On April 18, 2020, IRCC clarified the impacts of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) on the eligibility of Canadian citizens and permanent residents to submit applications for Parents and Grandparents and
Canada welcomed 24,725 newcomers in January 2020
Canada welcomed 24,725 newcomers in January 2020 According to the official figures by IRCC, in January 2020, Canada welcomed 24,725 permanent residents, 3,835 more compared to December 2019. Among those
Canada to increase application processing fees
Canada to increase application processing fees Effective April 30, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will increase the processing fees for permanent residence. This is revealed in a document
Canada held a new Express Entry round for CEC candidates
Canada held a new Express Entry round for CEC candidates On March 23, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held an unexpected Express Entry invitation round. In round #140,
IRCC cancels in-person landing appointments and all refugee claimant appointments
Beginning March 16, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) cancelled all in-person permanent resident landing appointments. Foreign nationals who received the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (CoPR) will be able to validate
IRCC released special instructions during COVID-19
On March 15, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) published operational bulletin 669: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This document provides special processing instructions for permanent residence, temporary residence, and
Processing of Canadian visas moves from Chandigarh to New Delhi
Processing of Canadian visas moves from Chandigarh to New Delhi It appeared that the Federal government has shifted the job of processing visa applications filed at the Canadian consulate in
Canada released the IRCC 2020-2021 Departmental Plan
On March 10, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) published its Departmental Plan for 2020-2021. This document outlines some of the ongoing approaches to departments’ work and provides
Canadian visa centres in China closed until March 1
Canadian visa centers in mainland China issued the latest announcement as the corona-virus continues to spread domestically. Given the spread of the corona-virus, Canadian visa application centers in China
Trudeau launches new policies to help Chinese citizens and students in Canada facing the corona virus crisis
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is ready to help China contain the coronavirus if it asks. At the same time, IRCC has announced special measures to help temporary and