Canada Immigration Blog

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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On February 13, 2021, The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration announced Invitation to Apply (“ITA”) for Permanent Residence under the Express Entry system to 27,332 applicants with the lowest score of 75. This has been an unprecedent announcement with the lowest score ever.
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Canada has some of the strictest travel and border measures in the world, including a mandatory 14-day quarantine for everyone returning to the country. With new COVID-19 variant detections increasing in the country, the Government of Canada is announcing today further testing and quarantine requirements for international travelers arriving to Canada’s air and land ports of entry. These new measures will help prevent variants of concern from reaccelerating the pandemic and making it more difficult to contain.
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The Government of Canada announced a new public policy to support international students during the challenging time of COVID-19 pandemic. The policy indicates that a former international student who holds or who held a Post Graduate Work Permit (“PGWP”) will have an opportunity to apply for an open work permit. These applications will be open from January 27, 2021 through July 27, 2021.
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The Government of Canada recently announced temporary public policy to facilitate the granting of permanent resident status to refugee claimants working in the health care industry during COVID-19 pandemic. This public policy targets foreign nationals who worked in designated occupations providing direct patient care in a hospital, a public or private long term care home, assisted living facility, or an agency providing home or residential health care services.
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Today, December 11, 2020, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and Luigi Di Maio, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic, signed a new bilateral youth mobility agreement between Canada and Italy.
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Are you trying to get authorization to travel to Canada, but are afraid that you will be denied entry due to certain things that may make you ineligible? You might want to go for a family event, such as a wedding or a funeral. You may want to attend something like a business conference. If you are otherwise ineligible to come to Canada, you still may be able to go by applying for a Canadian Temporary Resident Permit.
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When a citizen of a foreign country wants to travel to the U.S., he or she usually must obtain a U.S. visa.
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On September 30, 2020, The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration issued 4,200 Invitations to Apply (“ITA”) for Permanent Residence under the Express Entry system.

The minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score (“CRS”) is currently 471 or higher. This draw included candidates from all programs of Express Entry - Federal Skilled Worker Program (“FSWP”), Federal Skilled Trades Program (“FSTP”), and Canadian Experience Class (“CEC”).
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On September 16, 2020, The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration issued 4,200 Invitations to Apply (“ITA”) for Permanent Residence under the Express Entry system.

The minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score (“CRS”) is currently 472 or higher. This draw included candidates from all programs of Express Entry - Federal Skilled Worker Program (“FSWP”), Federal Skilled Trades Program (“FSTP”), and Canadian Experience Class (“CEC”).
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) is opening Parents and Grandparents (PGP) Program from October 13, 2020 to November 3, 2020 to strengthen Government’s commitment to reuniting families.

Canadians and Permanent Residents who wish to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada will have an opportunity to submit an interest to sponsor form online for these three weeks. IRCC will randomly select potential sponsors and send them an invitation to submit an application. The selected applicants will have 60 days to submit their application.
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