Spouses and common-law partners became Canadian immigrants in far greater numbers last year than in 2022, the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reveals. As December came to…
The Alberta Opportunity Stream application intake has been temporarily paused by the Alberta Advantage immigration Program (AAIP). The AAIP will continue to assess those Alberta Opportunity Stream applications that were…
Then Immigration Minister Sean Fraser was warned during the COVID-19 pandemic that allowing international students to work more hours could undermine the integrity of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP),…
Last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 1,490 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in an all-program/general Express Entry draw. This draw, which took place on February 13, issued ITAs…
Criminal record checks are a key part of ensuring that a company keeps their employees, customers and the public as safe as possible. In Canada, there are three basic types…
A conference was organized in Yellowknife to promote pathways for Canadian businesses to hire French-speaking workers to fill vacancies and bolster diversity. The conference – which was the joint effort…
Since Canada does not financially support immigrants under the Start-Up Visa (SUV) program, applicants under that immigration program need to have a minimum amount of settlement funds and monies to fund…
Prince Edward Island has issued invitations to apply to 122 skilled worker and entrepreneur Canada immigration candidates in a new provincial draw. The February 15 draw saw invitations issued through…
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Minister Marc Miller is meeting with his “colleagues” in Nova Scotia in the “next week or so” to discuss the two-year cap imposed on…
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