Canada Immigration Blog

The Govt. of Canada provides an update on travel restrictions within and outside of Canada. Effective October 30, 2021, travelers departing from Canadian airports, and travelers on VIA Rail and Rocky Mountaineer trains, will be required to be fully vaccinated in order to travel. To allow travelers time to become fully vaccinated, there will be a short transition period where they will be able to travel if they show a valid COVID-19 molecular test within 72 hours of travel as an alternative to providing proof of full vaccination. That transition period will end on November 30.
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The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (“IRPP”) introduced a policy change in the work categories of spouses or common law partners of principal foreign nationals. The policy assesses the eligibility of spouses or common law partners of skilled workers or study permit holders to work in Canada.
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The Global Talent Stream (“GTS”) is an immigration program that permits Employers in Canada to expedite hiring foreign workers to occupy unique, specialized and highly-skilled employment positions when Canadian professionals are not available for such roles. The GTS is part of the Temporary Foreign Worker (“TFW”) program and provides an expedite immigration possibility for Foreign Nationals to Canada.
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Canada boasts its Start-up Visa (“SUV”) program as first if its kind in the world, linking immigrant entrepreneurs with experienced private sector organizations that have expertise working with start-up immigrant entrepreneurs. This is also a path to obtain Canadian Permanent Residency.
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In less than a month, Educational Institutions in Canada welcome their students back to school. With new updates by the Government. of Canada, this article focuses on providing a checklist for international students planning their travel to Canada for Fall 2021 Semester.
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Canada is cautiously opening its borders to fully vaccinated travelers starting on July 5, 2021, 11:59 pm EST. Only the eligible travelers who are fully vaccinated are allowed to enter Canada with no quarantine restrictions. This article discuses the updated policy on travel to Canada.
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As of July 5th, 2021 at 11:59 PM EDT, Canadian citizens, permanent residents and other eligible travellers who are entitled to enter Canada will be able to do so without quarantining, provided they have received all required doses of their COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days before their travel.
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Are you considering a permanent move to Canada? There may be several programs available to you to make such a relocation. For instance, have you heard of Canada’s Live-in Caregiver Program? It offers one way for caregivers to go to Canada to work temporarily or to even become a permanent resident. Let us take a closer look at the Caregiver Program in Canada.
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Canada’s immigration system is a world leader and provides many opportunities for those who would like to come here.

Every year, millions of people from around the world come to Canada to visit, work, or study temporarily. In addition, more than 300,000 people are approved to make Canada their permanent home each year under three broad categories – economic immigration, family reunification and humanitarian considerations.
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With a mandatory 14-day quarantine period for travelers, Canada has some of the strictest travel and border measures in the world. Beginning April 22, 2021, Canada has suspended all commercial and private passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days. The travelers will now take a negative Covid test from third country before continuing their journey to Canada.
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The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced an innovative pathway to permanent residency to about 90,000 essential workers and international graduates who are presently in Canada. The new pathway focusses on temporary workers who are employed in hospitals, long-term care homes, essential workers, and international graduates.
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