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Express Entry: ITAs up CRS down in new all-program draw
IRCC holds second all-program draw since July 6 after 18-month hiatus, during which Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) only invited...
22 July 2022
Upfront Immigration Medical Examination are now Required for all Express Entry Applicants
Recently, invitations to apply for Express Entry applications resumed on July 6, 2022. This comes after the extended hiatus in all permanent reside...
20 July 2022
Changes to Open Work Permit for TR to PR Applicants
Starting on June 6, 2022, the Government of Canada has implemented a new public policy that allows eligible individuals who applied for the pathway...
23 June 2022
How will Canada’s new NOC system affect Express Entry applications?
Every ten years, the National Occupational Classification (NOC) undergoes a major structural revision of the Classification and the existing occupa...
10 June 2022
Express Entry proof of funds increases for 2022
Canada has updated the proof of settlement funds requirement for Express Entry candidates.  These changes apply to Express Entry candidates i...
20 May 2022
Immigration Backlog has now Exceeded 2 million Applications
Immigration Canada’s processing inventory now stands at more than two million applications This is a significant increase of 200,000 from IRC...
17 May 2022
Changes to IRCC’S Medical Inadmissibility Policy and Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (“IRPR”)
On June 1, 2018, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada introduced a temporary public policy (Temporary Public Policy Regardi...
10 May 2022
Express Entry Reopens July 2022 and New PGWP Extensions
Today, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced that Express Entry draws will resume in early July, and the v...
22 April 2022
Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Permit
In order to address Canada’s worker shortage, IRCC has eased the rules of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to allow more workers to come ...
21 April 2022
Increase in permanent residence fees effective April 30, 2022
 On April 30, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is increasing fees for all permanent residence applications....
18 April 2022

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