Canada Opened a New Pathway for Permanent Residence for Families of Victims of Two Air Disasters on August 3, 2022, the Government of Canada announced a new pathway for permanent residence for family members of the victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 (ET302) and Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 (PS752)...

IRCC Invited 2,000 Candidates Under Express Entry Draw on August 3, 2022, IRCC Invited 2,000 Candidates to Apply (ITA)s. In this round of invitations Under Express Entry Draw, no program has been specified this means that candidates from the Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWP), Canadian Experience Class (CEC), and Federal Skilled...

British Columbia Invited over 130 Candidates under Various Streams of the BC PNP On July 5, 2022, British Columbia held new invitation rounds under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). In the BC PNP Tech, the province invited 100 candidates in the 29 eligible Tech occupations. The lowest...

In the first six months of 2022, Canada issued the lowest number of Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in the history of its flagship Express Entry selection system as the Government of Canada attempted to clear the backlog affecting its entire immigration program. The first half of 2022 will be remembered...

On June 21, 2022, Express Entry draws will resume on July 6 while participating at Collision in Toronto, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada IRCC announced that the Government of Canada will resume all-program Express Entry draws on Wednesday, July 6. When Express Entry draws resumes, IRCC...

On June 16, 2022, Prince Edward Island conducted a new invitation round in the Prince-Edward-Island Provincial Nominee Program (PEI PNP). In the sixth round of the year, the province issued 127 invitations to apply to skilled workers in the Labour Impact and Express Entry streams.  PEI also invited 9 candidates...

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is still receiving proposals for new Investor streams, which aim to provide immediate economic benefit to Canada. However, according to the last issue of Lexbase, these plans all fall short of addressing the risks that are always involved with investor initiatives. Based on Canada's...

The immigration court has ruled that visa officers do not have the discretion to alter the eligibility criteria of the Post-Graduate Work Permit Program (PGWP) on humanitarian or compassionate grounds. On June 14, 2022, reviewing the application of an applicant failing to fulfill the requirements of the PGWP, the Federal...

On June 8, 2022, the Government of Canada updated instructions regarding determining membership in the spouse or common-law partner in the Canada class. The revised instructions for circumstances when there is a relationship breakdown and the primary applicant (sponsored spouse) wishes to proceed with their permanent residence application.  The conversion...

The latest ranking by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a provider of analytics and insight to the worldwide higher education sector, includes three Canadian Universities among the top 50 in the world. According to the organization's annual QS Top Universities ranking, McGill University, the University of Toronto, and the University of British...