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IRCC’s backlog increasing as department looks to reduce temporary resident numbers

September 18, 2024 admin Canada, canada citizenship, canada permanent residence, canada work permit, immigration levels plan, IRCC, study permit, visitor visa

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:00:03 +0000

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) application backlog has exceeded one million applications for the first time in months. According to the latest data, there were 1,002,400 applications in the backlog as of July 31, 2024, out of 2,364,700 total applications currently in inventory. This means that 1,362,000 applications are being processed within service standards. […]

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Immigration minister signals big changes to permanent resident numbers in upcoming Levels Plan

August 28, 2024 admin Canada, canadian permanent residence, canadian pr, immigration levels plan, immigration minister, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, marc miller, permanent residents

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:00:57 +0000

In an interview with CTV News on August 26, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller announced that he was considering changes to permanent immigration levels to Canada. Specifically, Miller stated that he was “looking at a number of options” to address permanent immigration into the country and that any upcoming changes to immigration […]

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More jobs now eligible for Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Occupations Stream of Ontario’s PNP

July 10, 2024 admin immigration levels plan, IRCC, oinp, ontario employer job offer, ontario immigration, provinces

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:00:16 +0000

More newcomers may now be eligible to apply for provincial nomination through the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). On July 4, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development announced that it has added occupations under 35 National Occupation Classification (NOC) codes to the list of […]

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Provincial and federal immigration ministers meet to discuss shared priorities

May 11, 2024 admin Canada, immigrate to canada, immigration levels plan, IRCC, marc miller, PNP, provinces

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 11 May 2024 13:00:55 +0000

Immigration Minister Marc Miller met with provincial and territorial immigration ministers in Montreal on May 10 to discuss shared priorities for the future of immigration in Canada. Together, the ministers make up the Federation of Ministers Responsible for Immigration (FMRI). The FMRI is a decision-making body that aims to support an effective Canadian immigration system. […]

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French language proficiency will lead category-based selection Express Entry draws in 2024

April 26, 2024 admin canada immigration, category-based selection draw, CRS, Express Entry, french immigration, immigration levels plan, ita

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:00:44 +0000

French language proficiency will dominate category-based selection Express Entry draws in 2024 according to a recent Access to Information Request (ATIP). The ATIP, shared with CICNews by Carry Immigration, shows that throughout draws in 2024, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will issue 78.5% of all Invitations to Apply (ITAs) to Express Entry candidates in […]

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IRCC to target a reduction in the temporary resident population over the next three years

March 22, 2024 admin Canada, immigrate to canada, immigration levels plan, imp, study in Canada, temporary residents, tfwp, work permits

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:00:51 +0000

Immigration Minister Marc Miller has announced that temporary resident targets will be added to the annual Immigration Levels Plan starting in fall 2024. The Immigration Levels Plan sets targets for the number of new permanent residents who will be welcomed to Canada each year, for the upcoming three years. Until now temporary resident levels have […]

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Am I eligible for Express Entry?

March 20, 2024 admin canadian experience class, canadian permanent residence, category-based selection draw, cec, Express Entry, federal skilled trades program, federal skilled worker program, fstp, fswp, immigration levels plan, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, Invitation to Apply, ita

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:00:07 +0000

The Express Entry system is Canada’s main pathway for economic immigration to the country—this year set to welcome 110,770 new immigrants to the country. This number is also slated to increase to 117,500 in 2025 and 2026 (each). In light of this reality, newcomers and those considering immigration to Canada may find it important to […]

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Alberta pauses processing for Alberta Opportunity Stream applications; will launch stream for tourism and hospitality

February 17, 2024 admin aaip, Alberta, immigrate to alberta, immigration levels plan, PNP, provinces

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2024 13:00:03 +0000

As of February 15, the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) has temporarily paused processing applications for the Alberta Opportunity Stream until further notice. The AAIP says the pause will give the province time to “address its current inventory and focus its limited immigration nominations on priorities, such as filling labour shortages in healthcare, technology, construction, […]

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Canada welcomed 471,550 new permanent residents in 2023

February 8, 2024 admin Canada, canada citizenship, canada permanent residence, immigrate to canada, immigration levels plan, IRCC, study permit, work in Canada

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:00:30 +0000

Recent data from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shows that Canada exceeded its target for the number of permanent residents it planned to welcome in 2023. According to the most recently available IRCC backlog data, the department welcomed 471,550 new permanent residents in 2023. This is an increase of 33,950 over 2022’s 437,600. The […]

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Support for immigration in Canada dropped in 2023

January 18, 2024 admin Canada, housing, immigrate to canada, immigration levels plan, IRCC, marc miller

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:00:04 +0000

Since September, polls from Nanos, the Environics Institute and now Leger, a Canadian market research company, have all found that support for high levels of immigration to Canada has declined sharply in recent months. Immigration is the largest contributing factor to the country’s growing population. Canada’s population hit a milestone of over 40,000,000 people in […]

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