CUSMA has officially replaced NAFTA
On July 1, 2020, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been superseded by the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). Following that, Immigration, Refugees and
IRCC updated the program delivery instructions for vulnerable workers
On June 25, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has updated the program delivery instructions for vulnerable workers in the context of COVID-19. The
Canada-US border will remain closed until July 21
The Canada-US border has been closed since March 21 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Since then, the border closure period has been extended
38 business candidates have been invited to British Columbia
On June 2, 2020, British Columbia issued 38 invitations to business-candidates under the two provincial streams of business immigration. BCPNP invited 9 candidates to apply
Some critics voice doubts about the AFIP
Following the official launch of the Agri-Food Immigration Pilot (AFIP), some first criticism started to emerge. First of all, the pilot gives a lot of
Requirements for foreign workers in Canada have been temporarily reduced
On May 12, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released an update of the regulation for the temporary workers who change employment. Effective today,
Changes coming to allow seasonal workers to apply for CERB: Qualtrough
The Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough announced on April 11 that her department is working to help seasonal workers who currently are not eligible to apply
British Columbia invited 18 business candidates
On April 6, 2020, British Columbia issued 18 invitations to business-candidates to apply for the provincial nomination under the Entrepreneur Regional Pilot of the British
Canada to increase application processing fees
Effective April 30, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will increase the processing fees for permanent residence. This is revealed in a document issued
Immigration to Canada will not stop
Despite many updates and several contradicting news published earlier by the government officials, on March 20, 2020, released a new update on exemptions to travel
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