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Ottawa updated biometrics collection procedures
On November 3, 2021, the Government of Canada introduced a program delivery update on partial biometrics collection and the 1 in 10 policy in the temporary residence stream. If before in cases where applicants were not applicable for the 1 in 10 policy, the validity date of their biometrics was set to the final decision date of the application, now, the validity date for these applicants will be set to the expiry date of the permit or visa counterfoil if the application is “Approved”. In cases where an application is “Refused” or “Withdrawn”, the validity date will be set to the “Application Closed Date”.
#Biometrics, #temporary_residents
Quebec accepts applications for permanent immigration pilot programs
Starting from November 3, 2021, the Government of Quebec will accept applications for permanent immigration pilot programs until December 31, 2022, or until the province will reach the maximum number of applications. The maximum number of applications for the pilot program for food processing workers as well as orderlies is 600 applications each; for the pilot program for workers in artificial intelligence (AI), information technologies and visual effects (IT-VE) is 300 applications each, including a maximum of 150 non-Francophone candidates in each stream.
#Quebec, #PR, #permanent_immigration_pilot, #AI, #IT_VE, #food_processing, #orderlies
CEC immigration category has stagnated
In October 2021, the number of invitations fell sharply due to the suspension of the Express Entry CEC category. In October, Express Entry conducted only two rounds of draws, and a total of 1,569 EE candidates in the provincial nomination category were invited. Compared to the 3,917 invitations issued in September, this is a drop of 60%. Only candidates in the provincial nomination category are invited, which means that experienced immigrant applicants (mainly international students) have lost the opportunity to be invited this month.
#Express_Entry, #PR, #CEC, #PNP
The number of deaths of Indian international students is increasing
In Canada, the number of deaths of international students, especially those from India, has increased. In the last two weeks, the Lotus Funeral & Cremation Centre has sent bodies of five international students to India, most of whom were from Punjab. These students came to get an education and settle here. Issues such as affordable housing and mental health support for these students are quite complicated and students cannot get full support. Moreover, drug traffickers and criminals also target these students, and leave them with no choice, but to commit suicide.
#India, #international_students, #Punjabi_students, #Student_support