Public Safety Canada has provided guidance on what types of businesses are considered “essential services”, which can be used as a practical guide, now that travel restrictions are in effect for foreign nationals seeking to enter Canada.  The goal is to protect the public health of Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the case of [...]

Despite travel restrictions announced for air and land/border since the COVID-19 outbreak, Temporary Foreign Work permits continue to be approved and TFW continue to travel to Canada to promote the food supply chain and other critical infrastructure. New measures are continuously being implemented by the Government to remove the administrative burden for employers hiring foreign [...]

On April 30, 2020, the Government of Canada will implement a 50% increase in its fees for most Permanent Residence Applications. These increases will occur every two years to account for inflation and the Consumer price index. The first set of fee changes will occur from 2020-2021 and then 2022-2023. The fees for applicants under [...]

IRCC held two targeted Canadian Express Entry Draws on April 9, 2020. Draw #141 invited 698 candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score (CRS) of 606. The high CRS is due to all the candidates having Provincial Nominations. Having a Provincial Nomination adds 600 points to your overall CRS score. The second, draw #142, invited [...]

The Manitoba PNP just held its 87th Expression of Interest (EOI) draw on April 9, 2020, issuing 153 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA’s) for Canadian Permanent Residency (CanadaPR). This is already the 7th draw of the year and exactly two weeks from the last draw of March 26, 2020. This shows Manitoba’s commitment to [...]

On April 8, 2020, IRCC made provided updated guidance regarding PGWP and how to apply for them. The instructions clarify that an applicant must have a valid status in Canada to apply for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP) from within Canada. If an applicant’s study permit expires or is no longer valid, the applicant has [...]

IRCC has announced that it will delay accepting applications for the 2020 Parents and Grandparents program (PGP) as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Despite current deferral to launch the 2020 application process, this will not impact when parents and grandparents may arrive in Canada with its continued commitment to family reunification. In Canada, [...]

Amidst the uncertainty in the world caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Canadian Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP), have continued operating its programs. The latest example is in Manitoba, where the MPNP held their 86th historical draw on March 26, 2020, issuing 226 Letters of Advice to Apply (LAA’s) for Canadian Permanent Residency (CanadaPR). The [...]

Due to the impact of COVID-19 on the Canadian food chain supply, effective March 20, 2020, the TFW Agricultural Stream is offering priority processing of occupations related to agriculture, food processing and trucking. In addition, all pending and future Labour Market Impact Assessments related to several key occupations will have minimum recruitment requirements waived until [...]

As BC continues to issue invitations across all of its immigration programs, the latest Entrepreneur Immigration – Regional Pilot (EI – Regional Pilot) Programissued 18 invitations to foreign entrepreneurs with scores of 107 under BC’s ranking score. This is the third draw of 2020 under the Regional Pilot. BC ‘s EI – Regional Pilot is [...]