Canadians say special IRCC measures to reunite families during the coronavirus outbreak are not enough. Canadians who have been separated from their foreign national loved ones for an extended period of time are mounting pressure on the federal government to take action. The coronavirus outbreak is highlighting issues in the spousal and common-law sponsorship program […]

Work permit applications for the Atlantic Immigration Pilot are now able to be done online. Canada’s immigration department is now accepting online applications for work permits under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIP) program. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) started accepting applications for AIP work permits as of today, August 17. Paper applications will be accepted until September […]

Registration for the Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream opened August 19. Ontario open and closed applications in 25 minutes to international students with job offers seeking provincial nominations for permanent residence. Sources say the Employer Job Offer: International Student stream was opened and closed between 10:00 a.m. and 10:25 a.m. EST. Ontario says that […]

Les citoyens libanais qui souhaitent immigrer au Canada peuvent choisir parmi plus de 100 possibilités offertes aux travailleurs qualifiés. L’immigration des Libanais au Canada a débuté en 1882. Selon le gouvernement canadien, entre 200 000 et 400 000 personnes d’origine libanaise vivent aujourd’hui au Canada. Au cours des cinq dernières années, environ 1 800 citoyens libanais ont immigré […]

Front-line workers rewarded for “exceptional service” The pandemic has hit all of us hard. It is not easy to shift to a “new normal”, where everyone is staying home, or wearing masks. Front-line workers especially, work very hard in keeping us all safe. It is for that reason that Canada decided to provide a pathway […]

Saskatchewan held its biggest PNP draw since February on August 14. Another 533 Canadian-immigration hopefuls have received invitations to apply for a provincial nomination from Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) held its latest invitation round on August 14. Candidates were invited from the International Skilled Worker category through two subcategories: Express Entry, and Occupations In-Demand. The number of invitations […]

Foreign tech workers may find silver lining with Canadian tech businesses “What if my visa gets cancelled?” “What if I lose my job and health insurance?” Those are the messages on nine billboards around Silicon Valley, the hub of innovation and technology in the San Francisco Bay Area of Southern California—and a Canadian company is […]

Lebanese citizens have over 100 skilled worker options to choose from if they wish to immigrate to Canada. Lebanese immigration to Canada began in 1882. There are now an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 people of Lebanese origin living in Canada, according to the Canadian government. Over the past five years, about 1,800 Lebanese citizens have […]

Le Québec tient à remercier les demandeurs d’asile qui sont allés au front pour aider la province durant la pandémie de coronavirus. La ministre de l’Immigration de la province, Nadine Girault, a annoncé aujourd’hui qu’un nouveau programme d’immigration sera disponible pour les demandeurs d’asile qui ont amené une aide dans le domaine des soins de santé […]

Canada is offering a helping hand to those affected by the tragic explosion in Beirut last week. Canada is establishing an immigration task force in support of Lebanon. Canada’s Minister of Immigration and the Minister of Foreign Affairs issued a statement indicating that the task force will assist those affected by last week’s tragic events in Beirut. The […]