Minister Fraser sat down with CIC News in Toronto this week to discuss the future of Canadian immigration. CIC News is releasing a special series on the interview over the coming weeks. In Part 1, we discuss the likely return to all-program draws next month. In an interview with CIC News, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said […]
Immigration Minister told CIC News in an exclusive interview that IRCC is aiming to resume all-program Express Entry draws on July 6. Canada invited 636 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on June 22. All invited candidates had previously received a nomination from a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and had a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) of at […]
The province has issued invitations to more than 130 eligible candidates. Prince Edward Island has issued 136 invitations under the PEI Provincial Nomination Program (PEI PNP). The draw was held on June 16. A total of 127 invitations were under the Labour and Express Entry streams. Nine invitations were issued under PEI’s business impact and work permit stream with a minimum point threshold […]
Canada is creating a new immigration program for temporary residents, and changes to Express Entry are on the way. Canada is working on a new fast-track immigration program for temporary foreign workers and international students. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser told CBC News the new program will be a permanent pathway for temporary residents. It will be similar […]
IRCC has just announced major reforms to the Parents and Grandparents Super Visa. Effective July 4, 2022: The length of stay for Super Visa holders will be increased to five years per entry into Canada. People who currently have a Super Visa also have the option to request to extend their stay by up to […]
Canada is increasing fees for all permanent residence applications on April 30, and The fee increases will apply to economic, permit holder, family and humanitarian classes, In 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) increased permanent residence fees to account for inflation for the first time since 2002. and At that time, IRCC announced it would increase fees […]
Passengers can arrive in Canada only if they possess all the necessary certifications. Besides all usual requirements, travellers must have been received the full series of at least one vaccine accepted by the Canadian government. These vaccines are Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Janssen/Johnson & Johnson. Travellers can enter Canada at least 14 days after the last […]
The Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) is a national standard to assess the English language abilities of immigrants to Canada. The scores of CLB are from level 1 to level 12. IELTS test is also accepted and trusted by the government of Canada. However, immigrating candidates must convert their IELTS results to CLB. There is a […]
Iranian immigration has remained strong during the pandemic, here are some of the reasons why. Data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) suggests that 2021 was a big year for Iranian immigration. Canada welcomed more than 11,000 Iranians last year, making it the eighth most popular source country of new immigrants in 2021. In this article […]
Fully vaccinated travellers will be able to enter Canada with a pre-arrival antigen test, unvaccinated children travellers will no longer have to isolate for 14 days, and international flights to all Canadian airports will resume starting February 28. Also, if fully vaccinated travellers are selected for a random on-arrival test, they will no longer have […]
