Canada Eliminates Bonus Points for LMIA under Express Entry
On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) announced the removal of bonus points for Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) supported job offers under the Express Entry system. Previously, applicants with LMIA supported job offers could receive up to 50 or 200 additional Comprehensive Ranking System […]
New Canada Immigration Pathways Revealed
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) published the eligibility criteria for two new pathways to Canadian Permanent Residence in the official Canada Gazette on December 14, 2024. These new pathways are the Rural Community Immigration Class (RCIC) and the Francophone Community Immigration Class (FCIC) and they are scheduled to take effect sometime in early 2025. […]
Canada Releases 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan
On Thursday, October 24, 2024, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, released the 2025-2027 Immigration Levels Plan. In its Plan, the Government of Canada has set the number of immigrants to be admitted to Canada between 2025 and 2027 to 1.140 million individuals: 2025: 395,000 2026: 380,000 2027: 365,000 Permanent […]
Permanent Residence Upon Arrival For Caregivers Abroad
Today, Monday, June 3, 2024, the Honourable Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”), Marc Miller, announced two new pilot programs that will give caregivers from abroad permanent residence upon arriving in Canada, a step intended to update and replace existing pilot programs that will wind down later this month. The programs are aimed […]
Government of Canada Introduces Legislation for Citizenship by Descent
Today, Thursday, May 23, 2024, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), introduced legislation that would extend citizenship by descent beyond the first generation. Bill C-71, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2024), would automatically confer Canadian citizenship to persons born abroad to a Canadian parent who is also born […]
Canada to Extend 35,700 Invitations to Apply under Parent/Grandparent Program
Starting today, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will randomly invite potential sponsors who submitted an interest to sponsor form in 2020 to apply for the 2024 intake. IRCC intends to send 35,700 invitations over the course of approximately 2 weeks. Their stated goal is to accept up to 20,500 complete […]