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  • IRCC introduces new programs to PGWP-eligible fields of study

    IRCC introduces new programs to PGWP-eligible fields of study

    Canada Global (Web News) Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has recently broadened the range of study programs eligible for Post-Graduation Work Permits (PGWPs).

    Effective December 17, 2024, the updated list of PGWP-eligible fields now includes specific programs in early childhood education and developmental service work. Prior to this update, as of October 4, 2024, IRCC had outlined field requirements across five primary categories, which align with the occupation-based Express Entry categories:

    • Agriculture and agri-food
    • Healthcare
    • Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
    • Trade
    • Transport

    The recent revision introduces a new category: Education.

    Programs eligible for PGWPs are organized and categorized according to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP), Canada’s system for classifying educational programs.

    The table below lists all the new programs now eligible for a PGWP under the education field of study, along with the corresponding CIP codes:

    CIP 2021 Title CIP 2021 Code
    Developmental services worker 19.0710
    Montessori teacher education 13.1207
    Waldorf/Steiner teacher education 13.1208
    Early childhood education and teaching 13.1210
    Teaching assistants/aide, general 13.1501
    Child development 19.0706
    Child care and support services management 19.0708
    Child care provider/assistant 19.0709
    Early childhood and family studies 19.0711

     

    In September 2024, IRCC announced that international students must graduate from programs linked to occupations experiencing long-term labor shortages in order to qualify for Post-Graduation Work Permits (PGWPs).

    This requirement does not apply to graduates with university bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degrees but is relevant to those completing college programs or vocational programs at universities. Students who applied for study permits before November 1, 2024, are not subject to this field of study requirement.

     

  • Do I Need A Medical Exam To Study In Canada? 

    Do I Need A Medical Exam To Study In Canada? 

     Canada Global(Web News) Every year, millions of foreign nationals apply for study permits to pursue further studies in Canada. In fact, studying in Canada is so popular that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently introduced a two-year limit on new international students in an effort to control the influx of foreign nationals.

    There are now generally three steps an applicant must take to obtain a study permit. The process involves obtaining a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from a designated Canadian educational institution (DLI), obtaining a letter of acceptance from the province or territory where the DLI is located, and then applying for a study permit from IRCC.

    However, in the following four cases, foreign nationals coming to study in Canada will also need a medical examination.

    If the student is coming from a designated visa-required country/territory.
    If the student will be staying in Canada for more than six months.
    If the individual is a medical student.
    If the student “will be working in health care or any other field that brings them into close contact with children or the elderly

    Temporary Public Policy for Medical Examinations
    As of October 6, 2024, IRCC has implemented a policy on medical examinations that allows certain applicants – for both temporary residence and permanent residence – if they have already completed a full medical examination within the past five years. are exempted from completing the other medical examination.
    To qualify for this exemption, applicants must meet all four of the following conditions: The

    applicant has “applied for, or is currently applying for” permanent residence or temporary residence such as a study permit;

    The applicant must already be living in Canada.
    The applicant must have completed a previous medical examination within the last five years.
    The applicant’s previous medical examination “indicated … little or no risk to public health or public safety.”

    Understanding Medical Examinations for Temporary Residents
    IRCC notes that there are different procedures and policies for medical examinations depending on whether the recipient is applying for temporary residence* or permanent residence in Canada.

    To learn more about medical examinations for Canadian permanent residence applicants, click here.

    which requires medical examination.
    Only panel doctors designated by IRCC are licensed to conduct medical examinations required of applicants for temporary residence or permanent residence. In other words, applicants cannot get this test done only by their family doctor unless that person is nominated by IRCC.

    Note that IRCC, not the examining physician, makes the final decision regarding the applicant’s medical examination.

     

  • Four Provinces Issue Invitations In The Latest Provincial Immigration Results

    Four Provinces Issue Invitations In The Latest Provincial Immigration Results

    Canada Global(Web News)Ontario, British Columbia (BC) and Manitoba issued nominations through their respective Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) this week, while Quebec also issued invitations through its provincial immigration program.

    Across Canada, 11 of the country’s 13 provincial and territorial governments – excluding Quebec and Nunavut, where PNPs do not operate – use their PNPs to find immigration candidates they want to add to their region’s labor force and Demographic needs feel best.

    When an Expression of Interest (EOI) is issued by a province or territory, immigration candidates who are interested in moving to the territory that issued them an EOI can proceed in one of two ways: Candidates

    direct can apply to the PNP program.
    Candidate can be selected by Provincial Government through Express Entry Application Pool.
    PNP nominated candidates can also strengthen their candidacy for economic immigration through Express Entry as provincial nominees automatically receive an additional 600 Composite Ranking System (CRS) points on their Express Entry application.
    This week, British Columbia conducted four targeted draws for skilled workers and international graduates through the BC PNP.
    Specifically in the February 6 draw, BC issued the following number of invitations to the candidates of these professions.
    46 invitations were issued to childcare workers (60)
    26 invitations were issued to builders (75)
    39 invitations were issued to health care workers (60)
    animal caretakers Fewer than five invitations were issued to those (60)
    In addition to the targeted draw this week, the BC PNP also issued a total of 102 invitations in the general draw on February 6.

    Skilled Worker
    Skilled Worker – EEBC Option
    International Graduate International
    Graduate – EEBC Option
    Entry Level and Semi-Skilled
    For all but “Entry Level and Semi-Skilled” candidates, a minimum score of 122 is required. In the case of Skilled BC PNP candidates, a minimum score of 97 was required in the February 6 draw.

    Ontario

    Also on February 6, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) issued 2,086 Notices of Interest (NOIs) to eligible candidates for Ontario’s Express Entry Human Capital Preference Series. The lottery targeted candidates in healthcare professions.

    All candidates who received an NOI in Ontario’s February 6 draw had a CRS score between 379 and 430.

    Then, on February 8, OINP held three more draws, one under the Human Capital Priorities Stream and two under the Employer Job Offer: International Student Stream. The draw results are as follows:

    Human Capital Priority Draw: 2,118 invitations issued to candidates in tech occupations with scores of 471 and 480
    Employer job offers – 1,182 invitations to candidates with scores of 78 and above International Student have been released. It was general, meaning no occupation was targeted.

    Employer Job Offers – International Student Lottery: 1,252 invitations were issued to candidates with scores of 73 and above on the Targeted Lottery for Health and Technical Occupations.

    In addition to this week’s PNP results, it’s also worth noting that the Ontario government has announced that it is suspending the receipt of applications for “[OINP’s] Entrepreneur Stream. Effective December 4, 2023, But it was officially announced this week.

    In an announcement on February 5, Ontario clarified that this means “no new expressions of interest or applications are being accepted” and the province encouraged anyone with questions to contact business.immigration@ontario.ca Directing.

    Quebec

    This week, Quebec released the results of a January 24 draw that invited two separate groups of candidates based on different eligibility criteria. In total, the province invited 1,007 people to apply for the permanent election.

    Quebec does not operate the PNP and the province has a unique arrangement with the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that allows it to retain control over provincial economic immigration policies and procedures.

     

     

  • Canada Will Not Accept Any New Study Permit Applications Until March 31, 2024

    Canada Will Not Accept Any New Study Permit Applications Until March 31, 2024

     Canada Global(Web News)Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced reforms this week aimed at stabilizing growth and reducing the number of new international student permits issued in 2024. IRCC is relying on provinces to help implement a cap of about 360,000 new study permits in 2024. Unless provinces act quickly, no new study permit applications will be received until at least March 31, 2024.

    Prior to IRCC’s recent announcement international students were only required to obtain a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from a Designated Educational Institution (DLI) before applying for their study permit.
    As of January 22, 2024, IRCC states that “every study permit application submitted to IRCC will also require a confirmation letter from the province or territory.” Note, letters of confirmation must be submitted with IRCC and not in place of the LOA of the Canadian DLI that an international student hopes to attend.

    IRCC expects letters of confirmation to confirm the legitimacy of the study permit application. will serve as additional evidence and further protect the integrity of Canada’s international student system.Provincial and territorial governments are being given until March 31, 2024 to establish a process for issuing confirmation letters to students. can go.”

    While provinces and territories across Canada may implement such processes at any time, there is no guarantee that such systems will remain in place by or after the deadline specified by IRCC
    . may mean that no new study permit applications are submitted to IRCC until after March 31, 2024.

    Once an international student receives both an LOA and a confirmation letter from the school and their province/region of study respectively. If they do, they can proceed to apply for a study permit in Canada.

    The following resources can help prospective international students understand the study permit process in Canada:

    How to Study in Canada
    How to Get a Canadian Study Permit
    Refusal of a study
    permit Renewing or changing a study permit
    Working while studying
    Canada is making other changes to its international student program.
    In addition to the introduction of confirmation letters, IRCC’s recent press release details several other steps it will take to change Canada’s international student program and related policies.

    For example, IRCC has announced a two-year limit on the number of new study permits that will be accepted across the country*.
    *As part of this change, IRCC notes that “individual provincial and territorial limits have been established, which are weighted by population”, the department says, “resulting in significant [ [the international student population] will decline [which has seen] the most unsustainable growth.”
    IRCC clarifies that study permit renewal applicants, as well as current study permit holders and international students pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees or elementary and secondary education “are not included in the cap.”

    Additionally, Canada is set to make changes to the eligibility criteria for its Pre-Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) program, including:

  • IRCC invites 4,800 candidates in latest Express Entry draw

    IRCC invites 4,800 candidates in latest Express Entry draw

    Canada Global (Web News) Candidates have been asked to participate in the 13th Express Entry draw of 2023 by IRCC.

    In an all-program draw, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 4,800 invitations to apply (ITAs) to candidates.

    Candidates needed at least a 488 on the Comprehensive Ranking System.

    Since April 26, this was the first all-program draw. Candidates from all three of the Express Entry application management system’s programs—the Federal Skilled Worker Programme (FSWP), the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), or the Federal Skilled Trades Programme (FSTP)—are taken into account when there is an all-program draw.

    This draw comes after the most recent one on May 10, in which 589 individuals who were eligible for the Provincial Nominee Programme (PNP) received invitations to apply (ITAs). Candidates are only taken into consideration if they are in the Express Entry pool and have also been nominated by a Canadian province in a PNP only draw.

    Express Entry has not yet developed a clear pattern in terms of the quantity of candidates invited, the frequency of drawings, or even the kind of draws, for the entirety of 2023.

    The pre-pandemic pattern of two-week intervals and invitations to all programmes’ applicants for draws continued in January. When the IRCC held four draws for particular programmes between February 1 and March 1, this changed in February. The first FSWP program-specific draw took place in February as well.

    Three draws were held in February, and one draw was held per week in March. Throughout March, around 21,000 hopefuls received invitations. In terms of ITAs issued in a single month, this was the second-highest total in Express Entry history.

  • Canada Immigration applications falls in first quarter Of 2023

    Canada Immigration applications falls in first quarter Of 2023

    Canada Global (Web News) In the first quarter of this year, fewer immigrants applied to come to Canada than during the same period last year, possibly portending a future decline in immigration.

    According to the most recent figures from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), there were only 73,358 immigration applications in the first three months of this year, a decrease of 13% from the 83,691 applications received at the same time in 2022.

    Even more striking is the decline of 39.3% in the average monthly number of applications from 40,312 in the last quarter of last year to only 24,453 in the first three months of this year.

    The number of applications from foreign nationals from several countries, which are important sources of new permanent residents to Canada, has significantly decreased, contributing to the total decline in applications.

    The number of applications from the Philippines fell by 28% in the first quarter of this year, to only 5,040, compared to 6,988 for the same period last year.

    During those times, the number of immigration applications from China fell by 11%, from 4,641 to 4,150, while those from Iran fell by a startling 40%, from 2,328 to 1,398.

    Applications from Columbia plummeted by 37%, from 1,139 in the first quarter of last year to 716 in the first three months of this year; those from Nigeria decreased by 46%, from 4,722 to 2,571; and applications from Somalia decreased by 83 %, from 1,268 to only 210.

    In the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2022, those six nations alone accounted for 7,001 fewer applications, or 67.7% of the decline in applications.

    A decline in immigration requests may be a precursor to a future decline in immigration to Canada.

    In addition, after reaching a record high in January, the rate of immigration to Canada slowed down for the second consecutive month in March.

    This year’s immigration to Canada got off to a great start with the arrival of 50,905 new permanent residents in January, the highest monthly level of immigration since at least 2015.

  • Strike in Canada affects Immigration and Tax services

    Strike in Canada affects Immigration and Tax services

    Canada Global (Web News) The strike by more than 155,000 federal employees in Canada is impacting a number of services, including those related to taxation, immigration, and visas.

    One of the main labour organisations, Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), prepared the strike, which has been regarded as one of the biggest in recent years.

    According to VisaGuide.World, the country’s public employees previously declared that they would go on strike if a compromise with the government addressing their demands, including pay, is not achieved.

    The following immigration and visa services will be provided throughout the strike, according to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship in Canada (IRCC).

    The strike by more than 155,000 federal employees in Canada is impacting a number of services, including those related to taxation, immigration, and visas.

    One of the main labour organisations, Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), prepared the strike, which has been regarded as one of the biggest in recent years.

    According to VisaGuide.World, the country’s public employees previously declared that they would go on strike if a compromise with the government addressing their demands, including pay, is not achieved.

    The following immigration and visa services will be provided throughout the strike, according to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship in Canada (IRCC).

    People will still be able to apply online, send applications to the IRCC, use online accounts, and access some emergency services, per the Economic Times story.

    The programme would also include health care through the Interim Federal Health programme, settlement assistance from IRCC partner organisations, and visa application assistance from abroad.

    The processing of applications, passport services in Canada, and contacting Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship in Canada by phone, email, or social media will all take longer than expected at the same time.

    These government employees, who work in more than 20 departments, have been performing their tasks without a contract since 2021, so they made the decision to do so.

    Union representatives claim that the two parties’ positions on remote work, pay, and job security are very different.

    “These employees, like all other employees, deserve fair pay and respectable working circumstances. The National President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), Chris Aylward, stated that despite some progress made at the bargaining table, “our members are frustrated that while negotiations drag on, they continue to fall behind.”

    He emphasised that these workers can’t wait any longer and noted that the largest union in the federal public sector of Canada has already been present at the table for almost two years.

  • What are Police Clearance Certificates for Canadian Immigration?

    What are Police Clearance Certificates for Canadian Immigration?

    Canada Global (Web News) Police certificates show to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that an immigration applicant is admissible to Canada.

    Every applicant for permanent residence and their family members age 18 or older must undergo a security clearance to prove that they are not criminally inadmissible.
    Police Clearance Certificates, also known as Non-Criminal Activity Certificates KYes, it must be obtained from the country of current residence and from each country where the applicant has lived for more than six months since their 18th birthday.
    Police clearance certificates can usually be obtained through law enforcement offices or other government agencies. In extenuating circumstances, Canadian immigration visa offices will waive the requirement to submit a police clearance certificate.
    For the country in which the individual currently resides, the police certificate must not have been issued more than six months prior to the application.

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    For countries where the individual has resided for six months or more, the police certificate must be issued after the last stay in that country.
    If a certificate is in a language other than English or French, it must be sent with an original copy of the translation done by a certified translator.
    All applicants for Canadian immigration must also undergo a background clearance, which checks for activities related to espionage, subversion, or terrorism. This is to ensure that the safety and order of Canadian society is maintained.

    Such security screening decisions are made based on information obtained from all available sources, which are then carefully weighed to determine whether the applicant poses a threat to Canada’s internal security. . When there are any indications of security concerns, an interview will be scheduled with the applicant to discuss the findings.
    Any person who intends to pose such a threat will be barred from entering Canada.

    Police Clearance Certificate, obtained by the applicant Must do, and there is a clear distinction between background clearance, in which most applicants are not actively involved.

    Persons seeking to enter Canada, either permanently or temporarily as visitors, foreign workers or international students, may be refused entry if they or their dependents are found to be criminally inadmissible. Considered.

    If you are criminally inadmissible, you may be allowed to enter Canada if the IRCC considers you criminally recoverable:

    Individual rehabilitation
    If you are coming to Canada temporarily, you may need a Temporary Resident Permit (TRP) to enter the country.

    In all of these cases, an experienced immigration attorney can help you overcome your criminal inadmissibility. Lawyers can also support your case with a legal opinion letter.

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