CanBorder - Canadian Immigration and Placement

07/11/2024

As of August 28, temporary residents in Canada on a visitor visa are no longer permitted to apply for a job-supported work permit from within Canada. The temporary policy allowing visitors to apply for these work permits was introduced in August 2020 to assist some visitors in Canada who were unable...

18/09/2024

In Canada, permanent residents (PR) enjoy many of the same privileges as citizens, including the ability to live, work, study, and invest in the country. However, there are some distinctions that set the two apart. A Permanent Resident is someone who has been given PR status by immigrating to Canada...

06/09/2024

Saskatchewan introduces two new PNP pathways for skilled newcomers

On August 30, the Government of Saskatchewan announced two new Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) pathways under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) for newcomers in health care and agriculture occupations. Saskatchewan’s Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said th...

05/08/2024

British Columbia and Manitoba invited more provincial immigration candidates this week through their respective Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs). Candidates were invited through PNPs, which are economic immigration programs, picking individuals based on their skills and experience to fill in-deman...

10/07/2024

More newcomers may now be eligible to apply for provincial nomination through the Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills Stream of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP). On July 4, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development announced that it has added occupations under...

04/07/2024

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued invitations to apply (ITAs) in the second Express Entry draw of the week. The department issued 1,800 ITAs in a category-base selection draw for trade occupations. Candidates required a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score o...

30/06/2024

International students across Canada are eligible to access some settlement services from organizations that operate inside their destination province or territory. These services, which are offered by a variety of providers across all Canadian provinces and territories, each have their own policies...

04/06/2024

Canada has announced new, enhanced caregiver pilot programs as the expiry date for Canada’s existing Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot approaches. The existing pilot programs are set to expire on June 17. In their place, the new pilot programs will grant home care wo...

13/04/2024

A permanent resident has many of the same benefits of Canadian citizens. However, unlike citizens, they must maintain their status by meeting certain requirements like the residency obligation. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration To maintain your permanent resident status, you must...

01/04/2024

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released more details surrounding changes to eligibility for Spousal Open Work Permits (SOWP). On January 22, 2024, the department introduced several changes to Canada’s international student program. Among them, IRCC said that the spouses of ...

12/03/2024

Recent comments by Canada’s Immigration Minister Marc Miller to the Globe and Mail have revealed that the actual number of study permits available for college and undergraduate international students this year is roughly 292,000. On January 22nd Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) i...

03/03/2024

Ontario, British Columbia (B.C.), Prince Edward Island (PEI), and Manitoba have issued provincial immigration invitations through their Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) in the last two weeks, a period that also saw Quebec release the results of two rounds of invitations conducted through their pro...

27/02/2024

All Canadian permanent residents (PRs) may leave the country, and return, after mailing their citizenship application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). However, IRCC clarifies that there are certain steps PRs must take to ensure they remain eligible for citizenship while outsid...

10/02/2024

This week, three of Canada’s provinces issued nominations to immigration candidates under their respective Provincial Nomination Programs (PNPs). These programs are run by all provinces in Canada (apart from Quebec and Nunavut) and are a pathway for economic class immigrants to settle and work in ...

09/02/2024

Recent data from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shows that Canada exceeded its target for the number of permanent residents it planned to welcome in 2023. According to the most recently available IRCC backlog data, the department welcomed 471,550 new permanent residents in 2023...

05/02/2024

Amidst a population boom of over five million people in the last ten years, Canada has added just 167 medical residencies over the same length of time, making it increasingly difficult for many Canadians to obtain regular access to a family doctor. This is according to a late-January story by CBC Ne...

04/02/2024

Following Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC’s) announcement on the 22nd of January, the department has also set a cap on the number of study permit applications it will consider in 2024. According to ministerial instructions released by IRCC, the department will consider a maxi...