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Canada releases Annual Report on Express Entry for 2021

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Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:00:22 +0000

Every year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) releases an annual report on Express Entry – the federal government’s primary immigration pathway for foreign skilled workers seeking Canadian permanent residence (PR). Launched in 2015, Express Entry manages three different programs: the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Federal Skilled […]

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How you can expect Express Entry to change in 2023

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Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 13:00:23 +0000

Express Entry is simply the name of Canada’s online system used to cumulatively manage skilled worker applications from three different programs — the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP). Express Entry is also Canada’s main method for bringing international skilled workers to this country […]

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Canada to invite 23,100 interested potential sponsors for Parents and Grandparents Program 2022

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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:17:05 +0000

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 23,100 interested potential sponsors. IRCC has said this figure is enough to achieve its goal of accepting up to 15,000 complete applications […]

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Delays in work visas negatively impacting Canadian business, survey says

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:00:23 +0000

Canadian companies, academic institutions, and government-funded organizations that access immigration are being negatively impacted by delays at Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The Canadian Employee Relocation Council (CERC), a not-for-profit that is particularly interested in workforce mobility matters, conducted a survey during the month of June 2022. A total of 33 organizations that regularly […]

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IRCC sent work permit extension instructions to wrong e-mail addresses

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2022 16:01:21 +0000

Expired and soon-to-expire Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders and Temporary Residence to Permanent Residence (TR2PR) applicants were told to wait for an email with instructions on how to extend their status. One day later, several reports surfaced on social media that Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) had sent the emails containing names, application numbers, […]

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Canada opens new PR pathway for overseas family members of air disasters

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2022 12:00:45 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has created a new permanent residency program for families of the Canadian victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. The new permanent residency pathway applies to those who wish to come to Canada to settle and support members of their family who lost their […]

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Four provinces calling on Canadian government for greater say over immigration

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 12:00:18 +0000

Provincial immigration ministers from Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba signed off on a letter urging Immigration Minister Sean Fraser to work with the provinces to improve Canada’s immigration system. The letter, sent on July 26, noted that there are labour shortages across the country and Canada must do more to attract immigrants with in demand […]

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IRCC reveals how many FSWP and CEC candidates were invited in recent all-program draws

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:15:13 +0000

Canada’s federal immigration department has released preliminary data on how many Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates were invited in the two most recent Express Entry draws. On July 6, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held its first all-program draw in 18 months. A total of 1,500 candidates were […]

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What Canada is doing to reduce delays for air travellers

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 12:00:25 +0000

The Canadian government is making efforts to reduce traveller wait times and other issues at Canadian airports. A combination of increased demand to travel and decreased airport staff has left many air travellers facing delays, cancellations, lost baggage and a host of other problems. On July 22, Transport Canada released some stats on the situation […]

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Full exclusive interview with Canada’s immigration minister

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:00:44 +0000

CIC News met Immigration Minister Sean Fraser on June 21 to discuss current events relating to Canadian immigration. Fraser was appointed minister last fall, shortly after the 2021 Canadian federal election. As the head of Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Fraser is tasked with implementing the Canadian prime minister’s policy priorities, which are outlined in […]

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