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In Canada, financial aid plays a significant role in post-secondary education. Financial aid is so important to post secondary education that Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) publishes an annual report on the work and outcomes of the Canada Student Financial Aid (CFSA) program. According to ESDC, “close to 542,000…

Canada’s Express Entry draws were paused in December 2020 and continued for 18 months. On July 06, 2022, the all-program draws were resumed which has allowed Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to work towards its pre-pandemic targets of Express Entry invitations. Although candidates were disappointed to see the CRS…

For the next 3 years, the Federal Department of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada aims to boost the country’s economy, manage temporary residents who are already in Canada, and provide better pathways to meet workforce shortages in critical areas such as healthcare. There will be a decrease in the…

Provincial Nominee Programs in 2023 Since PNPs are crucial to helping Canada address specific labour market needs, in 2023 Canada is going to welcome just under 23,000 more PNP immigrants than Express Entry candidates. Express Entry in 2023 As of the first quarter of 2023 IRCC is expected to introduce…

Application processing: Application processing times and delays are to be reduced. Express Entry: More international students and temporary foreign workers should become permanent residents through Express Entry. Family reunification: Family reunification should be possible through electronic application and spouses and children should be granted temporary status while they wait for…

Sponsor Parents and Grandparents for Canadian Immigration The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their parents and grandparents for immigration. This process is specific and regulated, with an annual intake managed by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). For 2024, IRCC sent 35,700…

Indians represent 29% of all immigrants to Canada. Since 2017, India has consistently been the top source country of new immigrants to Canada. The second most popular source of newcomers is China followed by the Philippines. Afghanistan has moved up to number 4 with 11,415 immigrants in the first half…

The good news is yes. Getting a study permit from outside Canada requires a high IELTS score, and the process could also be lengthy. But if you are now in Canada as a visitor/tourist, you may want to try another way to study and consequently emigrate to Canada. Therefore, if…

The FSTP is a pathway to help skilled trade workers live permanently in Canada. This pathway applies only to Skill level B (NOC B). To be eligible the candidate must have at least two years of skilled work experience during the five years before applying. The minimum required CLB is…

When the six streams to allow 90,000 additional international graduates and essential workers to apply for permanent residence were introduced by Canada, no one could have guessed that one for international graduates would reach its cap of 40,000 applicants in just over 24 hours. Obviously, many, maybe including you, could…