On May 27, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the data on immigration inventories and backlogs. According to the last update, there were 2,220,200 applications for permanent residence, temporary residence, and citizenship approvals in all IRCC inventories. According to the update, 44.4% of applications in the inventory exceeded

Starting May 27, 2024, the Entrepreneur Immigration Regional Pilot has become a permanent stream of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP). This initiative is a part of StrongerBC – a commitment towards strengthening the regional communities and boosting their economies. Entrepreneurs interested in establishing their businesses in the rural,

Every year, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) carefully determines the total number of Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates that each province can nominate annually. On May 22, 2024, Alberta published an update on the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) nomination certificate limits. In 2023, the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program

On May 14, 2024, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) updated the processing times for the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications under various streams. Based on statistics from all processing centres, this update provides a view of the current average LMIA processing times. It’s important to note that the

Ontario’s PAL allocation heavily favours colleges over universities, securing 84% of the share, leaving universities with only 16%. Seneca College leads with 20,388 allocations, while larger institutions like the University of Toronto and York University receive significantly fewer (around 6,356 and 5,032, respectively). Concerns arise over this approach’s impact on

On May 8, 2024, Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) approved Manitoba’s request to extend temporary resident status for potential nominees under the province’s Provincial Nominee Program. This mainly applies to post-graduation work permit holders under the Manitoba Skilled Worker Provincial Nominee Program whose work permits expire in 2024. This

On May 7, 2024, the Government of Canada introduced a new policy allowing Hong Kong permanent residence applicants to extend their status and obtain an open work permit while awaiting a decision on their permanent residence applications. Starting May 27, 2024, open work permits will be available to applicants under

On May 2, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the government is improving the online processing times tool for applications, including Canadian Experience Class, Provincial Nominees Program, Federal Skilled Workers, Quebec Skilled Workers, citizenship grants, and spouse or common-law partner living inside or outside Canada, and parents or

On April 29, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the data on immigration inventories and backlogs. According to the last update, there were 2,212,000 applications for permanent residence, temporary residence, and citizenship approvals in all IRCC inventories. According to the update, 40.3% of applications in the inventory exceeded

Canada saw a slight increase in new permanent residents under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) in February compared to January, but overall performance this year has been slow. Data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shows that 3,735 new permanent residents arrived through the PGP in the first