On April 14, 2021, the federal government announced an innovative pathway to obtain Canadian permanent residence for over 90,000 essential workers and international graduates who are actively contributing to Canada’s economy. The focus of this new pathway will be on…
On April 12, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) made an announcement stating that they no longer will be automatically extending deadlines for submitting required supporting documentation. Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, IRCC was automatically extending deadlines for…
On March 15, 2021, the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development introduced an Expression of Interest system for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) moving forward. The Expression of Interest system will be a points-based registration system, which will…
On February 24, 2021, the Canadian government released their list of approved quarantine hotels for travellers to make reservations to comply with the three-day quarantine requirements. Travellers to Canada are required to take a COVID-19 test on arrival AND quarantine…
With new COVID-19 variant detections increasing in our country, the Government of Canada announced an expansion of restrictions for international travellers entering Canada. International travellers arriving to Canada from air and land ports of entry will undergo further testing and…
As of today, February 8, 2021, residents of Hong Kong will be eligible to apply for a new open work permit, valid for up to 3-years. The purpose of this initiative is to allow foreign nationals, specifically Hong Kong residents,…
On January 5, 2020, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) started to notify those sponsors who submitted an interest to sponsor form, if they have been selected to sponsor their parents and/or grandparents to Canada, through the very controversial lottery…
On October 30, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s Minister, the Honorable Marco Mendicino announced that Canada plans on welcoming over 1.2 million new immigrants over the next three-year period. The breakdown to fulfill this plan is as follows: 401,000…
The Honourable Marco E. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), made an announcement today about the opening of the much-anticipated Parents and Grandparents (PGP) Program for 2020. This program is normally set to open in the first…
On September 24, 2020, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, announced initiatives being taking to speed up the processing of spousal sponsorship applications. Family reunification is one of the pillars of Canadian immigration…
