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 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), suggests that IRCC process 300,000 new citizens and 285,000 decisions by March 31, 2023. An application is reviewed and given a decision, after which it may be accepted, rejected, or marked as incomplete. According […]
Employment rises as Canada’s labour force shrinks slightly
September witnessed increases in employment in British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Yukon, and Nunavut, while there was a modest fall in employment in Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and the Northwest Territories. Employment climbed for women in Canada’s core-aged population (25–54) and held flat for men in the same age group. These continue to […]
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 to work more than 20 hours per week off-campus while classes are in session from November 15, 2022, to December 31, 2023. Foreign nationals who have already applied for a study permit are subject to this temporary regulation. If their […]
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 serves as a guide for how many immigrants will be permitted to enter Canada annually. It offers a breakdown of immigration over the next three years by economic class, family class, and humanitarian class programmes. It will display predictions for […]
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 started up again on July 6, this was the seventh all-program draw. 3,750 applicants with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 504 received invites from IRCC. Invitations were sent to qualified applicants from the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), […]
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, 2022, according to a statement from the Canadian government. Following the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), beginning on October 1, 2022, all travellers, regardless of citizenship, won’t be required to: 1. send information on public health via the ArriveCAN […]
Minimum CRS score changes to 510 on IRCC website
On September 14, rather than the initial 511, Canada invited Express Entry applicants with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 510. The distinction indicates that applicants for Canadian permanent residency who scored at least 510 earned an Invitation to Apply (ITA). It is the lowest score since these draws started up again on […]
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 residents’ access to pathways to permanent residence. Fraser was given 120 days from May 11 to react, past the House of Commons’ scheduled session days. “It is within the House’s rules and practise to wait for the bill’s introduction and […]
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. For the first time since records began to be kept in 2015, there are fewer unemployed persons in Canada (989,000) than there were open positions (1,038,000). The fact that more than a third (38%) of firms anticipate finding talented workers […]
OINP Proposed regulatory amendments
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program will be impacted by changes to Ontario Regulation 422/17 (General) proposed by the Ministry of Labor, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development (OINP). The suggested changes would bring the OINP into line with the new National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 system, which is already in use as the official classification system […]