Canada's reputation for high-quality healthcare and diverse opportunities makes it a coveted destination for international medical graduates (IMGs) seeking residency positions. If you're an IMG planning to transition from medical school to a residency program in Canada, and eventually aim to settle permanently, understanding the Canadian medical system and immigration processes is...
Category: Canada Immigration Blog
IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE LEGAL AID
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects a number of rights of individuals in Canada—regardless of if they are an immigrant or refugee—including the right to life, liberty, and security of the person. Access to legal aid helps support these rights and uphold the integrity of the asylum system by ensuring fair...
MANAGING DEMAND: A SUSTAINABLE IMMIGRATION STRATEGY
Immigrants built Canada. And when new Canadians arrive today, our society is enriched. Canada, like other advanced economies, needs immigrants today more than ever, given our aging population. Immigrants are essential to maintaining a young and capable workforce, to ensuring we can find the doctors, construction workers, nurses, and early childhood educators...
STRENGTHENING CANADA’S ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Canada's artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem is among the best in the world. Since 2017, the government has invested over $2 billion towards AI in Canada. Fuelled by those investments, Canada is globally recognized for strong AI talent, research, and its AI sector.
Today, Canada's AI sector is ranked first in the...
FOREIGN HEALTHCARE CREDENTIAL RECOGNITION
In October 2023, federal, provincial, and territorial health ministers committed to streamline foreign credential recognition so that internationally educated health care professionals can get to work more quickly. On January 15, 2024, the government announced $86 million to support 15 projects through external organizations to increase credential recognition capacity for 6,600 internationally educated health care professionals.
STABILIZING INTERNATIONAL STUDENT INTAKE TO ALLEVIATE HOUSING PRESSURE
To ensure every Canadian student can find an affordable place to live while pursuing their education, the federal government is taking action to stabilize international student intake across the country. By better aligning temporary immigration pressures to a moderate pace, Canada can ensure a better capacity to welcome newcomers.
ALIGNING IMMIGRATION WITH HOUSING CAPACITY
Under the 2024–2026 Immigration Levels Plan, the government has carefully moderated the intake of new permanent residents, moving towards a long-term approach that seeks to strike a balance between meeting the economic imperatives and enhancing the ability of communities to effectively welcome and integrate immigrants.
The government has also...
SHELTERING ASYLUM CLAIMANTS
While providing asylum claimants with a safe place to live falls under provincial and municipal jurisdiction, the federal government recognizes the need for all orders of government to work together to address pressures on the shelter system. Since 2017, the federal government has provided almost $960 million through the Interim Housing Assistance...
Adjusting the Balance: Canada’s 2024 Strategy for International Student Distribution
In a significant move to manage the influx of international students, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, has detailed the 2024 allocations for study permit applications across provinces and territories. Following a net zero first-year growth model, the strategy sets a national cap based on expiring study...
Canada sets new targets for Temporary Residents
This is a Video about the Canadian government setting a target for temporary residents arriving in Canada. It discusses how this is the first time the country will have such a target. The target is a decrease in the temporary resident population by five percent over the next three years.