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On October 5th, Minister Mendicino finally announced the plans to open the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) for 2020. The PGP is a program where Canadians or Permanent Residents can sponsor parents and grandparents to become permanent residents. In 2019, the online application opened up on January 28, 2019 and the annual limit was reached [...]
On September 15th, Immigration Refugees Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted draw #163 under the Federal Skilled Workers (FSW) program for Express Entry. This was an all-program draw, with 4,200 invitations to apply (ITAs) issued to candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of at least 472, a three-point draw since the last draw on September [...]
As of July 8th, Canada has resumed all-program Express Entry (EE) draws and Federal Skilled Workers (FSW) and Federal Skilled Trade (FST) Candidates are now eligible to receive invitations and apply for permanent residence since March 4, 2020. The July 8th issued 3,900 invitations to apply (ITAs) for candidates with a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) [...]
The Canadian government has extended the current travel ban on most international travellers until July 31, 2020, which will affect entry to all travellers who are not Canadian citizens, permanent residents or people entering from the U.S. for "essential" reasons, such as immediate family members of citizens, some international students, and temporary workers in essential [...]
As of July 1, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will resume processing of online applications for visitor visas (including transit visas) and electronic travel authorizations (eTAs). By resuming processing and making final decisions where possible on visitor applications, this will help expedite travel for applicants once the travel restrictions are lifted and this will also help IRCC ensure [...]
On June 25, 2020, during the virtual Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement (ATCR), the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC), Marco E. L. Mendicino, announced Canada’s commitment to welcoming refugees to Canada, through three proposals designed to promote Canada Permanent residency for individuals seeking refugee status in Canada: Three Proposals 1. Admit up to [...]
June 24, 2020 - Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), conducted a targeted Express Entry (EE) draw #153, issuing 392 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates holding Provincial Nominations (PNP) with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) score of 696. The CRS cutoff score has dropped since the last EE PNP draw on June 10th, [...]
On May 7, 2020, British Columbia (BC) helds another PNP draw under the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry (EE). A total of 237 candidates were chosen from the SI Skilled Worker, SI International Graduate, and SI Entry Level and Semi-Skilled categories, plus candidates under the EE Skilled Worker and EE International Graduate program. During [...]
Removing Barriers for International Student Workers To help battle the COVID-19 outbreak, starting immediately, the Canadian Federal Government will temporarily remove restrictions through to August 31, 2020 and allow international students to full-time while classes are in session, provided they are working in an essential service or function, such as health care, critical infrastructure, or [...]
British Columbia has been one of the busiest PNP’s this year. Although all Provinces have been affected by COVID-19, BC continues to welcome new immigrants and the April 27th draw is a key indicator. During the April 27th draw, 91 Invitations to Apply (ITA) were issued under the Tech Pilot Program to applicants with job [...]
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