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Immigration Minister announced measures to improve and modernize the Canadian immigration system
On January 31, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced measures to improve and modernize Canada’s immigration system, tackle key challenges faced by the clients and achieve more stable application processing times. In February 2022, the Government will introduce a new Permanent Residence Application Tracker for applicants’ spouses and dependents, allowing them to easily access status updates on their case files. Minister also mentioned the achievements of the last 2021 year and promised to address delays that have been impacted by COVID-19.
#IRCC, #Fraser, #immigration_system, #PR_application_tracker
Immigration to Canada remains high despite COVID-19
World Education Services (WES) introduced a new study comparing a series of surveys of individuals planning to immigrate to Canada in August 2020 and August 2021. According to the analysis, interest in immigrating to Canada remains high since the share of respondents who indicated that the pandemic has not impacted their immigration plans increased from 48.3% to 51.5%. In addition, respondents anticipate a positive impact on the availability of jobs in their occupation in Canada and have a positive perception of the ability of the Canadian Government and health care system to manage the pandemic. Despite the comparative analysis stating that the pandemic has not been a significant factor in delaying respondents’ immigration plans, there was a significant increase in the number of interviewees who are interested in immigrating to a country other than Canada.
#WES, #COVID_19, #immigration_to_Canada
Prince Edward Island does not agree with Statistics Canada’s findings
Prince Edward Island’s immigration officials do not agree with the perception that newcomers arriving in the Atlantic Canadian province leave it after a while. Statistics Canada report indicates that the retention rate of the PEI for the years of 2014-2019 was only 28.1 percent. PEI officials claim that this figure paints an inaccurate picture of immigration to Prince Edward Island. Jeff Young, director at the province’s Office of Immigration stated that the PEI has made many changes to the immigration programs and now has a much higher retention rate.
#PEI, #retention_rate, #Statistics_Canada
Canada updated eligibility instructions for Quebec Selection Certificate holders
On January 31, 2022, the Government of Canada updated instructions for Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ) holders currently residing in Quebec. The eligibility requirements section has been reformatted for easier reference and updated to include new changes. In addition, as of now, Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) exemption may now apply to temporary residents who are in Canada and meet the eligibility requirements of an active public policy. the Government also removed the instructions related to spouses and common-law partners of CSQ holders.
#Quebec, #CSQ, #LMIA, #temporary_residents