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,
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
Canada implements travel restrictions
On March 16, 2020, the Federal government of Canada officially announced the introduction of travel restrictions in response to the breakout of Covid-19. As such,
IRCC released special instructions during COVID-19
On March 15, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) published operational bulletin 669: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This document provides special processing instructions for permanent
Parents and Grandparents Program will not open on April 1, 2020
Recently, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) clarified that the launch date for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) is not April 1. IRCC spokesperson
Foreign nationals will now need to provide biometrics within Canada
On December 2, 2019, IRCC announced that starting December 3, foreign workers, international students, visa-required visitors, and permanent residents will need to give their fingerprints
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
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