Canada has taken steps to make it easier for Canadian firms to hire foreign workers on a temporary basis. These actions, which were announced on April 4, are in reaction to a nationwide labour shortage. At the same time, Canada has a low unemployment rate and a large...
Approximately 205,000 Hong Kong Canadians live in Canada, with the majority of them immigrating in the late 1980s and early 1990s prior to the change in sovereignty of Hong Kong. Because of this, there are many Hong Kong Canadians who hold dual citizenship, and Canada...
Fully vaccinated travellers no longer require a pre-arrival COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of April 1. Before crossing the border, travellers must still give confirmation of vaccination status and all other required information using the ArriveCAN app, which can be...
On March 30, Canada invited 919 Express Entry applicants to apply for permanent residency. In the current invitation round, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) solely invited individuals from the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Candidates needed a...
In January 2022, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced that the 12-month processing requirement for new spousal sponsorship applicants had been reinstated in Canada. Efforts to modernize Canada’s immigration system have allowed Immigration, Refugees and...
Last year, approximately 450,000 new study permits were issued in Canada, a remarkable number that considerably surpassed the previous all-time high set in 2019. Prior to the pandemic, just over 400,000 new study permits were issued in Canada, with that number...
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