Canada is planning to speed up the processing of applications for spousal sponsorship and process 6000 such applications every month between October and December 2020. For the purpose, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has increased the number of…
Good news for those who are thinking about bringing family members to Canada. From October 8 onwards, Canada will allow extended family members and other people travelling to the country for compassionate reasons to cross the border. The extended family…
In the federal Express Entry draw held on September 30, Canada invited 4200 immigration candidates to apply for permanent residence in the country. Among those invited in the draw were Federal Skilled Worker Program candidates, which means unlike several previous…
The month of October will be crucial period as far as Canada immigration is concerned, with two major events that will shape the future of Canada immigration going to take place in the month. First among these will be the…
The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) draw held on September 24 invited 535 immigration candidates to apply for provincial nomination. The invited candidates belonged to the Express Entry and Occupations In-Demand categories of SINP. This year, SINP has invited 2740…
New Brunswick is planning to invite more immigration candidates to settle in the province in the next three years. The Progressive Conservative Party that came to power for a second time in this Canadian province, had promised in their election…
Canada topped the list of the most accepting countries for migrants on the Gallup’s second administration of its Migrant Acceptance Index. Canada’s score on the Index is 8.46 out of a possible 9.0. Australia came fourth on the Index and…
The Government of Canada, in the throne speech, yet again reiterated its stance that welcoming immigrants is the key priority for the country and that immigration would be pivotal to the country’s post-pandemic recovery. Every new session of the Canadian…
Certain groups of immigrants have been exempted from the biometrics requirements by the Canadian government, provided they have submitted their biometrics in another application in the last 10 years. Earlier, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) had also introduced…
