The Immigration Levels Plan announced on November 1 will significantly increase the target of permanent residents arriving in Canada by up to 500,000 per year by 2025. A large part of the overall target increase is the rise in allocations under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). In 2022 the program invited a total of 83,500 new permanent residents but […]
Canada has just released its Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025. Canada will aim to welcome 465,000 new immigrants in 2023. The target will rise to 485,000 new immigrants in 2024. It will further rise to in 500,000 new immigrants 2025. Canada broke its all-time immigration record by welcoming over 405,000 immigrants in 2021 and is looking […]
Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, My homeland, Iran, is struggling to unshackle itself from the oppression of a corrupt and rotten government. For forty-four years, the Iranian people have been held hostage by religious fanatics and tyrants who have tortured and stolen from their own people, and for decades has fomented conflict and violence in the […]
Obtaining a Post-Graduation Work Permit is one of the routes that international students looking to remain in Canada can take to start building a life here. International students bring a vibrant, new, and fresh perspective to the academic landscape in Canada when they arrive from their home countries to study at a Canadian designated learning institution (DLI). […]
Age is an important factor in immigration through Express Entry and certain applicants are penalized for their age. Here are several strategies one can employ to maximize their Express Entry CRS score as an applicant over 30 years old. Express Entry is Canada’s largest source of immigration. When applicants apply to immigrate to this country through […]
Memo shows citizenship targets for 2022 and makes recommendations on processing applications. The memo, drafted by the Operations, Planning and Performance division of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for a senior official, recommends that IRCC process a total of 285,000 decisions and 300,000 new citizens by March 31, 2023. A decision is a review of an […]
An overview of Canada’s work permit rules for athletes. There are specific requirements for athletes and staff looking to work in Canada. Work permit rules depend on whether your team is based in Canada or abroad. Athletes and staff working for a non-Canadian employer Although foreign athletes and coaches are technically foreign workers, some of the […]
Amendments to the program aim to protect worker’s rights and improve workplace safety. Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) alongside Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations concerning Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs). In all there are 13 amendments designed to strengthen protections for TFWs and enhance the Temporary Foreign […]
Job vacancies stayed high in July 2022, with payroll employment continuing to rise. Statistic Canada recently released their analysis of the July 2022 labour market. Canada continues to have record-breaking job vacancies, seeing 964,000 vacancies in July 2022. Findings on job vacancies Job vacancies dropped by nearly 73,000 jobs in July 2022. However, overall job vacancies increased […]
IRCC has just announced the process for the PGP 2022. Canada will hold a PGP lottery yet again, drawing from the autumn 2020 interest to sponsor pool. Canada has just announced the application intake process for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2022. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will issue invitations to apply over the next two weeks to […]
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