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IRCC unveils the top 10 source countries of new immigrants to Canada in 2022

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Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:00:46 +0000

Canada landed 437,120 permanent residents (PRs) across the country in 2022. This figure, taken from data published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), represents a nearly eight percent increase from the total number of PRs landed in 2021. This is also the second year in a row that Canada has exceeded its stated immigration […]

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Canada’s PNP immigration targets will continue to exceed Express Entry

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Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 12:00:49 +0000

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 […]

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

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Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:00:43 +0000

Each year Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) releases an Immigration Levels Plan that acts as the guideline for how many immigrants will be allowed to come to Canada each year. It includes the breakdown of immigrants from economic class, family class and humanitarian class programs over the next three years. This year it will […]

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Will Canada welcome over 500,000 new immigrants per year?

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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:00:14 +0000

Minister Sean Fraser believes Canada’s immigration levels will surpass 500,000 per year “sooner rather than later”, but the minister cautioned that future increases must be done in a careful manner that supports the needs of communities across the country. The immigration minister was in Toronto last week to speak at Collision, a global technology conference. […]

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How can Canada avoid major immigration backlogs in the future?

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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 12:00:18 +0000

Earlier this month the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM) began a study on IRCC’s application processing times and backlogs. The purpose of CIMM is to provide oversight of the immigration system and release studies that contain recommendations for improvement. CIMM invited me to Ottawa to participate in this study, which I […]

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How many immigrants will Canada welcome over the coming years?

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Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 13:00:47 +0000

Canada is on track to welcome record numbers of new immigrants between 2022 and 2024. Despite the pandemic, Canada reached record numbers in 2021 with over 405,000 people becoming permanent residents. For 2022, Canada has recently released a revised target of over 432,000 immigrants and even higher numbers in 2023 and 2024. The numbers may […]

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IRCC’s application backlog grows beyond 2.1 million people

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Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 10:52:03 +0000

Canada’s immigration backlog has grown beyond 2.1 million across all lines of business as of April 29, according to the latest Canadian government data obtained via email by CIC News. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s backlog has progressed as follows since last summer: April 30-May 2, 2022: 2,130,385 persons April 11-12, 2022: 2,031,589 persons […]

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Canada’s immigration backlog now exceeds 2 million persons

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2022 11:30:04 +0000

Immigration Canada’s processing inventory now stands at more than 2 million people across all lines of business. The temporary and permanent residence backlog has increased. Meanwhile, the citizenship backlog went down to about 400,000 persons in April, compared to more than 453,000 in March. The backlog has progressed as follows since last summer: April 11-12, […]

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IRCC to resume FSWP and CEC invitations in July; and offer open work permit to PGWP holders

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2022 14:09:08 +0000

Canada’s immigration minister Sean Fraser has just announced Express Entry invitations to FSWP and CEC candidates will resume by “early July.” Minister Sean Fraser made several other major announcements, such as that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will be offering an open work permit extension of up to 18 months to Post-Graduation Work Permit […]

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UPDATE: What will Budget 2022 mean for Canadian immigration?

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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 16:12:16 +0000

Canada’s Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland has just unveiled Canada’s first budget since the September 2021 federal election. The budget outlines the Canadian government’s planned spending and revenue. It is one of the most important announcements made by the federal government each year since it outlines the state of Canada’s economic and fiscal health and what […]

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