💥IRCC mega announcement: 💥

- Online Application for almost all PR and TR programs by Next September

- PR application status tracker

- New Public Policy is set to be announced exempting TR and PR applicants in Canada from Re-doing the Medical exam

- Resuming in-person sponsorship interview in Canada and migration offices abroad with virtual interview option

- Online citizenship tool now allow families to apply together

- Reps will be allowed to use online citizenship tracker this September.

Federal court rules it is an error requiring the Applicants to demonstrate that the children would be "“severely impacted”" when assessing the BIOC.

the inability of the children to speak the language of the country of return is sufficient when applying the hardship test, rather than focusing on the ability of the children to overcome difficulties.

https://canlii.ca/t/jrrv8

Special announcement today by the minister of CIC:

-CIC lifts the 20 hours limit on international student to work off-campus effective November 15th, 2022 until the end of 2023.

- CIC will automate the approval for study permit extensions, meaning more resources would be available to process more complex applications.

#Breaking #pgp

IRCC will issue over 20000 invitations in the coming two weeks for PGP sponsorship. The invitation will be sent randomly to those already on the pool from 2021 and 2020. No new EOI will be taken.

#BREAKING: The federal government is planning a massive increase in the number of immigrants entering Canada, with a goal of seeing 500,000 people arrive each year by 2025.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2022/11/an-immigration-plan-to-grow-the-economy.html

#students #wp

20 hrs / week Off-campus work limit is lifted effective November 15th and good through the end of December 2023.

#NOC #TEER

New TEER based NOC is in effect now. The major change : NOC B is now broken into TEER2 and TEER3

#BREAKING

If your children are Canadian citizens aged 15 years and under, they are not required to have a passport to cross the U.S. border by land or water.

They only require one of the following documents:

•an original or a copy of a birth certificate
•an original Canadian citizenship certificate

#BREAKING

Starting in January, The IRCC to implement a new 2-year temporary measure to expand work permit eligibility to spouses, common-law partners, and working-age dependents of temporary workers of all skill levels.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2022/12/employers-and-temporary-workers-to-benefit-from-family-work-permits-to-address-labour-shortages.html

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You can now say goodbye to lengthy statistic ATIP pdf files, save valuable time, and better assist your clients.

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https://www.immigratic.com/atip-plus

The ATIP Plus data shows that Indian students accounted for the largest proportion of these college-level study permit applications at 46%, followed by Nigerian and Filipino students at 6.4% each. It is worth noting that the number of Indian college students applying for study permits in Canada significantly exceeds the combined total of Nigerian and Filipino students.

Source: ATIP Plus

Canada welcomed 431,645 new permanent residents in 2022, A new historical record.

Immigrants account for 36% of physicians, 33% of business owners with paid staff, and 41% of engineers.

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In 2022, the number of temporary residence applications from Ukrainian citizens increased significantly, with nearly half a million applications being received. This represents a 5000% increase compared to the number of applications in 2020, a year before Russia's invasion, which was barely 8,000

Source: ATIP Plus.

Family members of most foreign workers now can apply for an open work permit.

Operational manuals

The IRCC will accept the Pearson language test for immigration purposes beginning in late 2023, making it the third English-designated language agency.

Designated language testing agencies

The conversion table to CLB is yet to be announced.

The amount of work experience in Canada required for a caregiver to qualify for permanent residence is being reduced from 24 months to 12 months.

News Release

Canada announced a special measure for the Iranians residing in Canada temporarily, waiving extension fees and easing processing, Effective March 1st.

The minister also promised to announce a new open work permit pathway and a permanent residency for those who promote and advocate human rights.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/02/canada-announces-support-for-iranian-temporary-residents.html

Canada announces the second round of extension of post-graduation work permits for up to 18 months starting on April 6th, 2023, which includes those out of status and beyond the 90-day statutory restoration timeframe.

#PGWP #EXTENSION

Is it reasonable for the Immigration Appeal Division to find that it does not have jurisdiction to hear an appeal pursuant to subsection 63(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27 if the permanent resident visa is expired at the time the removal order is issued?

The FCA answers it as " YES".

https://canlii.ca/t/jx651#par18

The IRCC minister announced a new public policy that will issue open work permits to spousal applicants and their dependent children regardless of whether they applied under Family class as an overseas applicant or spousal/common-law partner in Canada applicant.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/public-policies/spousal-work-permit-exemption.html