MCS Immigration Consulting Services Inc.

10/22/2024

Thousands of experienced professionals and skilled workers immigrate permanently to Canada each year. Why not you?
Canada is a big country with big opportunities where you can succeed!
Through Express Entry, you can start preparing today to:
• Have your education credentials assessed if you studied outside Canada
• Complete your language testing
• Build your new life in Canada
While we don’t announce Express Entry invitation rounds in advance, you can learn everything you need to know about Express Entry on our website:

Thousands of experienced professionals and skilled workers immigrate permanently to Canada each year. Why not you?

Canada is a big country with big opportunities where you can succeed!

Through Express Entry, you can start preparing today to:
• Have your education credentials assessed if you studied outside Canada
• Complete your language testing
• Build your new life in Canada

While we don’t announce Express Entry invitation rounds in advance, you can learn everything you need to know about Express Entry on our website: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/submit-profile/rounds-invitations.html

10/16/2024

Breaking news!

Document fraud is a serious crime in Canada.
It is against the law to lie or send false information or documents to IRCC. It’s called misrepresentation and can involve either falsifying or altering documents, such as:
• Passports and travel documents
• Visas
• Diplomas, degrees and apprenticeship or trade papers
• Certificates of birth, marriage, final divorce, annulment, separation or death
• Police certificates
You are responsible for all the information in your application, even if a representative fills it out for you. If you send false documents or information, we can refuse your application and forbid you from entering Canada for at least 5 years, among other consequences.
Learn what happens if you give false information: https://bit.ly/3XKMqDC

Document Fraud (Misrepresentation)

08/10/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Are you a skilled foreign worker who has received a community recommendation from a Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot community?

If you have not yet applied for permanent residence, remember to submit your application by August 31, 2024.

Don’t wait! Apply today: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/application-rural-northern-immigration.html

07/01/2024

Canada has a proud history of providing protection to those most in need through our refugee resettlement programs. That includes refugees from the LGBTQI+ community. The UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, Rainbow Railroad and other referral organizations can identify LGBTQI+ refugees and refer them for resettlement in Canada.

We also support the LGBTQI+ community through the Rainbow Refugee Assistance Partnership with Rainbow Refugee. Through this life-saving program, Canadians have privately sponsored and helped resettle some 290 LGBTQI+ refugees to Canada since 2011.

Learn more about what we are doing to support + refugees: https://bit.ly/4ck12zi

06/02/2024

Do you speak French? Canada could be your new home! Find out how to immigrate to Canada as a skilled worker. Learn more: https://www.canada.ca/.../campaigns/choose-canada.html

Do you speak French? Canada could be your new home! Find out how to immigrate to Canada as a skilled worker. Learn more: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/campaigns/choose-canada.html

05/06/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT:

WELCOME OUR NEW ARRIVAL TO CANADA:

MCS Immigration Consulting Services would like to congratulate and welcome to our newest International Student that just arrived in Toronto, ON, Canada: Mr. Einnor R. from Philippines.

Thank you for trusting us with your Student Permit application. We welcome you and wish you all the best in your new home in Kingston, ON Canada.

NOTE: Thank you, Delma, for sharing with us this lovely photo.

05/04/2024

Fees for all permanent resident applications will increase on April 30, 2024. Full details: https://www.canada.ca/.../increase-permanent-residence...

05/04/2024

News Release for International Students!

International students enrich Canada’s social, cultural and economic fabric. That is why, in recent months, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has introduced reforms to the International Students Program, to ensure system integrity while protecting students from fraud and financial vulne...

04/13/2024

Welcome to The Local Show, your one-stop destination for all things Kingston! Come and explore our event today, April 13th, at the Cataraqui Mall and discover the best of what our beautiful city has to offer. We have an exciting lineup of activities and giveaways, so don't miss out!

03/11/2024

Attention employers hiring temporary foreign workers from Mexico! Make sure workers applying to come to Canada know that they must apply for a work permit before they travel to Canada. They can’t apply at the port of entry when they arrive in Canada.
When a work permit application is approved, they will automatically receive a visa. They don’t need to apply for a visa separately.
If they are applying to work in the agricultural or seafood and fish processing industry in Canada, they should submit their application as soon as possible. It will be processed on a priority basis. https://www.canada.ca/.../campa.../eta-work-visa-mexico.html

01/31/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT:

MCS Immigration Consulting Services would like to congratulate our newest Temporary Foreign Worker, under the Home Child Care Provider Pilot Program, Ms. Laura S. from Saudi Arabia.

Thank you for trusting us with your OWP and PR application. We are looking forward to meeting you soon.

Job well done (HCCP Pilot Program) to our Licensed Immigration Consultant.






NOTE: Thank you, Ate Mirna, for sharing with us this lovely photo.

01/30/2024

Please read the articles for International Students.

Today, we announced that the Government of Canada will set an intake cap on international student permit applications to stabilize growth, for a period of two years. Details: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2024/01/canada-to-stabilize-growth-and-decrease-number-of-new-international-student-permits-issued-to-approximately-360000-for-2024.html
For 2024, the cap is expected to result in approximately 360,000 approved study permits, a decrease of 35% from 2023. Study permit renewals will not be impacted. Those pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees, and elementary and secondary education are not included in the cap. Current study permit holders will not be affected.
To implement the cap, as of January 22, 2024, every study permit application submitted to IRCC will also require an attestation letter from a province or territory. Provinces and territories are expected to establish a process for issuing attestation letters to students by no later than March 31, 2024.
In order to better align the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program, we are changing the eligibility criteria:
• Starting September 1, 2024, international students who begin a study program that is part of a curriculum licensing arrangement will no longer be eligible for a postgraduation work permit upon graduation.
• Graduates of master’s and other short graduate-level programs will soon be eligible to apply for a 3-year work permit.
In the weeks ahead, open work permits will only be available to spouses of international students in master's and doctoral programs. The spouses of international students in other levels of study, including undergraduate and college programs, will no longer be eligible.

01/29/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT:

WELCOME OUR NEW ARRIVAL TO CANADA:

Meligrana Consulting Services (MCS) would like to congratulate our newest Temporary Foreign Worker, under the Home Support Worker Pilot Program that just arrived in Toronto, ON, Canada: Ms. Ana Luz from Saudi Arabia.

Thank you for trusting us with your OWP and PR application. We welcome you and wish you all the best in your new home.

Job well done to our Licensed Immigration Consultant!





NOTE: Thank you Ana for the update

01/27/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT:

WELCOME TO OUR NEW ARRIVAL TO CANADA:

MCS Immigration Consulting Services would like to congratulate and welcome to our newest Temporary Resident that just arrived in Toronto, ON, Canada: Ms. Antipaz Ramos. from Philippines.

Thank you for trusting us with your TRV application. We welcome you to Canada and wish you all the best in your visit.

Job well done to our Licensed Immigration Consultant.





NOTE: Thank you, Maria, for sharing with us this wonderful photo.

01/26/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT:

WELCOME OUR NEW ARRIVAL TO CANADA:

MCS Immigration Consulting Services would like to congratulate and welcome to our newest Temporary Foreign Worker, under the Home Child Care Provider Pilot that just arrived in Toronto, ON, Canada: Ms. Mylene Z. from Saudi Arabia.

Thank you for trusting us with your OWP and PR application. We welcome you and wish you all the best in your new home.

Job well done (HCCP Pilot Program) to our Licensed Immigration Consultant.






NOTE: Thank you, Mylene, for sharing with us this lovely photo.

01/12/2024

Considering a vacation to visit friends or family in Canada in 2024? Plan ahead and find out if you need a visa or electronic travel authorization (eTA). Start here:

Find out if you need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) or a visitor visa

12/15/2023

New: News Release International Students

Starting January 1, 2024, the cost-of-living financial requirement for study permit applicants will be raised to ensure that international students are better prepared for life in Canada. This threshold will be adjusted each year, similarly to other immigration programs. Learn more: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/12/revised-requirements-to-better-protect-international-students.html

For 2024, a single applicant will need to show they have $20,635 in addition to their first year of tuition and travel costs. This change will apply to new study permit applications received on or after January 1, 2024.

In addition, Minister Miller has provided an update on three temporary policies that were set to expire at the end of 2023, including the following:

• International students already in Canada, as well as applicants who have already submitted an application for a study permit as of December 7, 2023, will be able to work off-campus for more than 20 hours per week until April 30, 2024.

• The measure that has allowed international students to count time spent studying online towards the length of a future post-graduation work permit, as long as it constitutes less than 50% of the program of study, will continue to be in place for students who begin a study program before September 1, 2024.

• A temporary policy was introduced on three occasions to provide an additional 18-month work permit to post-graduation work permit holders as their initial work permit was expiring. Foreign nationals with a post-graduation work permit expiring up to December 31, 2023, remain eligible to apply. However, this temporary policy will not be extended further.

Canada is a top destination for international students, thanks to our high-quality educational institutions; our welcoming, diverse society; and the opportunities for some to work or immigrate permanently after graduation. While international students have contributed to life on campuses and innovat...