Jul 11, 2024 | Press Room
Proposed regulations would compel the schools to report to the Immigration Department whether a student is attending school and complying with permit requirements. Three issues have been identified that impact program integrity Under the existing regulations, the...
Jun 21, 2024 | Press Room
A safe and secure flow of goods and people across the Canada–United States border is critical to North America’s economy and the close person-to-person ties that Canadians and Americans enjoy. That’s why we continue to look for ways to make it easier and faster to...
Jun 13, 2024 | Newfoundland, Press Room
The Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills is cautioning the public concerning the circulation of fraudulent documents that claim to be issued by the department’s Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism. These fraudulent documents may include:...
Jun 7, 2024 | Newfoundland, Press Room
June 7, 2024 To complement ongoing recruitment activities, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is introducing a new tuition relief program for nursing students at select campuses. For students entering nursing in September 2024, the new program will help...
Jun 3, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
Caregivers from abroad are invaluable to Canadian families. Their hard work makes a difference in the lives of those they care for, including children, seniors and persons with disabilities. As the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot come...
May 31, 2024 | Press Room
Canada is opening three new visa application centres (VACs) in Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara, Mexico at the end of May to better serve applicants who want to travel to Canada. The new VACs will initially provide biometric collection services only, and then we...
May 30, 2024 | Press Room
The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today issued the following statement on increasing the number of applications that will be accepted into processing under the temporary special measures for Palestinian extended family in...
May 30, 2024 | Press Room
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is improving processing for spousal and partner applications by expanding its use of advanced analytics and other automated technology to all spousal and partner applications under the family class. Two new tools...
May 23, 2024 | Press Room
Canadian citizenship is highly valued around the world. It provides the right to vote, to run for political office and to hold a Canadian passport. For many immigrants, citizenship is key to integration. It also provides a sense of belonging to a diverse and inclusive...
May 13, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
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...
May 10, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
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...
May 10, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
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...
May 8, 2024 | Newfoundland, Press Room
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...
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