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CIC News Canada’s immigration backlog remains at 2.6 million people Canada’s immigration backlog remains at 2.6 million people according to new Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data. IRCC released updated data, which is current as of September 30, on its website on October 14. The inventory across all lines of business has progressed as…
CIC News BREAKING: Canada to allow international students to work off-campus over 20 hours per week From November 15, 2022 until December 31, 2023, international students who are in Canada and have off-campus work authorization on their study permit will be allowed to work over 20 hours per week off-campus while class is in session.…
CIC News Housing in Canada: Reviewing shifts in the Canadian housing landscape over the last decade Statistics Canada (StatsCan) recently released its latest report on the state of housing in Canada, based on its 2021 Canadian Housing Survey. This report, which details and analyzes changes and trends in the country’s housing market between 2011 and…
CIC News Minimum CRS score changes to 510 on IRCC website On September 14, Canada invited Express Entry candidates who had a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 510, not 511 as it was originally posted. The difference means that people who scored at least 510 received their Invitation to Apply (ITA) for Canadian…
CIC News Looking Ahead to Canada’s Demographics in 2041 The world can change a lot in 20 years, and that reality is no different when we look at Canada in particular. On September 8, Statistics Canada released its projection for Canada’s demographic makeup in the year 2041. These projections, which are rooted in data from…
CIC News Fraser announces new measures to modernize Canada’s immigration system On September 1, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser introduced new online services across Canada’s immigration system, intended to improve client experience and reduce the backlogs. The pandemic highlighted the need for a modernized immigration system. From the IRCC processing centre in New Waterford, Nova Scotia,…
CIC News Canadian job vacancies continue climbing to new record heights in June Statistics Canada recently released its monthly update on payroll employment, earnings and hours, and job vacancies for June 2022. The job vacancies portion of this update revealed that Canada had over 1,000,000 job vacancies in May of this year. Discover if You Are…
CIC News Canadian government provides update on immigration and passport task force On June 25, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the creation of a task force to evaluate service standards for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), passport applications and Canada’s airports. This task force was in response to what he deemed to be “unacceptable”…
CIC News IRCC officials discuss study permit backlog and new recommendations at CBIE symposium Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is reporting an unprecedented surge in demand for study permits from international students. According to ICEF Monitor, the numbers are continuing to increase as pandemic restrictions are loosen around the globe and students are returning…
CIC News IRCC’s Anti Racism Strategy for 2021-2024 In 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) began looking deeper into the departments’ internal environment through an anti-racism lens. An employee survey found that significant proportion of racialized employees considered racism to be a problem. In response to this, focus groups were held to gain greater…