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CIC News Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program now closed The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) ends today, August 31. The deadline for communities to recommend candidates to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) was July 31, and August 31 was the last date on which recommended candidates could have submitted a permanent residence…
CIC News Extending your visitor status in Canada Given the recent announcement that Canada will no longer process work permit applications for individuals in Canada with visitor status, some may be wondering what options remain. Until August 28, visitors in Canada had the option to apply for work permits from within Canada as part of…
CIC News British Columbia, Quebec and PEI invite candidates in latest round of provincial immigration draws British Columbia (B.C.), Quebec, and Prince Edward Island (PEI) have issued invitations to apply for provincial immigration programs over the past week. B.C. and PEI did so through their respective Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Each province and territory in…
CIC News Deadline extended for out-of-status construction workers in the GTA seeking pathway to permanent residency The temporary public policy to further facilitate access to permanent resident status for out-of-status construction workers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) has recently been extended. The public policy will now run until December 31, 2024, or until it…
CIC News British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec invite candidates to apply for provincial immigration Three of Canada’s provinces have invited candidates to apply for provincial immigration programs this week. British Columbia (B.C.) and Alberta issued invitations through their Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Quebec does not have a PNP and instead has a separate agreement with…
CIC News BREAKING: IRCC releases annual Express Entry report More than double the number of Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued in Express Entry draws in 2023 compared to 2022 according to the newly released Express Entry Year-End report for 2023. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 110,266 ITAs over 42 Express Entry draws…
CIC News Permanent residence class proposed for semi-skilled workers. Immigraiton, Refugees and Citizesnhip Canada (IRCC) has proposed an amendment to the Immigration and Refugees Protection Act (IRPA) that would introduce a new permanent economic immigration class for workers who have experience and training that falls under the Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) levels 4…
CIC News Northwest Territories meets PNP allocation cap for 2024 The Northwest Territories (NWT) has reached its cap of nominations for its Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) for the first time. On July 22 the territory announced that it had reached and exceeded its cap of the 300 nominations for the Northwest Territory Nominee Program (NTNP)…
CIC News IRCC’s update on its plan to attract global talent Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has outlined recent progress on Skills Missions, one of the key objectives outlined in the Strategic Immigration Review released in October 2023. The report comes from an Access to Information Request (ATIP) obtained by CIC News. According to…
CIC News Ontario and British Columbia invite candidates to apply for provincial nomination Two provinces have invited candidates in the latest round of Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws. All Canadian provinces and territories (except Nunavut and Quebec) have PNPs to allow provincial governments to select immigration candidates that will successfully integrate into the local economy…