Start Up Visa Program

Canada’s Start Up Visa Program Achieves Record High in 2024

Canada’s Start Up Visa Program reached a record 2024 in milestone numbers by embracing a historic number of 5,595 new permanent residents. This surge was a demonstration of the increasing popularity of the program among foreign-born entrepreneurs eager to start cutting-edge businesses within the world’s most vibrant economies. A Game-Changer... CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE »
Super Visa Processing Times 

IRCC revised the minimum required income for Super Visa applications

On May 2, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the minimum required income for the Super Visa applications. The new minimum income requirement represents an increase of over 3.33% compared to the previous year.  The minimum required income for a single-person family unit is C$27,514, while the minimum... CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE »
Canada Spousal Sponsorship Immigration

Canada Spousal Sponsorship Immigration almost doubled in January 2023

According to the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), in January 2023, Canada Spousal Sponsorship Immigration sponsorship led to almost twice as many individuals obtaining permanent residency in Canada compared to the same month last year.  In January, Canada saw a significant increase of 90.1% in the... CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE »
Canadian taxpayers

The new Canada-U.S. border deal will cost Canadian taxpayers at least this much

Canadian taxpayers might have to pay at least $60 million in a decade if the U.S.-Canada border were closed to asylum seekers. The expense of the Mounties stepping up “challenging” enforcement actions aren’t taken into consideration in that analysis. Ottawa and Washington expanded a bilateral agreement in March to turn... CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE »
latest all-program Express Entry

IRCC held the latest all-program Express Entry draw and issued 3,500 ITAs

On April 12, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 3,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA) to candidates under the latest all-program Express Entry draw. In this draw, IRCC continued inviting candidates under all immigration programs.  In round #246, the cut-off score was 486 points, five points more than in... CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE »