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The department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued a program delivery update concerning temporary entry to Canada. This update notes that multiple-entry visas should now be considered the standard, and any single-entry visa issuance requires officers to provide an explanation recorded in the application notes. ‘The issuance of multiple-entry visas should now be considered the […]

The latest draw from the Express Entry pool has seen a total of 1,484 candidates being issued Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for Canadian permanent residence. The 28th draw took place on February 24, 2016, and each candidate who received an ITA had 453 or more Comprehensive Ranking System  (CRS) points. This latest draw is good news to prospective

Major changes to the Canadian Citizenship Act are expected to be announced over the coming days, with Canada’s Immigration Minister stating that the Liberal government will soon follow through on its election pledge to repeal the controversial Bill C-24, which was brought in by the previous Conservative government. Among other measures, C-24 gave the government the power to

Ministers discussed key security issues with international counterparts Washington, D.C., February 17, 2016 – The Honourable Ralph Goodale, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and the Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, met with their counterparts from Australia,

A full-scale review of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, which allows Canadian employers to hire foreign nationals to fill labour shortages in Canada, appears imminent. MaryAnn Mihychuk, the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour in the Liberal government of Canada, has said that she will ask a parliamentary committee for proposals to optimize the program. “I think it

The Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, John McCallum, has said that Ottawa is looking to make changes to how immigrants to Canada may become citizens. “We are in general trying to reduce the barriers people have to overcome to become a citizen,” stated McCallum. “We would do two things. We would make it

Ottawa, ON – The Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, will be available to media in the foyer of the House of Commons for an announcement on the Interim Federal Health Program. Date: Thursday, February 18, 2016 Time: 12:30 p.m. (local time) Place: Foyer, House of

February 18, 2016—Ottawa, ON – All refugees and asylum claimants will soon benefit from full health-care coverage through a restored Interim Federal Health Program, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, John McCallum, announced today. Starting April 1, 2016, the Interim Federal Health Program will provide health-care coverage for all eligible beneficiaries – including basic,

The Mon projet Québec application management system, a new secure online space for managing applications to the Quebec Skilled Worker Program (QSWP) for immigration to Canada, has been experiencing significant technical problems through the morning of February 16, 2016. This day was due to be the first day the program would accept the submission of new applications

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC, formerly known as CIC) has provided updates to the published instructions on police certificates with respect to the Express Entry selection system for immigration to Canada. This update may affect individuals who receive an Invitation To Apply (ITA) for Canadian permanent residence through Express Entry. Language revisions were made to clarify the