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Ottawa, May 13, 2024—The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, issued the following statement to mark the start of Citizenship Week, which runs from May 13 to 19, 2024: “Citizenship Week gives us all an opportunity to reflect on...
Number of temporary work visa holders went from 337,460 in 2018 to 605,851 in 2022 A key method of restricting the population of temporary residents is to offer them permanent resident status, the immigration minister said Friday — but that doesn't mean everyone who...
May 10, 2024—Montréal—The Forum of Ministers Responsible for Immigration (FMRI) met today to discuss Canada’s immigration levels planning for 2025–2027. Canada’s immigration ministers discussed the economic and social benefits of immigration, levels of permanent and...
The 2024 Federal Budget removed the 2017 top-up funding under the Labour Market Transfer Agreements, resulting in a funding reduction of more than $16.8 million per year for Newfoundland and Labrador. With the Government of Canada’s decision to cut $625 million in...
To strengthen Canada’s immigration system, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is improving the online processing times tool to help new clients predict how long it will take to process a complete application. Forward-looking processing times are now...
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced updates and enhancements to the Immigration Accelerator portal by the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism to improve services. New applications for the current Provincial Nominee Program and Job Vacancy...
April 29, 2024—Ottawa—Immigration is critical to the growth of our economy and our communities. Improving processing times is key to providing an immigration system that works better for newcomers and Canadians alike, which is why we are taking action to reduce wait...
April 29, 2024—Ottawa—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 Student Program, to ensure system integrity while...
Apr 23, 2024 by Chris O'Neill-Yates, National Reporter cbc.ca Good Samaritan gets involved, helping reunite family after CBC News investigation Even after they had grown up, every time Joy Thompson dreamed of her daughters, Aubrey and April Nuval, they were frozen in...
For Immediate Release, April 16th, 2024 Work Global Canada Inc. executive shareholders appoint Katherine Salvador (Member CPHR), as their new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. Paul Shelley, CEO of Work Global Canada Inc. says, “he is elated to have...