Canada to accept 15,000 parents and grandparentsOn October 11, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that the Government of Canada will accept 15,000 applications under the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) in 2022. This week, IRCC will send 23,100 invitations to potential sponsors...
IRCC processed a record number of study permits in 2022More than 452,000 study permit applications have been in the first nine months of 2022. In 2021 which was a record year, 367,000 applications were processed. This represents a rise of 23 percent over last year....
Canada to announce a new Immigration Levels PlanThe Government of Canada will announce a new Immigration Levels Plan on November 1, 2022. This will be the second Plan released in 2022 under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). As part of the Immigration Levels...
BCPNP invited 5 candidates under the Entrepreneur StreamOn October 4, 2022, British Columbia held a new draw for business candidates in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). In the Base Category of the Entrepreneur Stream, BC PNP invited 5 candidates. The lowest score...
The number of Ukrainians arriving in Canada under the CUAET nears 100,000On October 3, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) 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...
Immigration increased Canada’s population to 38,929,902According to the Statistics Canada data published on September 28, 2022, Canada's population has increased to 38,929,902 people. The population of Canada increased from 33,476,688 to 38,929,902 within a decade ago. The vast majority of Canada’s population growth is due...
OINP- Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, invited candidates under the French-Speaking Skilled Worker StreamOn September 23, 2022, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) held the 5th round of invitations in Ontario’s Express Entry French-Speaking Skilled Worker stream. In this round, OINP issued 363 Invitations to Apply...
Canada’s immigration rate is skyrocketing, with around 275,000 new permanent residentsThis year, Canada's rate of immigration is growing at an unprecedented rate, far exceeding expectations. The data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shows that the country has welcomed 274,980 new permanent residents in...
Quebec held the largest Arrima draw of 2022On September 20, 2022, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration (MIFI) published the results of the 36th invitation round in Quebec’s online system Arrima. On September 8, 2022, MIFI invited 1,202 candidates to apply for a Quebec Selection Certificate...
Activists are urging Trudeau to expand his plan for undocumented migrantsAs the House of Commons resumes operations after the summer break, immigration advocates are pushing for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to establish a path to permanent residency for as many as 500,000 undocumented immigrants in...