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Government to Allow Certain Graduates to Re-Submit Post-Graduation Work Permit Applications

Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has established a new public policy to enable certain international graduates who had previously been refused a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) to re-submit their applications.

By CIC News

Canada’s new Guidelines on Study Permit Applications Raise Questions for Students and Other Stakeholders

New procedures affect students entering Canada to pursue pathway programs On July 13, 2016, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC, formerly CIC) changed its processing guidelines for certain study permit applications involving conditional admissions through what are known as pathway programs. Under the new procedure, visa officers are instructed to issue a Canadian study permit […]

By CIC News

Canada Now More Popular than the UK among International Undergraduates

More international undergraduates are coming to Canada to study than to the United Kingdom (UK), with tighter immigration rules in the UK cited as one of the main reasons why the country has now been overtaken by Canada in the competition for these students.

By CIC News

Canada’s Immigration Minister Pledges to Make Permanent Immigration Easier for Students

The government of Canada is looking at ways to make the immigration process for international students in Canada easier and more straightforward, with Immigration Minister John McCallum stating that “we should be doing everything we can do to court them,” adding that they are “the cream of the crop.”

By CIC News