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Canada looking for partners to help expand and diversify IEC program

March 9, 2023 admin Canada, iec, iec pool, immigration, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, international co-op internship stream, international experience canada, Invitation to Apply, IRCC, ita, jobs, open work permit, owp, temporary residence, working holiday visa, young professional stream, youth mobility agreements

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:29:45 +0000

Following the recently announced quotas for the International Experience Canada (IEC) program, CIC News has obtained more information on the 2023 program outlook from an internal Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) memo from September 26, 2022. While immigration minister Sean Fraser announced last January that the global quotas for IEC admissions in 2023 have […]

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More international students than ever are using PGWPs as a springboard to Canadian permanent residency

March 7, 2023 admin canada permanent residence, immigration, immigration canada, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, pgwp, post-graduation work permit, study in Canada

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2023 12:00:17 +0000

Many international students who graduate from eligible Canadian Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs) utilize the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP) to extend their stay in Canada in order to work and build a life in this country. Note: As defined by the Canadian government, a DLI is “a school approved by a provincial or territorial government […]

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

February 16, 2023 admin Express Entry, immigration, immigration levels plan, immigration levels plan 2022-2024, immigration levels plan 2023-2025, immigration minister, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, permanent residence, permanent residents, PR, sean fraser

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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The IEC 2023 pool is now open

January 9, 2023 admin iec, iec pool, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, international co-op internship stream, international experience canada, Invitation to Apply, IRCC, ita, jobs, open work permit, owp, visit, working holiday visa, young professional stream, youth mobility agreements

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2023 21:03:13 +0000

The International Experience Canada (IEC) program is accepting applications for its 2023 pool. Learn more about Canadian immigration and discover your options The opening of the application pool comes following last year’s announcement, that the IEC would be expanding its program intake, allowing close to 90,000 applicants from partner countries the opportunity to work and […]

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The top immigration developments of 2022

December 30, 2022 admin 2022, Express Entry, general, immigration, immigration developments, immigration levels plan, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, lmia based work permit, new brunswick critical worker pilot, noc, noc 2021, noc changes, open work permit, teer

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2022 19:00:13 +0000

Canada’s immigration system saw many key developments in 2022, as the country dealt with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has continued to assess Canada’s economic and societal needs through immigration—yielding new and important developments changes this year, that may have great influence on the country’s immigration system in […]

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2022: Express Entry year in review

December 26, 2022 admin bill c-19, Canada, canadian experience class program, comprehensive ranking score, crs cut-off scores, crs score, crs trends 2022, Express Entry, federal skilled workers program, fswp, immigration, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, Invitation to Apply, IRCC, ita, noc 2016, noc 2021

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 13:00:51 +0000

The past year has been a unique one for Canada’s Express Entry application management system. The resumption of all-program draws, after an 18-month pause that began in December 2020, has allowed Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to work towards, pre-pandemic targets of Express Entry invitations. Over the year, the department has been working towards […]

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Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking Scores in 2022

December 21, 2022 admin canadian experience class program, cec, comprehensive ranking score, crs cut-off scores, crs score, crs trends 2022, Express Entry, federal skilled workers program, fswp, immigration, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, Invitation to Apply, IRCC, ita

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 18:00:04 +0000

This July marked the return of the Express Entry system for the Federal Skilled Worker Class, as Canada invited skilled immigrants from overseas for the first time since 2020. Get a Free Express Entry Assessment There are three programs managed by the Express Entry system: The Federal Skilled Workers Program (FSWP); The Federal Skilled Trades […]

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The details of obtaining a Spousal Open Work Permit

December 16, 2022 admin eligibility to sponsor, family, family sponsorship, general, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, inland, IRCC, open work permit, outland, permanent residence, PR, sowp, spousal open work permit, spousal sponsorship program, spousal/common-law sponsorship program, work permit

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 13:00:23 +0000

As part of the wider family class sponsorship programs, foreign nationals who have applied for permanent residence (PR) through the Spousal/Common-law Sponsorship Program, are now eligible to receive a Spousal Open Work Permit (SOWP), while they wait for a decision from Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Sponsor your family for Canadian immigration What is […]

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Tens of thousands of IRCC applications assigned to inactive immigration officers

December 15, 2022 admin atip request, Canada, gcms, gcms note, general, global case management system, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, inactive ircc officers, IRCC, ircc backlog, ircc officers, processing centres, processing times

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 14:24:38 +0000

Nearly 60,000 applications have been put in processing limbo due to mismanagement, according to a recent Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) request. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration The ATIP request (a legal recourse to request information from government organizations)—submitted by the Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) revealed that 779 inactive Immigration Refugees […]

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Spouses of some Work Permit holders are now eligible to apply for Open Work Permits

December 3, 2022 admin announcement, Canada, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, jobs, open work permit, open work permit for spouses, open work permit holders, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2022 23:44:06 +0000

Immigration minister Sean Fraser announced on Dec 2nd, 2022 that Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will expand the eligibility of Open Work Permits (OWP) to the spouses of some Work Permit holders. Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm What are Work Permits? Work permits allow foreign nationals (i.e.: […]

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