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Express Entry: IRCC invites 7,000 Express Entry candidates in category-based draw for French Language Proficiency

Express Entry: IRCC invites 7,000 Express Entry candidates in category-based draw for French Language Proficiency On February 1, 2024, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) conducted Express Entry Draw #282, inviting 7000 candidates in category-based  selection draw for candidates with French language proficiency. Invitations were sent to candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 365, the [...]

By |2024-02-08T17:38:30+00:00February 8th, 2024|Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on Express Entry: IRCC invites 7,000 Express Entry candidates in category-based draw for French Language Proficiency

Canada Pauses the Issuance of New Study Permit Applications until March 31, 2024

Canada Pauses the Issuance of New Study Permit Applications until March 31, 2024 The recent announcement from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada  (IRCC) decreasing the number of new international student permits issued in 2024 has caused confusion amongst new and existing international students in Canada. IRCC has announced that there is now a pause on [...]

By |2024-02-04T15:12:19+00:00February 4th, 2024|Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on Canada Pauses the Issuance of New Study Permit Applications until March 31, 2024

Landmark Citizenship Ruling – Canada will not appeal decision that strikes down first generation limit to Canadian citizenship by descent

Landmark Citizenship Ruling - Canada will not appeal decision that strikes down first generation limit to Canadian citizenship by descent  On January 22, 2024, The Canadian Federal Government announced that it will not challenge a court ruling that struck down a portion of the Citizenship Act which prevented children born abroad to Canadian parents from [...]

By |2024-01-28T18:19:45+00:00January 28th, 2024|Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on Landmark Citizenship Ruling – Canada will not appeal decision that strikes down first generation limit to Canadian citizenship by descent

Canada to stabilize growth and decrease number of new international student permits issued to approximately 360,000 for 2024

Canada to stabilize growth and decrease number of new international student permits issued to approximately 360,000 for 2024 On January 22, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that it will set an intake cap on international student permit applications to stabilize new growth for a period of two years. For 2024, the cap [...]

By |2024-01-26T18:37:42+00:00January 26th, 2024|Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on Canada to stabilize growth and decrease number of new international student permits issued to approximately 360,000 for 2024

Facilitative Measures to Support Israeli and Palestinian Nationals in Canada

Facilitative Measures to Support Israeli and Palestinian Nationals in Canada Foreign national family members of Canadian citizens or permanent residents who arrived on or after October 7, 2023 will benefit from priority processing for their in-Canada applications for study permits and open work permits. This is to ensure a reduced wait time between arriving, applying [...]

By |2024-01-21T18:28:20+00:00January 21st, 2024|Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on Facilitative Measures to Support Israeli and Palestinian Nationals in Canada

Canada invites candidates in the first Express Entry draw of 2024

Canada invites candidates in the first Express Entry draw of 2024 Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada  (IRCC) held its first Express Entry draw of 2024 on January 10th and issued 1,510 invitations. the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score required to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) was 546. During the month of December, IRCC held a total of [...]

By |2024-01-21T18:17:23+00:00January 21st, 2024|Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on Canada invites candidates in the first Express Entry draw of 2024

The 2024 IEC pool is now open

The 2024 IEC pool is now open Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has opened the 2024 International Experience Canada (IEC) pool. The IEC is a work permit program that allows youth that are citizens of eligible countries that have bilateral Youth Mobility Arrangements with Canada, to temporarily reside and work in Canada. This year’s intake will allow close to 90,000 [...]

By |2023-12-16T14:24:47+00:00December 16th, 2023|Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on The 2024 IEC pool is now open

Canada Changes to Protect International Students

Canada Changes to Protect International Students In order to protect the integrity of the international student program, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada  (IRCC) has implemented several changes and temporary policy extensions. Changes on October 27, 2023 Previously, on October 27, 2023, IRCC announced several changes to the international student program to better protect students from fraud. [...]

By |2023-12-16T14:08:05+00:00December 16th, 2023|Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on Canada Changes to Protect International Students

Canada opens global immigration processing centre in Philippines and Romania

Canada opens global immigration processing centre in Philippines and Romania   Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced the expansion of global operations centres outside Canada. These new centres are being launched to complement Canada’s processing network, extend the workday over multiple time zones, and help boost IRCC’s overall processing capacity for the benefit [...]

By |2023-12-16T13:57:58+00:00December 16th, 2023|Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on Canada opens global immigration processing centre in Philippines and Romania

IRCC holds three Express Entry draws in One Week since October 2023

IRCC holds three Express Entry draws in One Week since October 2023 During the week of December 4th, Canada held three Express Entry Draws. On December 8th, IRCC held draw #274, on December 7th,  IRCC held draw # 273 and on December 6th 2023, IRCC held its first Express Entry round of invitations since October, [...]

By |2023-12-16T13:53:18+00:00December 16th, 2023|Canadian Immigration|Comments Off on IRCC holds three Express Entry draws in One Week since October 2023
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