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Strengthening temporary residence programs for sustainable …
WEB4 days ago · The proposed reduction of temporary residents from 6.5% of Canada’s total population to 5% will be reflected in the 2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan, which will be released by November 1, 2024. Graduates from programs at public colleges will remain eligible for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) of up to …
Actions taken to strengthen Canada’s temporary residence …
WEB4 days ago · As part of the Government of Canada’s broader commitment to protecting temporary foreign workers from mistreatment and abuse, the Migrant Worker Support Program was launched in 2022 (totaling $49.5 million) to help migrant workers learn about and exercise their rights. We have improved the …
IRCC announces tighter cap for study permits and changes to ... - CIC News
WEB4 days ago · “The international student cap is here to stay” according to Canada's Immigration Minister, Marc Miller.. Specifically, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will issue just 437,000 study permits in 2025. According to the department, this number is based on a 1 0% reduction from the 2024 target of 485,000 new study permits issued, and then stabilizing the intake cap for 2026.
IRCC’s backlog increasing as department looks to reduce ... - CIC News
WEB4 days ago · Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) application backlog has exceeded one million applications for the first time in months. According to the latest data, there were 1,002,400 applications in the backlog as of July 31, 2024, out of 2,364,700 total applications currently in inventory. This means that 1,362,000 applications are being processed within service standards.
New limits on international students are causing turmoil among …
WEB2 days ago · The dramatic increase of international students — more than 1.5 million study permits for post-secondary were granted from 2018 to 2023 — has come under greater scrutiny, with some linking it ...
IRCC stopped assigning immigration applications to inactive …
WEB5 days ago · Now, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) tells CBC News it has ended the longstanding practice of using inactive officers' IDs as virtual holding bins for applications to ensure "files do not fall through the cracks." On Dec. 12, 2022, CBC first reported that IRCC was assigning tens of thousands of applications to "inactive ...
Canada improves fairness for applicants by ending post …
WEBJun 21, 2024 · When an eligible graduating student applies online for a PGWP before their study permit expires, they can work full-time while they wait for approval on a work permit and receive an automated letter that can be shown to employers. When a work permit is approved, it’s mailed directly to them.
Record-breaking number of immigration cases went through …
WEBMar 16, 2023 · Lawyers who work with immigration applications say the surge in proceedings making their way to the Federal Court is a response to delays and refusals at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship...
IRCC to resume FSWP and CEC invitations in July; and offer ... - CIC News
WEBApr 22, 2022 · A summary of today's major announcements. Express Entry invitations to FSWP, CEC, and FSTP candidates will resume in early July. The vast majority of new Express Entry applications will be processed within the six-month service standard. According to IRCC, current Express Entry processing times range from seven months to in excess of 20 months.
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