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Ottawa extended the pilot program for a spouse or common-law partners in Canada class
On September 17, 2021, the Government of Canada extended the pilot program that exempts permanent residence applicants in the family class or the spouse or common-law partner in Canada (SCLPC) class. The program had to expire on September 9, 2021, however, now, was extended until September 9, 2023. The results of an analysis of the pilot, as well as the impact of COVID-19 on the processing of applications, made the Government implement the subsequent public policy by extending the pilot.
#Family_sponsorship, #family_class, #SCLPS, #spouse_sponsorship
Prince Edward Island issued 143 invitations under the PEI PNP
On September 16, 2021, Prince Edward Island conducted a new invitation round in the Prince Edward Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). In the ninth round of the year, the province issued 129 invitations to apply to skilled workers in the Labour Impact and Express Entry streams. PEI also invited 14 candidates to the Business Work Permit Entrepreneurs stream. The lowest score for business candidates was 72 points, the same as it was in the August draw. In total, Prince Edward Island issued 1,337 invitations in 2021, including 121 invitations to business candidates. The next PEI PNP draw is scheduled for October 21, 2021.
#Prince_Edward_Island, #PEIPNP, #Business_immigration, #Skilled_workers, #Entrepreneurs, #PNP
Canada invited 1,136 candidates under the International Experience Canada
The Government of Canada resumed random weekly draws for the International Experience Canada program starting September 13, 2021. Applicants who have applied for the Working Holiday program, are not required to obtain a job offer to get an invitation to apply (ITA). Over the last week, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of IEC. From September 13 to September 17, Canada invited 1,136 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of September 17, there are 27,058 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 1 ITA for Andorra, 70 ITAs for Australia, 5 ITAs for Austria, 16 ITAs for Belgium, 1 ITA for Costa Rica, 3 ITAs for Croatia, 28 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 11 ITAs for Denmark, 2 ITAs for Estonia, 324 ITAs for France, 52 ITAs for Germany, 6 ITAs for Greece, 6 ITAs for Hong Kong, 126 ITAs for Ireland, 26 ITAs for Italy, 21 ITAs for Japan, 68 ITAs for South Korea, 6 ITAs for Latvia, 11 ITAs for Lithuania, 1 ITA for Luxembourg, 17 ITAs for the Netherlands, 21 ITAs for New Zealand, 2 ITAs for Norway, 20 ITAs for Poland, 25 ITAs for Portugal, 14 ITAs for Slovakia, 3 ITAs for Slovenia, 31 ITAs for Spain, 43 ITAs for Sweden, 6 ITAs for Switzerland, 53 ITAs for Taiwan, and 117 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In total, Canada issued 20,341 ITAs under the IEC in 2021.
#IRCC, #IEC, #ITA, #Working_Holiday, #Young_Professionals, #International_CoOp, #work_permits, #work_in_Canada
New immigrants choose Canada’s small cities instead of metropolises
Despite major Canadian metropolises have been popular destinations for immigrants for a long time, small and medium Canadian cities are now beginning to attract more overseas newcomers as the pressure of living in big cities increases. A study conducted between 2013 and 2019 by David Campbell at Ryerson University showed that the number of immigrants who settled in smaller cities increased by 45%, while only 9% settled in the four largest cities in Canada. Smaller cities, especially cities in the four Atlantic provinces, are slowly gaining popularity as destinations for immigration.
#Canadian_cities, #newcomers, #small_cities, #Atlantic_provinces
IRCC will hold a lottery for the Parents and Grandparents Program
Starting the week of September 20, 2021, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will hold a lottery for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2021. IRCC will draw 30,000 candidates from the lottery over a two-week period giving more Canadians and permanent residents than ever before the opportunity to bring their loved ones to Canada. Applicants who receive an invitation to apply will have to submit their completed applications to IRCC within 2 months. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced the details of the program in July 2021.
#IRCC, #PGP, #parents_sponsorship, #lottery, #family_sponsorship