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15/04/2023

How can you be granted Canadian citizenship after becoming a permanent resident?

Physical presence requirements
Canada’s physical presence requirements require that you have lived in Canada for at least three years out of the past five years before applying for Canadian citizenship. In other words, you must have lived in Canada for a total of 1,095 days.

If you have lived in Canada as a temporary resident or protected person before becoming a permanent resident, you may use some of that time towards the physical presence requirement. Canada allows you to use each day you spent in Canada as a temporary resident or protected person in the last five years to count as a half day, with a maximum of 365 days.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recommends you apply with more than 1,095 days in case there is a problem with your calculation.

File your taxes
You may need to file taxes in Canada for at least three years during the five years before the date you apply for Canadian citizenship.

You may be required to file an income tax return, even if you lived in Canada for only part of the year, if you:

Have to pay tax for the year;
Want to claim a refund;
Want to get benefit and credit payments.
Pass a Canadian citizenship test
If you are between 18 and 54 years old, you will need to take a Canadian citizenship test.

The test is 30 minutes long and consists of 20 questions about the rights and responsibilities of Canadians and questions about Canada’s history, geography, laws, government and more. You may write this test in English or French.

URVI OVERSEAS
+91 93136 35760
B/702, Dev Aurum, Near Seema Hall, Anandnagar Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad-380015.

15/04/2023

Buying a home in Canada is now easier for newcomers.

Canada’s government is making it easier for newcomers, as well as Canadians, to purchase a home.

Last week, the government announced it was reducing some of restrictions of an Act that made it difficult for non-Canadians to purchase residential property. Also, as of April 1st, financial institutions are now able to offer tax-free first-home savings accounts. This makes good on a proposal made in Budget 2022.

Restrictions reduced for non-Canadian homebuyers
Just months after introducing a new law that prohibits non-Canadians from purchasing residential property, the government has amended the law and eased restrictions for home buyers in Canada on a work permit.

On March 27, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMCH) announced that the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act had been amended. Under the amended Act, non-Canadians on a work permit may now also purchase mixed-use residential and commercial land if they meet certain criteria. The amendments were effective immediately on the day of the announcement.

CMHC says work permit holders are now eligible if they have 183 days or more of validity remaining on their work permit or work authorization at the time of purchase. Also, they have not purchased more than one residential property in Canada.

URVI OVERSEAS
+91 93136 35760
B/702, Dev Aurum, Near Seema Hall, Anandnagar Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad-380015.

15/04/2023

Labour Force Survey: Employment in Canada held steady in February 2023.

The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.0%, which is just shy of the record-low 4.9% that was seen in the summer of 2022. There were just over 1 million unemployed persons in Canada in February, which is essentially unchanged from January.

In addition, employment was mostly unchanged among adults aged 25 to 54 years old, or core-aged adults. There was also little change in youth employment from the previous month.

Employment in women
Employment of women between the ages of 55-64 has increased by 30,000 (+1.9%) in February. Over 6 in 10 women in the age group were employed in February, the highest proportion on record.

In February 2023, 58.9% of women aged 15 and older were employed. This number is up from 58.1% in August 2022, but lower than the record high of 59.2% reached in October 2007. Employment for women rose by 214,000 from August 2022 to February 2023, accounting for 61% of employment growth over the period.

Employment trends by industry
The professional, scientific, and technical services industry has been an important driver of employment growth, accounting for over one third of total net employment growth in the last three years. On a year-over-year basis, employment in this industry was up 4.7% (+84,000) in February, overtaking growth across all industries (+2.1%). In addition, hourly wages of employees in the industry were up 9.6% (+$3.83 to $43.69) over the same period, the fastest growth rate across industries.

The number of people employed in health care and social assistance grew by 0.6% or 15,000 in February. On a year-by-year basis, employment in health care and social assistance was up 1.7%, or 44,000.

Employment increased in public administration (+10,000, +0.9%) was up in February. The public administration industry includes those working for federal, provincial, territorial, municipal, and Indigenous governments and was concentrated in Ontario (+7,600; +1.7%) and New Brunswick (+1,500; +4.3%). Compared with February 2022, a year earlier, employment in the public administration industry was up 7.7%.

Employment decreased in business, building and other support services (-11,000; -1.5%) which is the first notable decline in over a year for the industry. The decline was most concentrated in Ontario (-16,000, -5.3%).

Employment remained mostly the same in wholesale and retail trade and construction.

URVI OVERSEAS
+91 93136 35760
B/702, Dev Aurum, Near Seema Hall, Anandnagar Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad-380015.

15/04/2023

Renewing your work permit while in Canada

If you have a work permit that is going to expire or you want to make changes to the conditions of your work permit, you must submit a new application at least 30 days before your work permit expires. You are legally allowed to stay in Canada while Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) processes your application.

The conditions of your work permit change if there are changes to your current job such as a change in pay or new responsibilities, if you are offered a different job or you want to work for a new employer. You are not allowed to start working a new job or work for a different employer you get a new work permit with the new conditions.

If you have an open work permit, you are permitted to extend it as long as you are still eligible to work in Canada with an open work permit.

How to apply
In most cases, you must apply online to extend or change the conditions of your work permit. To apply online, you will need to have electronic copies of your documents and will have to pay processing fees for the application.

Before you upload your forms, you must answer some questions. You will also create an account so that you can submit your application and check your status. If IRCC accepts your application, you will either get an extension of your current work permit or a work permit for the new working conditions.

URVI OVERSEAS
+91 93136 35760
B/702, Dev Aurum, Near Seema Hall, Anandnagar Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad-380015.

15/04/2023

Quebec releases 2023 list of jobs eligible for simplified LMIAs

The Quebec Ministry of Immigration recently released its latest list of occupations eligible for simplified Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) processing.

Briefly, LMIAs must be obtained by certain employers who intend to hire temporary foreign workers for their business. These documents are designed to provide assess the hiring of a temporary foreign worker and verify that the hire will have either a neutral or positive impact on Canada’s labour market.

According to the Government of Quebec, the list, which affects salaried workers and not those who are self-employed, “applies to all of Quebec and takes into account the labour needs of all regions.” In the last two years, the number of eligible jobs has grown by more than 100 occupations. The list of eligible occupations for 2023 now includes over 300 job titles, just two years after being at 181 total positions in 2021.

How LMIAs differ in Quebec compared to the rest of Canada
LMIA applications made by employers in Quebec must be approved by both the provincial government and the federal government. Therefore, Quebec-based LMIA applicants must “simultaneously submit [an LMIA] application” to both governments and send in the required documents.

Any applications that are not submitted simultaneously to the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec will be rejected.

URVI OVERSEAS
+91 93136 35760
B/702, Dev Aurum, Near Seema Hall, Anandnagar Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad-380015.

15/04/2023

Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates in the Express Entry pool have not been invited to apply for permanent residence since the last-all program draw, nearly two months ago, on January 18.

Since then, draws have been program-specific for candidates in the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), leaving many Post-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) holders in the CEC anxious while their permits get closer to their expiration date.

Express Entry draw patterns have been irregular compared to all the draws that took place between July and November 2022. Express Entry draws during that period were all-program, meaning every candidate in the Express Entry application management system who had at least the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score, was eligible to receive an invitation to apply (ITA).

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) dealt with a similar situation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic when Express Entry draws were paused for both the FSWP (in January 2021) and the CEC (in September of 2021).

In response to the pause, last April Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced a one-time extension for those who had a PGWP expire between September 2021 and December 2022. A similar measure has not been announced for those with PGWPs that expire in 2023.

URVI OVERSEAS
+91 93136 35760
B/702, Dev Aurum, Near Seema Hall, Anandnagar Road, Satellite, Ahmedabad-380015.

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