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Canada invites French-speaking candidates to apply for permanent residence through Express Entry

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 5,000 ITAs in a draw for candidates with French language proficiency. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed

Wait times ease for permanent residence and citizenship applicants

Permanent residence processing times have declined by one to two months for many economic immigration and family sponsorship applicants, according to the immigration department’s July 7 processing times update. This applies to Canadian Experience Class, base Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), and

BREAKING: Manitoba MPs announce work permit extensions for provincial nominee candidates

About 2,700 workers in Manitoba will have the opportunity to obtain work permit extensions, according to statements made by two Winnipeg members of Parliament (MPs). The extensions are to be offered to workers in Manitoba who are in pursuit of permanent

Wait times rise for many temporary residence applicants, IRCC data shows

On July 7, the immigration department released updated processing times for temporary residence applications, showing increases across nearly every category. Wait times for work permit applicants from Pakistan and Nigeria both lengthened, with Nigeria recording the sharpest increase at three weeks.

Canada’s processing time for proof of citizenship jumps to 19 months as the queue nears 100,000

As of July 7, the number of people waiting for a decision on their proof of Canadian citizenship application has grown to 99,500. This is an increase of roughly 17,500 applicants in the span of a month. Get a Free Consultation

IRCC publishes updated distribution of Express Entry candidate scores

The number of top-scoring candidate profiles in the Express Entry pool has fallen from 20,953 to 19,136, according to the latest data published by Canada’s immigration department. See how competitive your Express Entry profile is The most recent data was published

Canada holds first Canadian Experience Class draw of July

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 2,000 ITAs in a draw for Canadian Experience Class candidates. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to

Analysis: What IRCC’s surrender letters revealed, and what applicants can do going forward

On June 30, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said that it had completed its review of roughly 6,500 applications for citizenship by descent that it had received under Bill C-3. The department has since added that finalization of these pending

Canada extends direct-to-permanent-residence pathway for French-speaking students

The federal government has extended a study-to-immigrate pathway for qualifying French-speaking students who wish to settle outside Quebec. The Francophone Minority Communities Student Pilot (FMCSP), through which eligible foreign nationals can get PR without a job offer, will now remain open

New Brunswick extends student pathway to permanent residence

New Brunswick has extended a study-to-immigrate permanent residence pathway for international student graduates of two private colleges. The Private Career College Graduate Pilot is now set to remain open to international student graduates of select healthcare and child education programs at

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