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Immigration minister announces plans for additional In-Canada Immigration Draws

In-Canada Immigration Draws
On March 21, 2024, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced plans to increase "In-Canada Immigration Draws" for temporary residents in Canada seeking permanent residency. These draws refer to selection rounds, such as Express Entry programs, where candidates are selected based on criteria like their Comprehensive Ranking System scores, professional experience, or...
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Canada’s Start-Up Visa Program sees surge with nearly 500 new permanent residents in January 2024

Canada's Start-Up Visa Program
In January 2024, nearly 500 immigrant entrepreneurs gained permanent residency through Canada's Start-Up Visa program, marking a 58.1% increase over the previous month. Last year, the SUV welcomed a record-breaking 1,460 new permanent residents. The program's popularity continues to surge, with January's immigration levels up 880% compared to 2023. Ontario...
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Application guidelines for the Canada PR pathway for Colombian, Haitian, and Venezuelan nationals

Canada PR pathway
As of March 1, 2024, IRCC has updated guidelines for application processing under the Canada PR pathway for Colombian, Haitian, and Venezuelan nationals. This public policy aims to provide a regular immigration pathway as an alternative to irregular migration.  It will assist specific Colombian, Haitian, and Venezuelan nationals with family...
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IRCC announced a new family-oriented humanitarian pathway for Sudanese

family-oriented humanitarian pathway
On February 23, 2024, IRCC announced a new family-oriented humanitarian pathway for Sudanese and non-Sudanese nationals living in Sudan when the conflict began on April 15, 2023. This pathway aims to facilitate their permanent reunion with family in Canada and will start accepting applications on February 27, 2024.  The new...
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Canada welcomed 75,185 new permanent residents in spousal immigration

spousal immigration
According to the latest statistics from IRCC data revealed a significant surge in spousal immigration to Canada in 2023, with a 17.2% increase compared to the previous year. In 2023, Canada experienced a remarkable surge in immigrants entering the country through the spousal sponsorship program, according to data released by...
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Immigrant retention rates across Canadian provinces

Immigrant retention rates
Statistics Canada's 2022 Longitudinal Immigration Database reveals trends in immigrant retention rates across Canada. Atlantic provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador) saw rising retention rates, while the prairie provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba experienced declines.  Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta displayed the highest five-year...
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Canada set a new record by welcoming 471,550 permanent residents in 2023

permanent residents
In 2023, Canada set a new immigration record, welcoming 471,550 new permanent residents. This number exceeded the target of 465,000 set out in Ottawa's Immigration Levels Plan for 2023-2025. The Immigration Levels Plan, a strategic roadmap designed to guide Canada's immigration policies, outlines ambitious goals for the coming years. With...
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ESDC updated the average LMIA Application processing times

Application processing time
On January 12, 2024, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) updated the application processing times for the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) under various streams. Based on statistics from all processing centers, the current average LMIA processing times have decreased for all streams except the Agricultural stream and the Seasonal...
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355,000 International students became permanent residents, within the last 3 years

International students became permanent
According to IRCC, over 355,000 International students became permanent residents in Canada between 2021 and 2023. Over 627,000 temporary residents gained permanent residency (PR) in the same period. In 2020, Canada admitted less than half the current number of immigrants, at 184,370.  However, immigration quotas for 2024 and 2025 are...
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Immigration via Canada’s Start-Up Visa program SUV has more than doubled

Start-Up Visa program SUV
In November, a 32.5% drop was observed in Start-Up Visa Program SUV entrepreneur immigration, following a rebound in October, as per data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The IRCC has set goals to welcome 5,000, 6,000, and 6,000 new residents via the SUV in 2024, 2025, and 2026...
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