New Letter Prioritizes Immigration During and After Pandemic Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has provided Marco Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, with a new supplementary mandate letter that outlines a new set of priorities related to immigration. The letter emphasizes that immigration will remain a top priority when it comes to Canada’s economy …
Open Work Permit Gives Students a Second Chance to Obtain Work Experience Needed for Permanent Residence The Federal government has announced a new policy designed to give international students affected by COVID-19 another chance to gain work experience in Canada. This work experience is needed to become eligible to apply for permanent residence. . The …
New Virtual System Has Proven Effective At Accelerating PR Process Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (‘IRCC’) has launched a new online portal that gives the department the ability to confirm permanent resident status without conducting in-person interviews. This is expected to accelerate the landing process for many new Canadian permanent residents. This new system was …
Minister Answered Questions and Provided Updates on Several IRCC Advancements Canada’s Immigration Minister, Marco Mendicino, appeared before the Standing Committee last month as a part of a study on COVID-19’s effect on the country’s immigration system. Mendicino, along with Deputy Minister Catrina Tapley and other Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) officials attended the November …
New Online Testing Platform Only Offered to Select Applicants Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has finally made citizenship tests available online. This development comes after IRCC cancelled all in-person tests in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The new online testing platform was launched November 26, and has been made available to just 5,000 …
