Canada lifts all COVID-19 travel restrictions
Effective October 1, 2022, all travellers will no longer face COVID-19 measures when entering Canada.Travellers of all nationalities no longer need to:Use the ArriveCAN app or website;Submit proof of vaccination;Undergo…
British Columbia set to halt PNP draws from October 12 through November 16, 2022
Next to Express Entry, Canada’s 11 Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) — which exist in every province and territory except Quebec and Nunavut — are the country’s main source of immigrants.Soon,…
Canada temporarily lifting off-campus work hour limit for international students
Between the November start date this year and December 31 of 2023, a new policy announced by Canadian immigration minister Sean Fraser this morning will increase the number of hours…
Canada to issue 23,100 Parents and Grandparents Program ITAs in 2022
ITAs will be sent out over the course of the next two weeks with the goal of accepting up to 15,000 completed PGP applications.PGP EligibilityThe eligibility criteria for the PGP…
Canada’s Express Entry draw results from October 12, 2022
Here are the results of Canada's most recent Express Entry draw on October 12, 2022.Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued 4,250 invites to Canadian permanent resident hopefuls in…
Canada’s Express Entry draw results from October 26, 2022
Here are the results of Canada's most recent Express Entry draw on October 26, 2022.Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued 4,750 invites to Canadian permanent resident hopefuls in…
IRCC application backlog down to 2.2 million in December 2022
After hitting 2.6 million in September, IRCC's total application backlog is down to 2.2 million as of December 2, 2022.This is the second consecutive period during which IRCC is reporting…
IRCC processed all-time high 4.8 million applications in 2022
Combining new applications processed with the reduction in Canada's immigration application backlog, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has processed a record-breaking 4.8 million total applications this year.The record-high number…
Five new occupations added to Global Talent Stream
The Global Talent StreamThe GTS is a Canadian work permit program that expedites application processing in order to help employers in Canada move quickly to hire foreign tech talent that…
Canada welcomed over 437,000 new permanent residents in 2022
As noted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) in a tweet on January 3, 2023, it has now been confirmed that Canada has once again bested its own record…