Canada to facilitate the processing of the spousal sponsorship cases On September 24, 2020, the Minister of Immigration Marco Mendicino announced that his department will take steps to facilitate the processing of spousal sponsorship applications. According to Mendicino, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has increased...
Sudbury issued 12 invitation in the round of RNIP On September 22, 2020, the City of Greater Sudbury conducted the fifth round of invitations in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP). In this round, Sudbury invited 12 candidates and the lowest score to receive the...
IRCC eases biometric requirements for some permanent residence applicants On September 22, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released good news for thousands of permanent residence applicants. The new IRCC policy allows applicants for permanent residence who submitted their biometrics to IRCC in the last...
Prince Edward Island issued 345 invitations in the PEI PNP On September 21, 2020, Prince Edward Island announced the results of the invitation rounds in the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP) which was held on September 17. In this draw, PEI PNP issued...
Visas issued to international students fall 22 percent this year While restrictions on international travel have resulted in fewer international students arriving in Canada this year, the number of study permits issued to international students also fell 22.3 percent in the second quarter. There are indications...
Paper-based PNP applications with a job offer can be put on hold On September 17, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) posted an update regarding the processing of the paper-based permanent residence applications in the job offer streams of the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). Responding...
IRCC invited 4,200 candidates in the Express Entry draw #163 On September 16, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted a new all-programs draw in the Express Entry. In round #163, the government again issued 4,200 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for permanent residence to candidates...
Saskatchewan invited 621 candidates in the SINP On September 15, 2020, Saskatchewan held a new round of invitations in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). In the Express Entry category, SINP issued 455 invitations to apply. In the Occupations In-Demand category, Saskatchewan invited 166 candidates. The...
Canada may gradually resume biometrics submissions from within Canada According to the automated message on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) phone lines, and several unofficial reports from the interested public, Service Canada started to contact foreign nationals who currently reside in Canada and applied...
New Brunswick will host several online recruitment events On September 11, 2020, New Brunswick published the information on three new online events entitled “Living and Working in New Brunswick”. On September 22, the province will host a French only web conference. A representative of the government...