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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Canada Announces Immigration Levels Plan 2024-2026 On November 1st, Canada released its Immigration Levels Plan for 2024-2026. Canada's immigration levels will remain unchanged from its current targets. In 2024, the country will target the admission of 485,000 new immigrants, whereas in 2025 and 2026, Canada admit 500,000 new immigrants in each of those years. The targets [...]

IRCC invites candidates in first ever category-based Express Entry draw for Transport Occupations On September 20, 2023, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) IRCC held its first Express Entry round of invitations for Transport occupations, with 1,000  invitations sent to candidates. For the current draw #264 the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score required to receive an Invitation to [...]