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Canada Changes Maximum Age of Dependent Child to Under 22
Currently, families immigrating to Canada under an economic, family, or refugee/humanitarian program are able to include their dependent children on their applications, as long as the child is under 19 years of age and not married or in a common-law relationship....
End of Conditional Permanent Residence Provision for Sponsored Spouses & Partners
On April 28, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the elimination of the conditional permanent residence provision for sponsored spouses and partners. This provision, put in place in October 2012, was meant to prevent fraudulent marriages...
Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Welcomes Religious Workers Via Express Entry
The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) – Ontario’s Provincial Nominee Program – aims to help the province meet labour market demands by fast-tracking permanent residence (PR) applications for skilled workers. It has been announced that the program will issue...
Nova Scotia Demand: Express Entry Stream to Reopen in Coming Weeks
A part of the Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP), Nova Scotia Demand allows candidates to apply through Express Entry for faster processing of their permanent residence applications. This particular stream has been closed since December of 2015 but is expected to...
Alberta’s new pilot program bans foreign workers in 29 high-skilled occupations
Alberta has launched a new pilot program that prevents Canadian employers in the province from hiring temporary foreign workers in one of 29 high-skilled occupations. Applications through the Temporary Foreign Worker program for these occupations will be placed on a...
Canada sees an increase in asylum seekers from Mexico
In December 2016, the Canadian government lifted the requirement for Mexicans to obtain a visa prior to entering the country. With this came a prediction that the number of Mexicans claiming asylum would rise in 2017. The numbers now show that there have been 266 new...
Express Entry draw invites 3,665 candidates, lowest score 415
April 19, 2017 – For the third time this month, Immigration, Refugees, & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) made an Express Entry draw with the lowest score requirement of 415 Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points. This is the lowest score requirement since the start...
Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program off to a promising start
The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program – a new three-year immigration program introduced last month – will allow 2,000 applicants and their families to apply for Canadian permanent residence in 2017. This employer-driven pilot program welcomes skilled workers and...
Express Entry Draw Lowest Score Sets New Record
Lowest Score Ever & Highest number of invitations issued yesterday. April 12, 2017 – For the second time this month, the Express Entry selection system breaks the record for lowest Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points required. Down from 431 on April 5th to...
Express Entry Draw #58 sets a new record with lowest score of 431
April 5, 2017 – This morning, Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada (IRCC) made an Express Entry draw inviting 3,753 candidates to apply for permanent residence. Candidates in the Express Entry pool with 431 or more Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points...
Changes to the Express Entry points system on June 6th 2017
Canada’s Express Entry system allows for faster processing of permanent resident applications for qualified applicants of key economic immigration programs. Foreign workers in high-skilled positions may be eligible to apply under the Express Entry system if they meet...
Quebec Immigrant Investor Program to reopen in May 2017
International business people interested in investing and settling in the province of Quebec will be delighted to know that the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP) is set to reopen this year on the 29th of May. Foreign investors who meet the requirements of the...
Fewer people being refused entry to the U.S. from Canada
Many people were concerned about being turned down at the U.S./Canada border, as a result of U.S. president Donald Trump’s immigration policy. However, new information now shows that less people are being refused entry to the United States from Canada since last year....
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