22 Jan 7,755 Express Entry candidates got PR via Express Entry in November
7,755 Express Entry candidates got PR via Express Entry in November
According to the official data by IRCC, 7,755 immigrants were processed to a permanent residence via Express Entry in November. 1,810 of them immigrated via the Canadian Experience Class, 4,710 in a Federal Skilled Worker program, 120 in a Federal Skilled Trade program, and 1,115 via the streams of the Provincial Nominee Program that are linked with Express Entry selection system. As of November 30, 2019, 102,765 foreigners immigrated through the Express Entry in 2019.
#Express_Entry, #PR, #FSW, #FST, #PNP, #CEC, #skilled_workers, #skilled_trades, #Canadian_experience, #PR_admission
Spousal work permit applications
Those foreign students who are married and whose study permit is still valid may be eligible to bring their spouse to Canada through the spousal open work permit program. International students can apply for a spousal work permit while they are applying for their study permit. Those students who have completed their education and are on a work permit must have a job in a NOC level 0, A or B to apply for a work permit for their spouses. If the foreign graduate doesn’t work yet or works in the job in a NOC level C or D, the application for a spousal work permit may be refused.
#International students, #work_permit, #spouses
Canada admitted 3,835 PRs via the Atlantic Immigration Pilot in 2019
In November 2019, 325 foreign nationals immigrated to Canada via the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP). As of November 30, 2019, Canada admitted 3,835 new permanent residents in the AIPP. Most Atlantic Pilot immigrants settled in New Brunswick. This province accepted 1,695 immigrants (44.2%). 1,440 AIPP newcomers went to Nova Scotia (37.55%). Newfoundland and Labrador admitted 370 immigrants in the program (9.65%). Finally, Prince Edward Island admitted 330 newcomers (8.6%). Since the launch of the program in March 2017, Atlantic Immigration Pilot has brought 5,330 immigrants to Canada.
#AIPP, #Atlantic_pilot, #New_Brunswick, #Nova_Scotia, #Prince_Edward_Island, #Newfoundland_and_Labrador, #PR_admission
Richmond councillor lobbies against birth tourism
Richmond councillor Carol Day thinks Canada should stop handing out citizenship “like bus passes” to babies birthed by tourists. Day is encouraging people to write to the new federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Marco Mendicino to crack down on the practice. Day said that people who arrive via the immigration system spend years trying to get their Canadian citizenship. The city cannot regulate “birth tourism houses” per se, rather they can just regulate short-term rentals, and these are only illegal if they contravene STR bylaws or health and safety bylaws, explained city spokesperson Clay Adams.
#bitrh_tourism, #citizenship