International students going to certain institutions with COVID-19 readiness plans may be able to come to Canada. International students will be allowed to travel to Canada starting October 20, if their study institution has a coronavirus-readiness plan that has been approved by its provincial or territorial health authority. Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs) are expected to send […]
Canada easing income requirements for family-class immigration
Parents and Grandparents, as well as other family-class immigration sponsors do not need to meet all the regular income requirements for the 2020 taxation year. Canada is easing income requirements on family-class immigration applicants to allow people to sponsor their loved ones, even if they lost income due to coronavirus. The new temporary public policy means that […]
Canada to re-open parents and grandparents immigration program October 13
IRCC has released dates for the 2020 PGP intake after coronavirus delayed opening in the spring. Canadian citizens and permanent residents will soon be able to apply to sponsor their parents and grandparents to immigrate to Canada. Canada’s immigration department says that it will accept interest to sponsor forms for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) between […]
Has Trump increased U.S. immigration to Canada?
ANALYSIS: A look at why immigration from the U.S. has increased. It is not just about Trump. Skilled worker immigration from the U.S. to Canada is on the rise. Each year, Canada targets roughly 60 per cent of its new permanent resident arrivals under economic class immigration programs. In addition, it welcomes just over 25 […]
Quebec holds biggest immigration draw in over a year
Quebec sent out 365 invitations to people who had filed an expression of interest to immigrate to the French-speaking province. Quebec held its biggest draw of the year, inviting 365 immigration candidates to apply for permanent selection on September 24. Invitations went to people who had filed an expression of interest through the Arrima portal, […]
How to move to Canada from the U.S.
A look at the many ways U.S. citizens and residents can move north. Google data shows a spike in searches on “moving to Canada” within the U.S. during the first debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Irrespective of this fact and the current political context in the United States, there is always interest […]
Canada is now sending work and study permits by mail
Study and work permit applicants who have received their approval letters no longer have to go to the border to activate their permits. Foreign nationals who are in Canada and who have been approved to work or study can now get their permits sent to them by mail. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is now […]
Canadians say 75% should be vaccinated before border reopens
Respondents in a new Angus Reid poll suggest Canadians want three quarters of the population to be vaccinated before reopening the Canada-U.S. border. Justin Trudeau’s government says the Canada-U.S. border will not open to tourism until at least 75 per cent of Canadians are fully vaccinated — and the majority of Canadians agree. Responses from […]
Canada’s new essential worker stream reaches intake cap
Immigration Canada is no longer accepting applications for essential workers who do not work in healthcare. Canada’s new immigration stream for English-speaking essential workers in non-healthcare-related positions has reached its limit of 30,000. The quota was met on July 16, more than two months after the program originally launched. It is the second of the six temporary […]
When will Canada reopen the border?
ANALYSIS: What we know about the reopening of the Canadian border, and why we’re watching July 21. Canada has renewed travel restrictions every month since the pandemic hit, but this July might be different. The federal government is now saying 75 per cent of Canadians need to be fully vaccinated before the border reopens. The […]