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- Mar 29
- 1 min
Canada issued 792 ITAs under the International Experience Canada
Over the last week, Canada conducted new draws in the pools of the International Experience Canada (IEC) program. From March 22 to March 26, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 792 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for an IEC open work permit. As of March 28, there are 13,615 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 18 ITAs for Australia, 5 ITAs for Belgium, 84 ITAs for Chile, 2 ITAs for Costa Rica, 5 ITAs for C
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LPEN
- Nov 23, 2020
- 1 min
Half of the permanent residents admitted between 2005 and 2015 became Canadian citizens
According to the Evaluation of the Citizenship Program report by the Research and Evaluation Branch of the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), between 2005 and 2015, Canada admitted 2,826,300 permanent residents. Around 50% of them have successfully passed through the naturalization process, i.e. obtained Canadian citizenship by December 31, 2018. In addition, another 7% had applied for citizenship but have not received it by the end of 2018. To become citize
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LPEN
- Nov 19, 2020
- 1 min
Canada set a new record inviting 5,000 candidates in one Express Entry draw
On November 18, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the largest draw in the history of Express Entry. In round #167, Canada invited 5,000 candidates to apply for permanent residence. The cut-off Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score in this round dropped by 6 points and reached 472. The tie-breaking rule for this round was October 27, 2020, at 06:18:11 UTC. As of November 16, 2020, there are 146,965 profiles in the Express Entry pool of candidate
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LPEN
- Sep 25, 2020
- 1 min
Canada to facilitate the processing of the spousal sponsorship cases
On September 24, 2020, the Minister of Immigration Marco Mendicino announced that his department will take steps to facilitate the processing of spousal sponsorship applications. According to Mendicino, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has increased the number of officers assessing the spousal sponsorship cases by 66% to eliminate the backlogs and speed up the processing times. The IRCC officials are going to digitize paper applications to enable the staff
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LPEN
- Sep 16, 2020
- 1 min
Biometrics collection for in-Canada PR applicants is resuming gradually
On September 15, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that some Service Canada Centres are gradually resuming biometrics collection for permanent residence applicants who have received a biometric instruction letter. As per the government guidelines Service Canada officers will call applicants at the telephone number provided in the application to schedule a biometrics appointment. If the applicant applied using an authorized representative and the te
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- Aug 13, 2020
- 1 min
Top-10 countries of the total PR admissions in the first half of 2020
IRCC has released new official data on the permanent resident admissions in 2020. In the first half of the year, Canada admitted 103,420 newcomers. A quarter of them originated from India – 26,610 (25.7% of the total). China is the second-largest country of origin of immigrants – 10,150 (9.8%). The third place is taken by the Philippines – 6,930 (6.7%). The other top ten countries of origin are: the USA – 3,870 immigrants (3.7%), Nigeria – 3,350 (3.2%), Pakistan – 3,305 (3.2%
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LPEN
- Aug 11, 2020
- 1 min
Canada welcomed 103,420 newcomers in the first half of 2020
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released the new figures about immigration to Canada. In the first half of the year, the country admitted 103,420 immigrants. According to the 2020-2022 Immigration Levels Plan, Canada was supposed to admit about 170,500 by June 30. Unfortunately, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic ruined those plans. Almost 63.7% of all immigrants were admitted through economic immigration programs. Among them, about 21,8% were nomin
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- Jul 14, 2020
- 1 min
Biometrics exemption for individuals applying for temporary residence within Canada
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that despite the opening of some Service Canada offices with limited services, biometrics collection inside the country remains unavailable. To remedy this and be able to move along the processing of in-Canada applications for temporary residence, the government has implemented certain exemptions from providing biometric data. Applicants who will benefit from this exemption are those applying from within Canada
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LPEN
- Jun 29, 2020
- 2 min
IRCC published its 2019 Express Entry Year-End Report
On June 26, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released its 2019 Express Entry Year-End Report. The report provides statistics about the people around the world who uploaded an Express Entry profile in 2019 and where subsequently invited to apply for permanent residence under one of the programs administered though this system. In total, there were 332,331 profiles uploaded to Express Entry in 2019. This is 53,730 more profiles than in 2018 and 82,144 m
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LPEN
- Jun 26, 2020
- 1 min
The Express Entry scores continue to drop
On June 25, 2020, the Canadian Immigration Department (IRCC) conducted a new Express Entry draw. This was a Canadian Experience Class (CEC) program-specific draw. In the invitation round #154, IRCC invited 3,508 candidates to apply for permanent residence in Canada. The lowest score was 431 points, six points less compared to previous CEC-specific round. This the new lowest score of the year. The tie-breaking rule for this round was April 3, 2020 at 12:56:32 UTC. In 2020, Can
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LPEN
- Jun 25, 2020
- 1 min
Another 392 provincial nominees have been invited in the new Express Entry draw
On June 24, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) distributed 392 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) in the new PNP-specific draw. In round #153, the cut-off score has dropped to 696 points, 47 points fewer compared to draw #151. The tie-breaking rule for this round was April 23, 2020 at 10:39:30 UTC. As of June 22, 2020, there are 142,636 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool, 931 profiles less comp
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LPEN
- Jun 23, 2020
- 1 min
IRCC updated program delivery instructions for the Yukon Community Pilot (YCP)
On June 22, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the instructions for the work permit component of the Yukon Community Pilot (YCP). This program was launched in January 2020 and it is a part of the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). YCP is aimed at attracting immigrants in Yukon communities. YCP applicants will be able to get a location-specific Open Work Permit under the International Mobility Program (IMP) without requiring an LMIA if they were n
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- Jun 11, 2020
- 1 min
Andorra joins the International Experience Canada Program
On June 10, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) informed in a press release that Canada and Andorra have signed a new youth mobility arrangement. The agreement allows young Canadians and Andorrans to live and work abroad under the International Experience Canada (IEC) Program. Candidates aged 18 to 30 can apply for one-year work permits under the Working Holiday stream of the IEC. Andorra became the 36th participant of the program. In 2019, Canada invite
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LPEN
- Jun 9, 2020
- 2 min
Processing of TRVs and eTAs to resume on June 9
Note: see important update regarding this post below. On June 8, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that the processing of Temporary Resident Visas (TRVs) and electronic Travel Authorizations (eTAs) will resume on June 9. This will take place once the "Ministerial Instructions 39 (MI39): Ministerial Instructions with respect to the processing of certain new and existing applications for temporary residence" expire on that same day. It appears from t
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LPEN
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
Changes to travel restrictions for family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents
On June 8, the Canadian government announced modifications to the travel restrictions put in place to prevent the propagation of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). These changes, which have been highly anticipated, touch on the rights of direct family members to visit Canadian citizens and permanent residents during the period of border shutdown. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that as of June 8, 2020 23:59 EST, foreign nationals who are immediate family m
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LPEN
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
Government exempts essential workers from giving biometric data overseas
On June 5, the Canadian government announced further measures to accelerate the issuance of certain work permits overseas, in order to safeguard the continuity of Canada’s food supply and health services. This is part of the measures taken by the government to battle the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The new policy provides that certain workers will be temporarily exempt from having to give their biometric data (photo and fingerprints) before coming to Canada, if the biomet
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LPEN
- May 15, 2020
- 1 min
Government extends PGWP eligibility for fall 2020 courses moved to online format
On May 14, the Canadian government announced further measures to mitigate the impact of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the lives of international students. Back in April, the government announced that students who had been forced to switch from in-person courses to online learning for their May and June sessions, would not find their Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility jeopardized. This directive has now been extended to students whose fall 2020 courses will
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LPEN
- May 12, 2020
- 3 min
Government offers foreign workers flexibility to change jobs while awaiting work permit approval
In order to accommodate the rapidly changing job market that has resulted from the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Canadian government announced on May 12 a temporary policy that will allow foreign workers on closed work permits the possibility to change jobs while their new permit is processing. Under existing rules, when a foreign worker wants to change the conditions of their work permit (including their employer or position within a company), they need to app
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LPEN
- May 1, 2020
- 1 min
Increase in IRCC processing fees for economic Permanent Residence applications
As of 9 am on April 30, certain immigration application processing fees were raised by the Canadian government. The fee changes, which amount to a 50% increase in most cases, affected certain applications for Canadian permanent residence under the economic class. A summary of the fee increases is found below: Quebec investor class, Quebec entrepreneur class, Quebec self-employed person class, start-up business class and the self-employed class: Principal applicant: $1,050 to
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