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IRCC invites Canadians to directly influence future immigration policies and programs

February 24, 2023 admin 2021 canadian census, 2021 census, an immigration system for canada’s future, canada immigration, canada immigration system, census, Government of Canada, immigration, immigration minister, IRCC, permanent residents, PR, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, sean fraser

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2023 13:00:28 +0000

In a press release yesterday, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced the start of a new “broad-based engagement” venture called “An Immigration System for Canada’s Future”. With an emphasis on collaboration, this program will set out to utilize collected public opinion and ideation to help Canada create “an immigration system that is strong, easy […]

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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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Canada extends work permits for Hong Kong residents

February 7, 2023 admin Canada, Hong Kong, immigration, IRCC, open work permit, permanent residence, permanent residents, study, study permit, work permit

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 14:38:21 +0000

Immigration minister Sean Fraser has just announced Canada is expanding its open work permit options for Hong Kong nationals. Speaking from Toronto this morning, the minister said the existing Open Work Permit (OWP) for Hong Kong residents, which was set to expire today, will be extended an additional two years. To be eligible, Hong Kong […]

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BREAKING: Canada extends work permits for Hong Kong residents

February 6, 2023 admin Canada, Hong Kong, immigration, IRCC, open work permit, permanent residence, permanent residents, study, study permit, work permit

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 14:38:21 +0000

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

October 5, 2022 admin Economic Growth, Economy, fraser, immigration, immigration levels plan, immigration levels plan 2022-2024, immigration levels plan 2023-2025, IRCC, permanent residents, sean fraser

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?

June 29, 2022 admin Canada, Economic Growth, Economy, Express Entry, fraser, immigration, immigration levels plan, immigration levels plan 2022-2024, immigration levels plan 2023-2025, IRCC, permanent residents, PNP, Quebec, sean fraser

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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Hong Kong immigration to Canada is booming

March 16, 2022 admin Canada, Hong Kong, immigration, IRCC, jobs, open work permit, permanent residence, permanent residents, study, study permit, temporary residence, visit, work permit

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:59:00 +0000

Canada is enjoying a resurgence in immigration from Hong Kong. CIC News obtained new data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) showing a 50 per cent jump in Hong Kong permanent residence landings and four-fold increase in study and work permit applications compared to pre-pandemic levels. Hong Kong was the number one source of […]

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How Canada landed 405,000 new immigrants in 2021

February 10, 2022 admin Canada, Express Entry, immigration, immigration levels plan, immigration levels plan 2021-2023, immigration minister, IRCC, permanent residence, permanent residents, PNP, PR, Quebec, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, sean fraser, tr2pr

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:11:34 +0000

Canada exceeded its 2021 immigration target by landing 405,303 new permanent residents last year, according to new data obtained from IRCC by CIC News. Canada has only surpassed 400,000 newcomers one other time in its history, in 1913. The following year, the First World War broke out, and immigration levels plummeted. The Immigration Levels Plan […]

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Immigrant children become more educated and higher paid than Canadian average: study

February 8, 2022 admin Canada, canada immigration, canada immigration news, canadian immigration, canadian immigration news, canadian permanent residence, permanent residents, settle, statistics canada, statscan

Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2022 13:47:35 +0000

A new Statistics Canada study shows immigrant children have a higher postsecondary education rate, and make more money after their mid-20s than the overall Canadian population. The study is based on 2019 income tax data from the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB), which provides a long-term perspective on how immigrant children integrate into Canadian society. The […]

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Canada to welcome up to 390,000 immigrants in 2022

March 17, 2020 admin 2020-2022 immigration levels plan, atlantic immigration pilot, canada immigration, Express Entry, family sponsorship, Federal Government, Immigrate, permanent residents, provincial nominee program, quebec immigration, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Kareem El-Assal| Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 14:33:26 +0000

Canada will welcome more than one million new permanent residents in the next three years. This was unveiled today in the federal government’s 2020-2022 Immigration Levels Plan. Canada continues its approach to gradually increase immigration levels. This is likely to give stakeholders time to adequately plan to support a larger population. Whereas Canada welcomed 320,000 […]