Bengaluru
Ottawa introduced a program delivery update for family class applications
On June 23, 2022, the Government of Canada published a new program delivery update for family class applications. The new guidelines will assist immigration officers in assessing multiple applications, foreign sources of income, counting family size, family class applications with separated spouses, income requirements for sponsoring parents and grandparents, minimum income requirements for the 2020 and 2021 taxation years and co-signers. In addition, the instructions have been modified to assist officers in recognizing and processing sponsors who were formerly from Quebec but now live outside of the province.
#Family_class, #Sponsorship_applications
Express Entry’s all-program draws will resume on July 6
On June 21, 2022, while participating at Collision in Toronto, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that the Government of Canada will resume all-program Express Entry draws on Wednesday, July 6. When the all-program draws resumes, IRCC stated it would restore the Express Entry service standard to six months. As the Government decided to resume the Express entry draws, one may assume that IRCC has solved the issue with the long application processing times. Canada paused Express Entry invitations to apply (ITA) for permanent residency applications (FSWP and FSTP) in December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The same happened to CEC draws in September 2021 due to an increased processing backlog.
#IRCC, #Fraser, #Express_Entry, #FSWP, #CEC, #FSTP, #FHS
Canada invested $3 million into a business incubator’s network to assist international entrepreneurs
The Canadian Government invested $3 million into an Ontario business incubator’s network to assist foreign entrepreneurs to start new businesses in the province and obtain Canadian permanent residency. Last year, Canada accepted 375 international entrepreneurs via the Start-Up Visa program. During the first four months of this year, 185 foreign entrepreneurs immigrated to Canada as new permanent residents through the program, putting it on track to welcome 555 more by the end of the year. The goal of the program is to bring innovative entrepreneurs in touch with Canadian private sector businesses, such as angel investor groups, venture capital funds, or business incubators, and help them launch their companies in Canada.
#Entrepreneurs, #Start_up_Visa, #Business_Immigration
Canadian Immigrant Fairs of 2022
It has never been more crucial to assist newcomers to integrate and thrive in Canada, with over 1 million immigrants expected to arrive in Canada in the next years, as well as many more arriving on student and temporary visas. The Canadian Immigrant Fair is a one-day event that takes place in nine cities across Canada and aims to educate newcomers about careers, education, and settlement. The first Immigrant Fairs took place in Halifax and Atlantic Canada on May 3 and in Toronto on June 23. The next fairs will be held on July 8 in Winnipeg, August 26 in Calgary, and November 3, 2022, in Vancouver.
#Canadian_Immigrant_Fair, #Halifax