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
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
What Express Entry programs processed the most immigrants in five years?
According to the official data by IRCC, in the five years since the launch of Express Entry, Canada processed 310,465 immigrants through the system. 44.51% of the total or 138,195
Provincial distribution of immigrants in December 2019
According to the figures by IRCC, 21% of December immigrants settled in the Prairies – Alberta accepted 2,590 newcomers; 1,025 newcomers settled in Manitoba, and 830 new Canadians went
Top 10 countries of origin of the December 2019’s newcomers
Top 10 countries of origin of the December 2019’s newcomers In December 2019, Canada admitted 20,890 foreign nationals who were granted the status of permanent residents of the country. The
Indian immigration to Canada is gaining momentum
Motivated by more restrictive immigration policies under the Trump administration and the difficulty in obtaining a green card in the United States, the number of Indians obtaining permanent residence in
42% of November immigrants settled in Ontario
Ontario remains the most popular destination for Canadian immigrants. According to the figures by IRCC, Canada admitted 25,100 new Permanent Residents in November 2019 and 10,635 (42.37%) of them
Top 10 countries of origin of the November Express Entry immigrants
In November 2019 Canada admitted 7,755 new Permanent Residents via the Express Entry system. Most of those newcomers were born in India – 3,715 or 47.9% of the total immigrants.
7,755 Express Entry candidates got PR via Express Entry in November
7,755 Express Entry candidates got PR via Express Entry in November According to the official data by IRCC, 7,755 immigrants were processed to a permanent residence via Express Entry