Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland released an update on November 30, how the Canadian government will continue to support the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Each fall, Canada’s Minister of Finance provides an overview of the country’s economic and financial situation. The 2020 version of this update is of additional importance in light of COVID-19.
Canada’s immigration system is on the verge of a busy end to what has been an eventful 2020. Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) are expected to continue to hold Express Entry raffles throughout the holiday season. In previous years, there have been at least two raffles in December. It is also expected that the
Canada is seeking to provide more avenues of permanent residence to foreign nationals who are already in the country. After the announcement that Canada would welcome more than 400,000 immigrants per year over the next three years, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino told Bloomberg that the federal government would soon announce the matter. The Minister of
Last week, the Government of Canada released the 2020 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration. This report is published to provide Parliament and the public with an overview of the latest developments in immigration to Canada. It is published alongside Canada’s Immigration Levels Plan. With the 2021-2023 immigration levels plan, Canada aims to welcome more
Canadian provinces hosted more than 10 rounds of invitations last month. Together, all of the invitation rounds resulted in nearly 3,000 invitations to apply for Provincial Nomination for Permanent Residence across the country. There are two types of provincial nomination streams: Enhanced nomination streams, which are in-line with the federal government’s Express Entry Basic nomination
As the United States counts the votes to determine the winner between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, it’s worth watching how the election outcome will impact Canada’s immigration system and the desire of those looking to relocate to Canada from the United States. One might intuitively believe that a Trump victory
Canada is set to send out 100,000 or more Express Entry invitations in 2020. That would be remarkable, given the negative impact of COVID-19 in Canada and around the world. When travel restrictions were imposed in March 2020 by Canada, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced that the country will target 341,000 new permanent resident admissions
Almost all Express Entry immigrants found employment within the first year of arrival and, in general, outperformed immigrants who went through the previous application system. A recent report from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) examined how Express Entry immigrants performed in the Canadian labor market between 2015 and 2018. They compared the results of
Those who wish to sponsor their parents or grandparents to immigrate to Canada can start the process by applying online. Expression of Interest for Parent and Grandparents Program (PGP) period begins today, October 13, and runs for three weeks until November 3. The PGP allows Canadian citizens and eligible permanent residents and persons with First
The 2020 Parents and Grandparents Program admission window is open from October 13 to November 3. In this time, Permanent residents and Canadian citizens can submit Sponsorship Interest Forms on the IRCC website. IRCC will host a lottery and will invite candidates to submit their sponsorship applications to bring their parents and grandparents to Canada,
