permanent residence for in-Canada Hong Kong nationals on February 8, 2021, as part of Canada’s response to developments in Hong Kong. Due to a high volume of applications, processing times for this pathway have grown, and [...]
Canada reducing off-campus hours of work for international students Canada's temporary waiver of the 20-hour-per-week limit on the number of hours that international students are allowed to work during academic sessions is scheduled to end on April 30, 2024. The temporary waiver was implemented back in October 2022 by then acting Minister Sean Fraser [...]
Changes and New Requirements for Mexican Citizens Travelling to Canada As of February 29, 2024, there are new requirements for the electronic travel authorization (eTA) and visitor visa requirements for Mexican citizens. All Mexicans now travelling to Canada must meet the new requirements. New Requirements need to meet new requirements to be eligible for an [...]
IRCC updates eligibility requirements for Spousal Open Work Permits On March 19, 2024, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) changed the eligibility requirements for Spousal Open Work Permits (SOWPs). When the announcement was made on January 22, 2024 regarding the changes to the international student program, IRCC advised that spouses of international students in undergraduate and [...]
IRCC introduces two new immigration pilots for rural and French-minority communities In a press conference earlier today, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced two separate new immigration pilots – one for rural communities and another for francophone minority communities across Canada – while adding that the existing Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP), which was introduced [...]
Three Express Entry Draws – February 13, 14 and 16th IRCC invites 1,490 Express Entry candidates in All-Program Draw On February 13, 2024, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) conducted Express Entry Draw #283, inviting 1,490 candidates in an all-program draw. Invitations were sent to candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 535. This is [...]
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