Latest H-1B news parallels spike in U.S. searches on Canadian immigration U.S. President Donald Trump said to be considering stricter rules for visa extension program Reports that U.S. President Donald Trump is considering tougher rules around H-1B visa extensions has coincided with a sharp increase in online searches using terms like “H1B Canada” since the news emerged in recent days, CIC News has observed. By Stephen Smith
Parents and Grandparents Program now open to interested sponsors Online Interest to Sponsor form will be available until February 1, 2018 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has now reopened its Parents and Grandparents Program to Canadian citizens and permanent residents who wish to sponsor their parents and grandparents in 2018. By Stephen Smith
IRCC to reopen Parents and Grandparents Program in January Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will reopen its popular Parents and Grandparents Program on Jan. 2, 2018. By Stephen Smith
New report shows software engineers and designers leading Ontario nominees in 2017 A new progress report on the Canadian province of Ontario’s immigration strategy shows software engineers and designers as the leading occupation category among provincial nominees in 2017, and India and China as the top two source countries. By Stephen Smith
Canada marks International Migrants Day Canada joined the international community in marking International Migrants Day on December 18. By Stephen Smith
IRCC extends Open Work Permit Pilot for sponsored spouses and common-law partners in Canada The Government of Canada has once again extended the Open Work Permit Pilot for sponsored spouses and common-law partners who are applying for permanent residence. By Stephen Smith
House of Commons report calls on IRCC to repeal ‘excessive demand’ rules A Parliamentary committee is recommending the repeal of a controversial section of Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Protection Act that refuses entry to immigrants deemed likely to cause “excessive demand” on the country’s healthcare system. By Stephen Smith
IRCC pledges to have most PR applications from Live-in Caregiver Program completed in 2018 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says it will have the backlog of permanent residence applications through the old Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) largely cleared by the end of 2018. By Stephen Smith
Nearly 25% of Canadian workers are immigrants, new data shows Immigrants have made important gains in Canada’s workforce over the last 10 years and more than 50 per cent have a bachelor’s degree or higher, new statistics from Canada’s 2016 census show. By Stephen Smith
