IRCC back to 12-month processing for spousal sponsorship applications

After the pandemic slowed IRCC operations, spousal sponsorship is back to service standard, government says. In January 2022, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced that Canada’s spousal sponsorship has returned to...

How to get Canadian citizenship if your parent is a Canadian

You can claim Canadian citizenship at any time of your life and there is no age restriction on when you can submit your application. There are...

Canada welcomed 450,000 new international students in 2021, an all-time record

Canada’s international student population has recovered quickly amid the pandemic. Canada saw nearly 450,000 new study permits take effect last year, a staggering figure that easily...

Canada increases target to 432,000 immigrants in 2022 under Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024

Canada has set an even higher bar, as it will look to welcome 451,000 new immigrants by 2024. In a statement to CIC News, Immigration Minister...

How will Canada’s economy affect immigrant workers?

Immigration Canada’s backlog grows to 1.84 million

As of mid-March, IRCC reports a backlog of 1,844,424 persons across all lines of business. IRCC reports there are 1.84 million people waiting on decisions in...

I’m a Newcomer Searching for Housing in Canada: Should I Rent or Buy?

CanadaVisa and Scotiabank are hosting a free webinar on how to find housing in Canada. Join us on May 18! CanadaVisa and Scotiabank are pleased to...

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. Canada imposed travel restrictions on tourists in March...

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...

Canada nears record-low unemployment rate in February

Canada’s labour force made a full recovery in February as Omicron-related public health measures lifted in several provinces. Statistics Canada measured Canada’s labour market performance during the week...