Canadian immigration minister talks backlogs international students

Canadian immigration minister talks backlogs, international students and PGP in TV interview

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Immigration Minister Sean Fraser appeared on Prime Asia TV Canada to discuss topical issues in Canadian immigration. Canada’s minister of immigration, Sean Fraser, sat down to talk about Canadian immigration with Prime Asia TV business head, Deepinder Singh. The interview covered a number of topics relating to challenges brought on by the pandemic and possible solutions for the […]

Manitoba PNP invites 315 candidates for Immigration

Manitoba PNP invites 315 candidates for Immigration

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Manitoba has now invited 758 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in 2022. Manitoba released details of a new immigration draw held on January 27. The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) invited candidates across three Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Here are the number of invitations issued for each program as well as the minimum score cut-off according […]

PGWP holders entering Canadian workforce on the rise

PGWP holders entering Canadian workforce on the rise

Posted on Posted in Immigration Canada, International Student Admissions

A Statistics Canada study shows that international students have been a growing source of labour in the Canadian economy over the past decade. The significant increase in the number of international students arriving in Canada in recent years has resulted in increased participation in the PGWPP, according to a recent Statistics Canada study. Over the […]

Programs and Areas of Study in Canada

Working While Studying in Canada

Posted on Posted in Immigration Canada, International Student Admissions

As an international student in Canada, you may be able to get a job without a work permit during your studies. Canada’s immigration policy extends the opportunity to gain valuable work experience to international students who have chosen Canada as their study destination.   Work off-campus With a valid Canadian Study Permit, an international student may […]

Express Entry Canada holds largest PNP draw to date

Express Entry: Canada breaks PNP draw record again

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In the first two draws of the year, IRCC has only invited PNP candidates to apply for Canadian immigration. Canada held a new Express Entry draw on January 19, inviting 1,036 immigration candidates to apply for permanent residence. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) only invited Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates. For this reason, the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score […]

Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024

Canada to announce Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024 by February

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ANALYSIS: This will be the first Immigration Levels Plan announcement since October 2020. It will be announced by February 11, 2022. The Canadian government will provide a major update by February when it announces its Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024. The announcement will contain Canada’s immigration targets for this year, and the next two years, as well as […]

Travellers must be fully vaccinated to enter Canada starting January 15

Travellers must be fully vaccinated to enter Canada starting January 15

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Essential travellers must be fully vaccinated to cross the border. Unvaccinated Canadians may face quarantine measures. Travellers to Canada will now have to be fully vaccinated in order to enter to country. Some exempt travellers may still enter, but will be subject to testing, quarantine and other public health measures. Canada already required non-essential travellers from foreign […]