Nova Scotia relies on immigration to solve the healthcare labour shortageNova Scotia's Health Minister Michelle Thompson has said that immigration will be the solution to its acute healthcare worker shortage. Nova Scotia's intention to speed up credential recognition and licensing for foreign-trained healthcare professionals follows...
Delays in work permits applications negatively impact Canadian companiesAccording to a survey conducted by the Canadian Employee Relocation Council (CERC), a non-profit organization, delays at Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) are causing severe damage to Canadian companies. The CERC survey states that Canadian employers...
Canada welcomed 71,888 Ukrainian nationals under the CUAETOn August 8, 2022, the Government of Canada updated the number of Ukrainian newcomers arriving in Canada under the Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET). According to the latest update, between January 1 and August 7, 2022, 11,344...
Ottawa clarified instructions for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot program applicationsOn August 5, 2022, the Government of Canada updated instructions for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) regarding the application assessment against selection criteria. The new instructions clarify the sections of confirmation of...
British Columbia invited up to 174 candidates under the BCPNPOn August 3, 2022, the Government of British Columbia issued new invitations under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) and invited qualified Skills Immigration candidates and Tech workers. In the Tech-targeted draw, BC issued 133...
In-person mail-in passport requests can be done at 300 locations in CanadaApplicants can receive an in-person service for mail-in passport requests in over 300 local Service Canada locations. Now they can make the request even if their need for a passport is not so urgent,...
Ottawa updated the guidance for Super Visa holdersOn July 28, 2022, the Government of Canada updated the guidance for the multiple entry temporary resident visa (TRV) for parents and grandparents. According to the update, super visa holders’ each entry to Canada should be for a...
Ottawa invited 1,786 FSW and CEC candidates in the first two all-program drawsImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released preliminary figures on how many Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSW) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates were invited in the past two Express Entry draws....
IRCC released Anti-Racism Strategy 2.0 reportOn July 18, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada released Anti-Racism Strategy 2.0 for 2021-2024. The report presents a more integrated view of the anti-racism initiatives that have recently been completed and are presently underway. This version of our Strategy...
IRCC invited 1,750 candidates under the all-program Express Entry drawsOn July 20, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 1,750 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under Express Entry. In this round of invitations, no program has been specified. In round #227, the cut-off...
