Some international students will be able to work more than 20 hours April 22, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced about temporary removing the limit of working only 20 hours per week allowed to international students if they are working in an essential service,...
British Columbia invited 91 Tech Pilot candidates On April 21, 2020, British Columbia conducted a new Tech Pilot draw in the framework of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). This time, the government invited 91 candidates in four categories: Skills Immigration - Skilled Worker,...
Receiving CERB will not affect eligibility to sponsor On April 18, 2020, IRCC clarified the impacts of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) on the eligibility of Canadian citizens and permanent residents to submit applications for Parents and Grandparents and Spousal sponsorship. Due to the emergency...
Prince Edward Island postponed the April Expression of Interest draw On April 17, 2020, the Office of Immigration of Prince Edward Island informed the public that the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) will reschedule the new invitation round that was planned for the...
Canada continues inviting CEC candidates in the Express Entry On April 16, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held a new round in the Express Entry. In draw #144, Canada sent Invitations to Apply (ITA) to 3,782 candidates in the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) program....
Canada issued 118 ITAs to provincial nominees in the new Express Entry draw On April 15, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted a new program-specific Express Entry invitation round. In this round, the IRCC issued 118 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence to...
Work permits issuance at the Ports of Entry has been suspended On April 10, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has clarified that foreign nationals will not be allowed to board a plane departing from any country except the USA if they don’t have the...
The Federal Government accepts request to help international students The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), which provides temporary income support of $2,000 every four weeks for up to four months to workers who have lost all of their income as a result of COVID-19, has been...
IRCC updated applications processing procedures due to COVID-19 On April 10, 2020, the Canadian government released new clarification on the processing procedures for different application types. Canada has suspended the processing of non-essential visitor visa (TRV) applications, as well as the eTA applications. The only exception...
IRCC provided new instructions on the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program On April 8, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released some clarifications regarding the instructions and program guidelines for the Post-Graduation Work Permits (PGWP) applications as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. International students must...