On June 16, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated its immigration inventory and backlog data. According to the latest update, there were 2,248,000 applications for permanent residence, temporary residence and citizenship approvals in all IRCC inventories. According to
On June 15, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) introduced a temporary policy that will allow eligible Post-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) holders to apply for an additional open work permit valid for up to 18 months. All applications must
The Citizenship Act was amended by a committee of MPs to allow individuals born abroad to adopt the citizenship of their Canadian parents. This decision was made over the objections of the Conservatives. In 2009, the Conservative government amended the
The Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP), Canada’s top business immigration program, is about to be relaunched. The new program will remove the requirement to establish and manage a new business in Canada, making it even more accessible for foreign investors
On June 7, 2023, 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, the current average LMIA processing times have increased
On June 5, 2023, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) held new rounds of invitations in Ontario’s Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream. The province issued 278 Invitations to Apply to candidates working in the healthcare, educational and financial sectors.
Skilled workers in healthcare, sciences/technology, transportation, agriculture, and trade occupations, as well as French-speaking immigrants, are amongst those groups who will benefit under new category-based Express Entry draws. On May 31, 2023, the Canadian government announced new guidelines that will
On May 31, 2023, the Government of Canada launched a category-based selection for Express Entry, allowing the IRCC to invite prospective permanent residents with specific skills, education or language abilities. This year, invitations will focus on candidates with strong French
Quebec Premier François Legault has moved forward with his plan to limit economic immigration to Quebec to those who already speak French. On May 25, Legault proposed changing Quebec’s immigration system to require all adult economic immigrants to prove they
IRCC admits approximately 80 percent of these immigrants under the Spouse, Partner and Child Program and the remaining 20 percent under the Parent and Grandparent Program.
