If at least one of your parents was Canadian at the time of your birth, you could be eligible for Canadian citizenship. Regardless of where you were born, if your parent was a first-generation Canadian at the time of your birth, you can apply for a proof of citizenship. The proof of citizenship is […]
Between its launch in 1967 and the start of the pandemic, the FSWP was the main way Canada welcomed skilled immigrants. Express Entry draws have resumed for all programs, including the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP). These draws mean that candidates from outside of Canada will now be invited to apply for permanent residency. Express Entry draws had been […]
Statistics Canada reports that job vacancies are still reaching all-time highs across Canada. According to Statistics Canada’s latest report on job vacancies, payroll and earnings, employers in Canada were actively seeking to fill about 1 million job positions at the beginning of April, up 2.4% from the previous months and almost 45% from April last year (not […]
Prime Minister calls immigration and passport delays “unacceptable” Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that a new task force has been created to address unprecedented delays in government services such as passports, airports, and immigration application processing. The task force, made up of a large group of federal ministers, will seek to identify major […]
The three classes of immigration in Canada and their purpose. Canada’s immigration goal is to continuously increase immigration levels in order to strengthen the economy, reunite families and provide humanitarian assistance to refugees. Canada has three classes of immigration: economic class, family class and refugee class. The economic class involves immigrants who have been selected for their ability to […]
Here is a look back at the Provincial Nominee Program invitation round results published this past week. Over the last week, BC and Alberta released the results of new Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws. Most Canadian provinces and territories (with the exception of Quebec and Nunavut) operate their own PNPs. Through these programs, interested candidates may be invited to […]
“We’re on track right now to restore our pre-pandemic service standard by the end of this calendar year for virtually every line of business,” said Minister Sean Fraser in a recent interview with CIC News. This article is Part 3 of a special CIC News series summarizing the interview with the minister. Canada’s Immigration Minister […]
Part 2 of CIC News’s exclusive interview with Immigration Minister Sean Fraser on the changes to the Express Entry system currently being discussed in the Senate. The Canadian government has passed a bill that will allow the immigration minister to invite Express Entry candidates based on an economic goal. Bill C-19 received royal assent on […]
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program aims to address worker shortages in Canada. Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is a program intended to help Canadian employers find workers with highly specialized skills when they are unable to find the appropriate skill set among Canadians or permanent residents. Why does Canada have a TFWP? TFWP is designed to […]
Minister Fraser sat down with CIC News in Toronto this week to discuss the future of Canadian immigration. CIC News is releasing a special series on the interview over the coming weeks. In Part 1, we discuss the likely return to all-program draws next month. In an interview with CIC News, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said […]
