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March 9, 2016—Calgary, Alberta ? Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister John McCallum today congratulated Cinnaroll Bakeries Ltd. as one of the winners of the 2016 Employer Awards for Refugee Employment for their outstanding efforts to help refugees settle in Canada by finding jobs and obtaining employment skills. “I am very grateful for the leadership role […]

McCallum said a bill tabled in Parliament calls for between 280,000 and 305,000 permanent residents to be allowed into Canada in 2016, including more refugees from war-torn Syria. Calling it the country’s highest targeted number of new immigrants to Canada in modern times, McCallum said the government’s goal is to “bring in immigrants who wish to build a

The latest draw from the Express Entry pool has seen a total of 1,013 candidates being issued Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Canadian permanent residence. The 29th draw took place on March 9, 2016, and each candidate who received an ITA had 473 or more Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points. The CRS point requirement for this draw is the

Brampton, ON – The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, will be available to media following an announcement at the Brampton Multicultural Community Centre. Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2016 Time: Photo opportunity: 9:30 a.m. Footnote * News conference: 10:00 a.m. (local time) Place: Brampton Multicultural Community Centre 197 County Court Blvd. Suite

In a news conference today, Québec Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil provided the framework of a new immigration policy aimed at attracting immigrants to the Canadian province who are more likely to succeed in the provincial labour market. Ms. Weil stated that this new plan, called ‘Together, We Are Québec’ (or Ensemble, nous sommes le Québec), will take into account changing labour trends

Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, John McCallum, has stated that his department aims to speed up processing times for family class immigration, economic immigrants and refugee claimants by applying the lessons it learned from bringing 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada over recent months. “We have to re-engineer our whole department in terms of the processes

The government of Canada is delaying until the fall (autumn) the enforcement of a new electronic travel authorization (eTA) system for individuals exempt from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa (TRV) before they may enter Canada. The system was scheduled to be mandatory from March 15, 2016. A notice that appeared on the government’s

Ottawa, ON – Departmental officials from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will provide an update on Canada’s plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees. Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Time: 11:00 a.m. (local time)* Place:  National Press Theatre150 Wellington StreetOttawa, Ontario Notes for media: The media technical briefing is for background information only, not for attribution.

February 29, 2016 – Ottawa, ON – Canada has now welcomed more than 25,000 Syrian refugees as part of the #WelcomeRefugees initiative. The plan to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of February 2016 has met the commitments of a quick and successful resettlement effort while not compromising security or health requirements.

As has been widely expected, the number of applications to be accepted annually for the Parent and Grandparent Program (PGP) has been doubled from 5,000 to 10,000. Through the PGP, Canadian citizens and permanent residents may sponsor their parents and grandparents to immigrate to Canada permanently. During last year’s general election campaign, the now-governing Liberal Party