Canada temporarily exempting some immigrants from medical exam In-Canada immigration applicants may not need to do an additional medical exam for their permanent residency application.

Foreign nationals who are in Canada may not have to complete an medical exam as part of their immigration application.

By Shelby Thevenot

Express Entry Q2 2021: Canada breaks another record Canada has had a top half-year point in terms of the numbers of invitations issued to Express Entry candidates.

The second quarter of 2021 was another record-breaker in the Canadian immigration world. Canada has invited 44,591 immigration candidates to apply for permanent residence through the Express Entry system.

By Shelby Thevenot

IRCC provides new instructions to expired COPR holders There is now a process in place for post-March 18 COPR holders with expired documents.

The federal government has released details on the process for allowing approved permanent residents to travel to Canada if their documents have expired.

By Mohanad Moetaz

Canada reduces Express Entry application period to 60 days The COVID measure allowing Express Entry applicants to apply in 90 days has been reverted back to 60.

Express Entry candidates will once again have 60 days from the date they receive their invitation to submit their application.

By Shelby Thevenot

An overview of Canada’s PNP immigration results for June 2021 The following is CIC News' monthly summary of PNP activity across Canada.

Over the past month, Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) maintained a steady pace in issuing invitations to apply for provincial nomination.

By Alexandra Miekus

Ontario opens new immigration application system for In-Demand Skills stream Ontario's new Expression of Interest system is now available for applicants to the In-Demand Skills stream.

Ontario’s immigration program for in-demand workers is now open for applications through the province’s new Expression of Interest (EOI) system.

By Shelby Thevenot

What are the benefits of Canadian citizenship? Seven reasons to go from permanent resident to Canadian citizen.

More than 80 per cent of Canadian permanent residents apply for citizenship when they become eligible. So, what are the factors that make Canadian citizenship so desirable?

By Michael Schwartz

What vaccinated travellers need to know before entering Canada Canada recently eased quarantine requirements for vaccinated travellers who are exempt from travel restrictions.

As part of Canada’s phased approach to easing border measures, fully vaccinated travellers who are exempt from travel restrictions will not need to quarantine nor will they need to take a COVID-19 test on day-8, beginning on July 5, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

By Mohanad Moetaz

When will Canada lift its travel ban on India? Although Canada has started easing travel rules, it recently extended its travel ban on India.

Last week, Canada extended the travel ban for all direct passenger and business flights from India until July 21, 2021.

By Mohanad Moetaz