Canada to roll out Phased Plan to Expand Open Work Permits for Spouses and Working-Age Children

Canada to roll out Phased Plan to Expand Open Work Permits for Spouses and Working-Age Children

CURRENT STATE: Spouses of high-skilled workers with an eligible work permit (regardless of work permit category) can obtain an open work permit. The key considerations are that the principal applicant: Hold a valid work permit (employer-specific or open under a non-spousal category) Must work in Canada for a period of at least 6 months after

IRCC Announces Canadian Permanent Residence Fee Increase

IRCC Announces Canadian Permanent Residence Fee Increase

On April 30, 2022, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) fee increase for all permanent residence applications takes effect. IRCC last increased fees for Permanent Residence applications to account for inflation in 2020 and signaled the fees would increase every 2 years to account for inflation. ➤ Here is a link to the announcement: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/increase-permanent-residence-fees-april-2022.html Program

Express Entry Draw

Express Entry Draw

Amidst the election craziness the past few days, Canada had a large Express Entry draw today with over 4500 invitations to apply for permanent residence issued. The threshold Comprehensive Ranking System score increased to 478, but this was expected for a draw delayed by one week. The trend of issuing 4500 invitations is a positive

Alberta Significantly Reduces the Number of Occupations Eligible for an LMIA

Alberta Significantly Reduces the Number of Occupations Eligible for an LMIA

Alberta-specific Immigration News Refusal to Process List Significantly expanded Shortly on the heels of the Government of Canada announcing the increased Immigration levels plan, the province of Alberta has significantly limited the number of occupations that will be eligible for LMIAs. What does this mean? If your National Occupation Classification (NOC) is not on the

Breaking Canadian Immigration Records

Breaking Canadian Immigration Records

Canada’s new immigration targets have been announced. Canada’s Immigration Minister, Marco Mendicino, announced the new targets for Canadian permanent resident admissions between 2021-2023 – noting remarkable increases. Canada views immigration as an economic driver and a key strategy towards economic recovery. 60% will be geared toward economic immigrants – that is 232,500 Economic Class Immigrants.