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Are you eligible to sponsor your spouse or partner for Canadian immigration?

CIC News Are you eligible to sponsor your spouse or partner for Canadian immigration? Canadian citizens and permanent residents can sponsor their spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner for permanent residence (PR). Although the concept of spousal sponsorship may appear straightforward, sponsoring your spouse or partner in practice can be confusing and complicated. Sponsors and…

IRCC reducing Spousal Open Work Permits by more than 100,000 over the next three years

CIC News IRCC reducing Spousal Open Work Permits by more than 100,000 over the next three years During a recent announcement regarding changes to Canada’s temporary resident programs, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced several significant changes to the eligibility criteria for Spousal Open Work Permits (SOWPs). On September 18, Minister Miller noted that the department…

IRCC to introduce advanced analytics and automation to speed up processing for spousal and partner sponsorship

CIC News IRCC to introduce advanced analytics and automation to speed up processing for spousal and partner sponsorship Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that it will introduce advanced analytics and automated technology to process all spousal and partner applications under family class immigration. The department has developed two new tools which will…

IRCC processing spousal TRVs in 30 days with a 90% approval rate

CIC News IRCC processing spousal TRVs in 30 days with a 90% approval rate Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) now has a processing time of 30 days for Temporary Resident Visas (TRVs) for spousal applicants. The measure applies to spousal applicants who have already applied for permanent residency in Canada. Rather than require applicants…

Open-work permits available for spouses, partners and children of sponsors

CIC News Open-work permits available for spouses, partners and children of sponsors During the processing of a family class sponsorship application, some sponsored spouses, partners, and their dependent children, will come to Canada as temporary residents to be with their sponsor. Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced at the end of May a temporary…

IRCC inventory stands at 2 million applications

CIC News IRCC inventory stands at 2 million applications Data from Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shows that the backlog of applications in inventory, across all lines of business, is now just slightly over 800,000. The numbers are current as of April 30. There are 2,006,000 million applications in inventory in total. IRCC defines…

Canada’s immigration backlog has decreased to 2.2 million

CIC News Canada’s immigration backlog has decreased to 2.2 million New data obtained from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reports that Canada’s immigration backlog has dropped to just over 2.2 million. In an email to CIC News, IRCC provided updated data, which is current as of December 2. The inventory across all lines of…

How Canada is modernizing the submission system for spousal and common-law partner sponsorship programs

CIC News How Canada is modernizing the submission system for spousal and common-law partner sponsorship programs In a bid to improve client service, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is completely digitizing the application submission process for Canada’s inland and outland spousal and common-law partner sponsorship programs. Until September 23, 2022, IRCC had previously allowed…

Canada’s immigration backlog remains at 2.6 million people

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…