Sponsoring common-law partners to Canada during coronavirus Near, far, wherever you are— Canadians can still sponsor common-law partners for permanent residence Canada’s travel restrictions to stop the spread of coronavirus do not extend to immediate family members, including common-law partners. By Shelby Thevenot
Canada to welcome up to 390,000 immigrants in 2022 Details of Canada's 2020-2022 Immigration Levels Plan have just been announced Canada will welcome more than one million new permanent residents in the next three years. By Kareem El-Assal
Canada broke another record by welcoming 341,000 immigrants in 2019 In 2019, Canada welcomed more than 300,000 immigrants for only the fifth time in its history and exceeded its federal government immigration target by 10,000 additional newcomers. Canada continued its immigration record-setting pace by welcoming 341,000 newcomers in 2019. This is only the fifth time in its history that it has welcomed more than 300,000 immigrants in one year (the other times were 1911-1913 and 2018). By Kareem El-Assal
David’s Blog | Canada should relax sponsorship rules for the Bahamas like it did for Haiti in 2010 Relaxing Canada’s sponsorship rules for Bahamians with family in Canada is not only necessary given the destruction of Hurricane Dorian — it’s also the right thing to do. [Read more…] © 2019 CIC News By David Cohen
Canada now issuing temporary resident permits to out-of-status victims of family violence Program aims to protect vulnerable foreign nationals by giving them legal immigration status in Canada Newcomers to Canada experiencing family violence can now apply for a fee-exempt temporary resident permit that will give them legal immigration status in Canada. By CIC News
IRCC stands by Parents and Grandparents expression of interest process More than 100,000 tried to access Interest to Sponsor form on January 28 Canada’s Parents and Grandparents sponsorship program reopened to expressions of interest on January 28, sparking fierce competition among aspiring sponsors. By CIC News
Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program: Are you ready? Here's everything you'll need to hit the ground running when the Interest to Sponsor form goes live next Monday at 12 p.m. EST Canada will reopen its Parents and Grandparents sponsorship program next Monday to expressions of interest and invitations to apply to the program will be issued on a first-in, first-served basis. By CIC News
IRCC will end Parents and Grandparents sponsorship lottery and increase application cap to 20,000 in 2019 Invitations to apply will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis next year Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says it will scrap its controversial randomized selection process for its Parents and Grandparents Program in 2019 and revert to a first-come, first-served approach to inviting interested sponsors to apply. By Stephen Smith
Canada will now accept 17,000 applications under Parents and Grandparents Program in 2018 IRCC says increasing annual cap by 7,000 'will best support immigration goals' The Government of Canada is increasing the number of applications that it will accept for processing this year under its parents and grandparents sponsorship program, from 10,000 to 17,000. By Stephen Smith
