Effective February 28, travellers can come to Canada with an antigen test and unvaccinated children will no longer have to quarantine. Fully vaccinated travellers will be able to enter Canada with a pre-arrival antigen test, unvaccinated children travellers will no longer have to isolate for 14 days, and international flights to all Canadian airports will […]

Canada has set an even higher bar, as it will look to welcome 451,000 new immigrants by 2024. In a statement to CIC News, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser explained the rationale for the new levels plan. The Canadian government has just announced its Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024.   Canada is increasing its immigration targets yet again. […]

A “full” day in Canada is not necessarily a full day in Canada if you are applying for citizenship. One of the requirements for Canadian citizenship, is you have to have been physically present in Canada for three out of the last five years. But if you drive to the U.S. for work every day, does that count […]

Are you a Canadian convention organizer hiring foreign help? Here is what you need to know about Canadian work permits. Foreign nationals working on Canadian events need work permits in order to do their jobs legally in Canada.   The Canadian government considers events to be Canadian if they are hosted by organizations which are actively doing […]

Immigration applicants for spousal, common-law, and dependent child sponsorship can now view their application status online. Canada has launched an online portal where spousal and child sponsorship applicants can track their immigration application online. The tracker can be found on the government website. It is currently only for people who are applying for spousal, common-law, and dependent […]

The number of job vacancies increased by 72% in Canada compared to the same period in 2019, according to Statistics Canada. The number of job vacancies in Canada remains high with 874,700 unfilled positions, according to the latest Statistics Canada figures. Data from November suggests the number of job vacancies was down 9.3% from October, but still […]

ANALYSIS: While the decision has helped many immigrants, it has also hurt many others. Here are some suggestions to get the immigration system back on track. The Canadian government entered 2021 with an ambitious immigration goal.   Despite all the challenges being caused by the pandemic, it wanted to land 401,000 new immigrants, the highest total […]

Canada continues holding Express Entry draws for provincial nominees. Canada invited 1,070 Express Entry candidates to apply for Canadian immigration on February 2.   Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) only invited Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score requirement was 674. PNP candidates get an automatic 600 points added to their score when they receive their nomination, […]

So far this year, British Columbia has issued 840 invitations to apply for provincial nomination. British Columbia invited 126 tech workers to apply for a provincial nomination on February 1. The invitations were issued through the BC PNP Tech, which is a stream under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). The BC PNP is an […]