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IRCC aims to resume FSWP and CEC invitations this spring

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said in a recent interview that the immigration department was looking to resume Express Entry draws for skilled workers in the spring.

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Immigration Canada’s backlog grows to 1.84 million

IRCC reports there are 1.84 million people waiting on decisions in its inventory as of mid-March...

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Canada welcomes more than 100,000 immigrants through family sponsorship each year...

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How film and TV production companies can get Canadian work permits

Movie and TV shoots generate jobs, revenue, and infrastructure development. As such, the Canadian government offers facilitated work permit processing for foreign film industry workers to shoot on location in Canada...

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Canada is open to tourists again. Here’s how to avoid criminal inadmissibility issues at the border

This year marks the first since the start of the pandemic that Canada is fully open to tourists...

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IRCC continues to evaluate Express Entry options, but will resume FSWP and CEC invitations in 2022

A recent internal memo by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) states the department remains undecided on its Express Entry plans for this year but invitations to FSWP and CEC candidates will resume "later in 2022"...

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IRCC: No details yet on Parents and Grandparents Program 2022

In a March 14, 2022 email to CIC News, IRCC said it has yet to be determined when the application process for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2022 will open...

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Canada launches special temporary residence pathway for Ukrainians

On March 17, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced the launch of the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET), an accelerated temporary residence pathway for Ukrainians fleeing war...

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