Canada Immigration Blog

Canada Extends Support for Ukrainians Fleeing Russian Invasion with the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET). The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, announced that the Government of Canada will extend the CUAET to help Ukrainians find a temporary safe haven in Canada and provide them with the support they need.
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Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, has announced new measures to support Turkish and Syrian temporary residents in Canada who are unable to return home due to the destruction caused by earthquakes in the region.
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Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, has announced that international graduates with an expired or expiring post-graduation work permit (PGWP) will now qualify for an additional or extended work permit to stay longer and gain more work experience for up to 18 months.
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The foreign nationals who are in Canada as visitors and who receive a valid job offer will continue to be able to apply for and receive a work permit without having to leave the country. Visitors applying under this public policy who held a work permit within the last 12 months will also continue to be able to request interim work authorization to begin working for their new employer more quickly.
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A Designated Learning Institution (“DLI”) is a school approved by a provincial or territorial government to host international students in post-secondary level of education in Canada. The DLIs include universities, colleges, CEGEPs, vocational schools and private career colleges and language schools. Each of these institutions have its own set of rules on how to apply, and decide level of English or French required for admission purposes.
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced to extend and expand open work permit for eligible Hong Kong residents, a Public Policy in force since June 2020. These measures align with Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy, strengthening economic growth and resilience. The Policy also aims to attract educated Hong Kong youth to Canada, where it is expected that their human capital and international experience will contribute to Canada’s economic, social and cultural fabric.

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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released most updated information on its backlog and inventories. To meet annual immigration targets and achieve goals, IRCC should have large inventory of applications for various immigration programs. Inventory refers to pool of applications received for a program that have not yet been finalized. These include applications that are processed within service standards as well as backlog of applications.
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Starting January 30, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (“IRCC”) will expand eligibility to work in Canada to spouses and dependent children of most work permit holders at all skill levels. An individual will be eligible for an open work permit if you are a spouse, common-law partner or dependent child of a work permit holder who works in a job of any Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) category (0 to 5), or is the principal applicant and has an open work permit (example: post-graduation work permit holders at all skill levels), spouse, common-law partner or dependent child of an economic classes permanent resident applicant who holds a work permit.
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is implementing measures for former international students with expired or expiring post-graduation work permits. Foreign nationals whose post-graduation work permit expired or will expire from September 20, 2021, to December 31, 2022,
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The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) have issued ministerial instructions concerning the parents and grandparents multiple-entry temporary resident visa (TRV), also known as the super visa. The super visa provides a multiple-entry TRV to eligible applicants for up to 10 years, with periods of authorized stay for each individual up to 5 years on each entry to Canada, in contrast to two years earlier.
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In order to apply and be granted immigration status in Canada, it is essential that you meet all inadmissibility rules including medical inadmissibility. Medical inadmissibility affects anyone applying to visit, study, work or live permanently in Canada.
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