On May 10, the FMRI meeting was held to discuss Canadian immigration priorities. The Federation of Ministers responsible for Immigration consists of provincial and territorial immigration. These ministers const...
British Columbia and Manitoba shared their PNP outcomes after nominating candidates through Provincial Nominee Programs. Skilled Worker stream candidates received invitations with skills in the following areas:...
IRCC’s new temporary policy for PR applicants from Hong Kong will help them stay in Canada while they receive a final decision on their application. The temporary policy is an attempt to tackle the increa...
IRCC approved the work permit extension for a few PNP candidates. This initiative attempts to extend the temporary resident status for specific nominees under the Provincial Nominee Program, responding positiv...
The Parents and Grandparents Program will begin again in May. The immigration department is ready to start issuing invitations to eligible sponsors. IRCC will begin sending invitations with effect from May 21 a...
Canada expedited Proof of Citizenship applications’ processing, compared to the pre-pandemic standards. The processing time is not more than three months. As a result, the waiting times have immensely dro...
Five Canadian provinces issued provincial nominations recently, including British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, PEI, and Quebec. All Canadian provinces, excluding Quebec and Nunavut, have chosen economic immigra...
IRCC adopted a new approach for processing times’ calculation as it will now officially post the expected processing timelines digitally. The department will analyze the forward-looking timelines to do so...
IRCC revised the Start-Up Visa and Self-Employed Persons Programs to minimize the backlogs and improve the processing times. With effect from April 30, IRCC has started executing new policies concerning Start-U...
According to the Access to Information Request, French language skills will lead the Express Entry category draws this year. The ATIP indicated that in 2024, IRCC is likely to issue 78.5 percent of ITAs to cand...