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The City of Sudbury considered new applications under the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program
On October 13, 2023, the City of Greater Sudbury held a new round of invitations in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) Program. In this round, Sudbury considered 33 candidates, including two candidates drawn through the Francophone Stream. The lowest score of these draws was 235 points, five points lower than in the previous draw. Last year, Sudbury invited a total of 154 applicants. Since the program’s launch, the city has recommended around 520 individuals under the RNIP. So far, the city has considered 412 candidates in 2023.
#Sudbury, #RNIP, #Ontario, #community_recommendation, #rural_immigration
IRCC approved over 3,000 IEC applications over the last week
Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the pools of International Experience Canada (IEC). From October 7 to October 13, Canada invited 3,124 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of October 13, 31,556 candidates registered in the pool, awaiting the invitation. In this round, there were 1 ITA for Andorra, 284 ITAs for Australia, 4 ITAs for Austria, 26 ITAs for Belgium, 1,042 ITAs for Chile, 9 ITA for Costa Rica, 6 ITAs for Croatia, 43 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 10 ITAs for Denmark, 224 ITAs for France, 178 ITAs for Germany, 15 ITAs for Greece, 7 ITAs for Hong Kong, 198 ITAs for Ireland, 137 ITAs for Italy, 6 ITAs for Japan, 175 ITAs for Korea, 3 ITAs for Lithuania, 21 ITAs for the Netherlands, 38 ITAs for New Zealand, 4 ITAs for Norway, 21 ITAs for Poland, 28 ITAs for Portugal, 2 ITAs for Slovakia, 2 ITAs for Slovenia, 65 ITAs for Spain, 11 ITAs for Sweden, 3 ITAs for Switzerland, 249 ITAs for Taiwan, and 312 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In 2023, Canada issued 127,586 ITAs under the IEC Program.
#IRCC, #IEC, #ITA, #Working_Holiday, #Young_Professionals, #International_CoOp, #work_permits, #work_in_Canada
The Government of Canada utilizes the new Integrity Trends Analysis Tool to find potential fraud
Canada is using a new AI tool to screen international students and visitors, raising questions about the role of AI in determining entry. Immigration officials claim the tool improves their ability to detect attempts to exploit the system, but experts warn that AI can reinforce biases and lead to rejections of legitimate applicants. The Integrity Trends Analysis Tool (ITAT) has analyzed millions of study permit and visitor applications, identifying over 800 risk patterns. It flags applications that match these patterns for further scrutiny. The tool helps manage the large caseload of immigration applications and detect fraud by finding connections across immigration databases. The ITAT has effectively enabled the Canadian Government to enhance its risk management practices by leveraging technology to assess risk from a global perspective.
#Fraud, #AI, #Immigration_to_Canada