Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot promoted to international students
In early 2019, the Canadian government rolled out the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) program to the public. Canada’s immigration policies are constantly changing,
International education not an education program anymore, but an immigration program
According to data by IRCC, 572,000 international students have come to Canada from around the world and contributed $21.6 billion to the country’s economy so
BC issued invitations to apply to 65 Tech Pilot candidates
On September 24, 2019, British Columbia held a new draw in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech Pilot. In this round, the
Canada launched a new family reunification pilot program
Any foreign national submitting application for permanent residence in Canada needs to provide information about their family members. However, many refugees and economic immigrants, do
Study Permit refusals have increased
According to the official data by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), almost 39% of applications for study permits between January and May 2019 were
Post-Graduation Work Permit Program
The Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP) has played a key role in Canada retaining international students upon graduation, who stay and contribute to the Canadian
British Columbia invited 24 business candidates in two streams
On August 20, 2019, British Columbia issued 24 invitations to apply to the candidates under Business Immigration streams. The province invited to apply 6 candidates
Canadian Immigration policy is perceived as a model for OECD
On August 13, 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada published a press release with a statement by Minister of Immigration, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen. The Minister stated:
Canada invited 11,184 foreigners to apply for the PR in July 2019
In July, Canada invited 7,200 candidates via federal immigration programs served by the Express Entry system. An additional 3,984 candidates were invited under Provincial Nominee
Canada admitted 125,965 Permanent Residents during January-May 2019
According to the data by the Open Government, in the first five months of the year, Canada admitted 125,965 new Permanent Residents. 58,960 new PR
