Canada immigration news

Canada to extend Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel

Immigration minister Sean Fraser has announced that the Government of Canada will be extending the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) for Ukrainians overseas until July 15, 2023.  

By Edana Robitaille

IRCC and Canada’s provinces continue working together to welcome Ukrainians

Today marks one year since the beginning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

By Edana Robitaille

Canada releases Annual Report on Express Entry for 2021

Every year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) releases an annual report on Express Entry – the federal government’s primary immigration pathway for foreign skilled workers seeking Canadian permanent residence (PR).

By Vimal Sivakumar

How you can expect Express Entry to change in 2023

Express Entry is simply the name of Canada’s online system used to cumulatively manage skilled worker applications from three different programs — the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP), and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP).

By Vimal Sivakumar

Canada to invite 23,100 interested potential sponsors for Parents and Grandparents Program 2022

Canada has just announced the application intake process for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2022.

By Kareem El-Assal

Delays in work visas negatively impacting Canadian business, survey says

Canadian companies, academic institutions, and government-funded organizations that access immigration are being negatively impacted by delays at Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

By Shelby Thevenot

IRCC sent work permit extension instructions to wrong e-mail addresses

Expired and soon-to-expire Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders and Temporary Residence to Permanent Residence (TR2PR) applicants were told to wait for an email with instructions on how to extend their status. One day later, several reports surfaced on social media that Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) had sent the emails containing names, application numbers, […]

By Shelby Thevenot

Canada opens new PR pathway for overseas family members of air disasters

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has created a new permanent residency program for families of the Canadian victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752.

By Shelby Thevenot

Four provinces calling on Canadian government for greater say over immigration

Provincial immigration ministers from Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba signed off on a letter urging Immigration Minister Sean Fraser to work with the provinces to improve Canada’s immigration system.

By Shelby Thevenot