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CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS: DELAYED
Backlog growing for immigrant citizenship applications in Canada - Obtaining Canadian citizenship is regarded as the culmination of an often complex immigration journey, but also as [...]
SIX NEW PATHWAYS FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN CANADA
IRCC: Temporary Public Policies to facilitate the granting of permanent residence for certain foreign nationals and students in Canada “Your status may be temporary, but your [...]
CHANGING LANGUAGE AROUND IMPLIED STATUS – TEMPORARY RESIDENTS
IRCC: Changing Language around implied status - Temporary Residents Did you know? Implied status now is "maintained status"! Under immigration law, when applying for a visa, [...]
BC PNP CONTINUES TO EXCLUDE 31 OCCUPATIONS
BC PNP Continues to Exclude 31 Occupations from Invitations to Apply The BC PNP announced on August 31st that they will continue to suspend invitations to 31 occupations in tourism, hospitality, retail and personal services. Due to widespread unemployment in these sectors, the BC [...]
NEW FEES FOR BC PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAM
Effective August 6, 2020, the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) has increased the fees for Skills Immigration (SI) applications and requests for review submissions. Provincial Nominee Program Previous Fee New Fee Skills Immigration Application $700 CAD $1,150 CAD Request of Review $200 CAD [...]
BC PNP TECH PILOT NEWS
BC Provincial Nominee Program Extends the Tech Pilot to 2021 The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) Tech Pilot has been extended for another year, until June 2021. The program gives employers the ability to recruit and retain international talent, and allows tech workers [...]
BC PNP COVID-19 UPDATES
July 8th, 2020 – Update on BC PNP for Candidates In response to updates to the Employment Standards Act, the BC PNP has increased the layoff time allowed to 24 weeks, or August 30, whichever comes first. Instead of a maximum of 16 weeks as before, [...]
BECOMING A CANADIAN CITIZEN
Did you know that becoming a Canadian citizen comes with many basic benefits that are not available for Permanent Residents? This means you are “entitled to the rights of a citizen, and subject to the duties of a citizen”, and you will: Own a Canadian Passport. [...]
NEW FEES FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE APPLICATIONS
New Regulations come into force at 09:00:00 a.m. Eastern daylight time on April 30, 2020. The Regulations will increase permanent residence fees for Federal High Skilled programs under Express Entry; provincial nominee program; business programs; the Atlantic pilot program, and Quebec’s skilled worker program. Fees $CAD Current [...]