On July 10, 2023, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) updated the LMIA processing times for LMIA applications under various streams.  Service Canada is committed to providing all Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) applicants excellent client service and acknowledges the significance of the program in solving Canada’s labor shortages and […]

Canada’s Start-Up Visa program (SUV) helped more foreign nationals become permanent residents of Canada this year compared to last year, according to the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). In the first four months of 2023, the SUV welcomed 195 new permanent residents, an increase of 8.3% […]

On June 28, 2023, the City of Greater Sudbury held a new round of invitations for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP draw). In this round, Sudbury considered 53 candidates.  The lowest score of these draws was 250 points, ten points lower than in the previous draw. Last year, […]

On June 27, 2023, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), launched Canada’s first-ever Tech Talent Strategy at Collision 2023. The strategy aims to help businesses in Canada compete by attracting highly skilled workers in in-demand occupations and promoting Canada as a destination for digital nomads.  The […]

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has charged Indian national Brijesh Mishra with immigration-related offenses, including unauthorized representation or advice for consideration, counseling misrepresentation, misrepresentation (direct or indirect misrepresentation and communicating false information), and non-compliance with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA).  The charges stem from an investigation initiated […]

Service Canada announced the opening of seven new 10-day passport service locations across the country, making it easier and more convenient for Canadians to obtain their passports promptly.  These locations include Prince George in British Columbia, Lac-Megantic, Gaspe, Saint-Georges, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts in Quebec, and Timmins and Dryden in Ontario. This move […]

Canada’s population has reached a significant milestone, hitting 40 million people just before 3 pm on Friday, June 16. According to Statistics Canada, the country’s population growth rate currently stands at 2.7%, its highest since 1957 during the postwar baby boom. This growth rate is due to a few factors, […]

The Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement to manage the flow of asylum seekers across their common border has been considered legal by Canada’s highest court.  Refugees are obligated by the agreement to apply for asylum in the first of the two nations they arrive in; if their application is denied […]

On June 13, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the number of Ukrainian newcomers arriving in Canada under the CUAET Program. According to the latest update, between January 1, 2022, and June 11, 2023, 32,670 Ukrainians arrived in Canada by land, and 201,872 Ukrainians reached by air. Between […]

On June 12, 2023, Atlantic Premiers came together to improve healthcare and strengthen Atlantic Canada’s economy. They discussed expanding the Atlantic Registry concept to cover more health professions, reducing administrative burden, sharing information and data, and establishing an Atlantic Working Group on International Recruitment.  Premiers also discussed immigration and labor […]