Quebec is asking the federal government to close a popular, unofficial border crossing south of Montreal because the province can’t handle the number of asylum seekers entering the country, but refugee advocates are rejecting Quebec’s claims. More than 100 refugee claimants are entering Quebec every day from the United States through a rural path called...
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B.C. announces new supports to attract internationally trained nurses
The BC province will provide a maximum of $16,000 to about 1,500 internationally educated nurses to pay for everything from application fees to English language testing and education upgrading.
Canada saw a staggering number of new study permits 450,000 in 2021, breaking the 2019 record
Another significant benefit of studying in Canada is that international students can work during their studies, supporting themselves financially and gaining more work experience
Canadian employers to access temporary foreign workers to address labour shortages through Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program
Canada’s labour market is even tighter than before the pandemic. The job vacancy rate reached a historic peak in the third quarter of 2021. Much of the unmet demand for labour is in low-wage occupations.
Vaccinated travellers won’t need COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of April 1
Vaccinated travellers will no longer need to show a COVID-19 test to enter Canada beginning April 1, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos officially announced Thursday. The change is being made at the tail end of the Omicron wave in Canada, as new reported cases of COVID-19 have declined since mid-January. Duclos said the change is possible...
Canada begins accepting applications for Ukrainians seeking temporary refuge from war
The federal government has begun accepting applications from Ukrainians and their families fleeing Russian aggression who want to come to Canada while they decide their next steps. The program to allow an unlimited number of Ukrainians to come to Canada was first announced two weeks ago. At the time, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser suggested Ukrainian...
Immigration processing times to return to standard in 2022: minister
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the government will get back on track by the end of the year after COVID-19 caused a major backlog in the processing of immigration applications and long waits for people seeking status in Canada. The government last year announced it would spend $85 million to plow through the...
Bodies of family from India trying to cross into U.S. by foot identified
Investigators believe the family of four was attempting to cross over the border by foot on Jan. 19 during severe winter weather and died from exposure.
Ignorance of the Law is No Excuse
FWH IMMIGRATION SECTION: It’s a serious crime to lie or send false information or documents to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). This is a fraud, and it is called “misrepresentation.”
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) welcomes creation of OFW department
MANILA – The creation of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is a welcome development that reflects the country’s commitment to establishing a globally-recognized migration management system, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday. In a virtual presser, DFA Undersecretary Sarah Lou Arriola said the measure creating the agency was the first law in the...