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The Canadian federal government has announced that Ontario’s immigration allocation will be boosted to 9,750, a more than 8 percent increase compared to 2021. Following this announcement Ontario will now be able to nominate more people through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. During the first part of 2021, the allocated number was 8,600 but Ontario […]

The Canadian federal government has announced that Ontario’s immigration allocation will be boosted to 9,750, a more than 8 percent increase compared to 2021. Following this announcement Ontario will now be able to nominate more people through the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program.  During the first part of 2021, the allocated number was 8,600 but Ontario […]

IRCC: The IRCC has announced that parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents are eligible to stay up to 5 years at a time under the Parents and Grandparents Super Visa. All applicants who arrived in Canada after July 4 are eligible to avail the longer extended stay. However, all applicants who arrived […]

The Student Direct Stream program is aimed at international students who apply for a study permit via Designated Learning Institutes (DLI). This is an opportunity for international students looking to study at a Canadian designated learning institution (DLI) and their study permit is processed expeditiously. Eligible candidates can get their study permit application processed by […]

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has announced that Canada will be modernizing and improving the passport renewal processes making it simpler and easy to renew lost, stolen, or damaged passports or those passports that have expired more than 15 years ago. Under the new changes announced, the candidate needs only the following documentation to apply for […]

The IRCC has announced that all applications for the Spousal Sponsorship Program will be processed within 12 months, with the IRCC currently dealing with a massive backlog of 54,683 spousal sponsorship applications that are awaiting a final decision. The IRCC has also recently launched an online tool and portal for tracking spousal and child sponsorship […]

Employment and Social Development Canada recently announced updates to the Global Talent Stream and High-Wage Stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program that are set to take effect from April 30. In the announcement, the validity of the LMIA was increased from 9 months to 18 months. This change comes as a relief to foreign […]

Canada welcomed 108,000 new permanent residents till now, the IRCC announced on the 31st of March. In January, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser had announced that the goal for the first quarter of the year was final decisions on 147,000 permanent residence applications. In three months, IRCC and the federal government have worked together to exceed […]

Ontario Immigration invited over 618 candidates in four draws held on 30 March. In the draws, ITA’s were sent out through the following streams: Master’s Graduate Stream Foreign Worker Stream In-Demand Skills stream Only those candidates qualified who created profiles between April 28, 2021, and March 30, 2022. Name of the stream No. of Expression […]

The British Columbia immigration, in its latest draw held on 29 March, issued more than 210 invitations through three categories via the BC PNP. The BC PNP offers interested candidates three ways to apply for PR. Each pathway is categorized into several different categories candidates can apply in. Choosing the category depends on your NOC […]

Alberta Immigration invited 350 Express Entry candidates through the AINP to apply for a provincial nomination. The minimum CRS score required to qualify was 325 points. This draw was held on March 22, with results becoming known to the public recently. The AINP has announced that a lot of applications have been received in the […]

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser recently held an interview with ApplyBoard, a Canadian educational technology company that helps international students apply for post-secondary studies abroad. The virtual interview was conducted on issues relating to applications, processing, and admission of international students into the country. At the end of the interview, the minister also answered questions posed […]