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Immigrants make up largest share of Canada’s population in over 150 years

The results of the 2021 census, which include the most recent statistical analysis of immigration

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Why Do People Immigrate to Canada?

For those of us who live here, it’s easy to see why many people choose

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IRCC: PGP 2022 immigration lottery has been completed

The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) lottery for 2022 is already over. The Canadian PGP

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How Do I Calculate Work Experience for Canadian Immigration?

Immigrating to Canada is one of the most exciting things you can do to better

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IRCC aims to grant citizenship to 300,000 people this fiscal year

The memo, written for a senior official from the Operations, Planning and Performance section of

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Employment rises as Canada’s labour force shrinks slightly

September witnessed increases in employment in British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Yukon, and

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Canada to allow international students to work off-campus over 20 hours per week

International students studying in Canada with off-campus employment authorization on their study permit are permitted

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Canada set to announce the latest Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025

An Immigration Levels Plan is published annually by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and

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Canada invites 3,750 candidates in the most recent Express Entry draw

On September 28, 2022, Canada hosted its most recent all-program Express Entry draw. Since they

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Canada to remove all COVID-19 related travel restrictions on October 1

The ArriveCan app will no longer be required for all travellers as of October 1,

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Minimum CRS score changes to 510 on IRCC website

On September 14, rather than the initial 511, Canada invited Express Entry applicants with a

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Shadow minister expects Sean Fraser to present plan for temporary residents when Canadian Parliament resumes

A parliamentary vote demanded that Immigration Minister Sean Fraser present a strategy for enhancing temporary

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Unemployment rate among immigrants is the lowest of any August on record

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) for August 2022 has been made public by Statistics Canada.

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OINP Proposed regulatory amendments

The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program will be impacted by changes to Ontario Regulation 422/17 (General)

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Canada is on track to welcome a record 431,000 immigrants

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser stated last week that Canada had hit the 300,000 mark earlier

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Ontario’s population could increase by as much as six million over the next two decades

Over the next two decades, the population of Ontario might rise by as much as

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Minister Fraser provides an update on immigration backlogs

Sean Fraser, the minister of immigration, joined other task force members on August 29 to

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Canada continues to increase ITAs in the latest Express Entry draw

Since July 6, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) have conducted its fifth overall Express

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Four Canadian provinces release draw results for immigration programs

This past week, the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw results were made public in three

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2022 Statistics Canada’s employment report has been posted

In 2022, the impact of the new crown epidemic appears to be fading in Canada.

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The Must-Follow Rules for Canadian Study Permits

When navigating the immigration system, some provinces of Canada have different requirements (such as the

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British Columbia conducted a new round of invitations for provincial nominations

On August 23, British Columbia conducted a new round of invitations for provincial nominations. Mainly

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BREAKING: Sean Fraser provides update on Canada’s immigration system

Sean Fraser, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, talked today in Vancouver about IRCC’s ongoing efforts to

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The Entrepreneur Immigration stream of BCPNP is reopened after one year

In July 2021, due to the epidemic’s impact, the BC Immigration Office suspended the invitation

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Ontario and British Columbia hold new PNP draws

This week, the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw results were made public by Ontario and

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Express Entry: Canada invites 2,250 immigration candidates

Since July 6, Canada has held its fourth all-program Express Entry draw. 2,250 invitations to

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Delays in work visas negatively impacting Canadian business, survey says

Delays at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada have a severe impact on Canadian businesses, academic