OTTAWA — International graduates and essential workers eligible to apply for permanent residency under a new program say requiring them to retake language proficiency tests is unreasonable, especially during a global pandemic. Akshay Aman, a law clerk graduate currently working as a security officer in Toronto, said international students have already passed language tests and...
IRCC will finalize permanent residence applications for up to 6,000 caregivers who have completed their in-Canada work experience and their immediate family members, by December 31, 2021.
The Immigration Department said the new policy will help the government meet its goal to accept 401,000 new permanent residents this year.
Many international students are deferring their plans to study in Canada since the federal government funnelled all international flights to Toronto, Montreal, Calgary or Vancouver and began requiring travellers to quarantine at government-approved hotels.
Philippine Labor Attaché in Germany, Delmer Cruz, said medical workers in Germany are among the priority sectors in the government’s Covid-19 vaccination program.
"The longer they stay at home in their home countries, the less likely they are to come back to Canada."
March 5, 2021—Sydney, N.S.—In an effort to process more applications and reunite families faster, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is expanding its Case Processing Centre in Sydney, Nova Scotia. This includes the addition of new office space and the hiring of 62 new employees. The new space and additional staff will be primarily dedicated to...
"We have committed nearly $50 million to fight fraud over the next few years and have created a new College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants to improve oversight of immigration consultants and crackdown on criminals, Immigration Minister." Marco Mendicino said.
Canada is among the top countries considered to be ‘safe and stable’ for international students and has further improved its position as the ‘go-to’ study destination because of its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to two surveys conducted by Navitas Insights. In addition, the survey suggests that countries considered to be ‘safe and...
Trying to convince international students to remain in Canada permanently has been a top priority for governments as they look to immigration to deal with persistent labour shortages.