Canada announces measures to improve immigration processing times Canada wants to use $85 million budget to return to normal processing standards for various immigration programs by the end of the year. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has brought forth Canada’s plans to get the immigration system back on track. By Shelby Thevenot
Express Entry: The case for resuming invitations to FSWP and CEC candidates ANALYSIS: Getting Express Entry back on track is key to Canada's economic recovery. Last week an internal IRCC briefing memo was made public, creating speculation and confusion on how Canada’s immigration department will manage Express Entry in 2022 and beyond. By Kareem El-Assal
A review of Canadian immigration in 2021 ANALYSIS: The coronavirus pandemic continued to influence the direction of Canada's immigration system in 2021. The onset of the coronavirus pandemic changed the course of Canada’s immigration system in 2020 and while things have stabilized, the pandemic caused IRCC to make major adjustments in 2021. By Kareem El-Assal
Canada breaks all-time immigration record by landing 401,000 immigrants in 2021 IRCC achieved the goal by focusing on transitioning temporary residents living in Canada during the pandemic to permanent resident status. Canada has landed over 400,000 new permanent residents in 2021 for just the second time since it was founded as a country in 1867. By Kareem El-Assal
Sean Fraser prepared to increase Canada’s immigration levels even as 46,000 immigrants landed in October Fraser knows there are a lot of challenges ahead of him, but sees an opportunity to make a positive difference on Canada's immigration system. Sean Fraser knows he has a lot of hard work ahead of him. By Kareem El-Assal
How Sean Fraser became Canada’s immigration minister Sean Fraser got into politics to create opportunities in the community where he grew up, now he is the minister responsible for Canadian immigration. While working at a law firm in Calgary, Sean Fraser noticed that much of his graduating class now lived in the same city as he—4,800 km away from where they grew up. By Shelby Thevenot
Canada’s new immigration minister is Sean Fraser Sean Fraser is a former lawyer from Nova Scotia that has served as a Canadian Member of Parliament since 2015. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has revealed his new cabinet this morning. By Kareem El-Assal
IRCC’s immigrant settlement funding by province/territory for 2021-22 IRCC will spend about $1.7 billion on immigrant settlement and integration services across Canada this fiscal year. An internal memo reveals how IRCC is spending its $1.7 billion settlement budget during the 2021-22 Canadian government fiscal year (April 1 until March 31). By Kareem El-Assal
Nearly 40,000 immigrants welcomed by Canada in July 2021 Canada has welcomed over 184,000 new permanent residents this year. Canada remains on track to welcome 401,000 new permanent residents in 2021, according to Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino. By Kareem El-Assal
