Today, the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) official website indicates that the border officers will stamp entry dates on an individual’s passport upon arriving in the country.
Data from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) revealed that the number of refugee claims and asylum seekers has soared significantly in the province of Quebec over the past 12 months.
The “extreme vetting” that the Trump administration has recently promised to come in US immigration is now being implemented across US Consulates and Embassies.
The government of Saskatchewan had to close the International Skilled Worker-Express Entry sub-category after reaching its intake quota of 600 places eight days after the previous intake cycle.
On Wednesday, May 10, the government of British Columbia issued a total of 364 Invitation to Apply (ITAs) to foreign citizens wishing to live and work in the province.
The province of Saskatchewan announced that the International Skilled Worker-Express Entry scheme, an immigration route under the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP), is now open to applicants for the next draw.
The latest Express Entry draw held last Wednesday, May 17, 2017, saw both the Invitation to Apply (ITA) issuance and minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points requirement sliding down from previous draw results.
Canada and the US are poles apart in nearly every aspect of their immigration policies, though it has only become more evident lately after the latter’s presidential elections.
Canada is already showing interest in attracting foreign talents in hopes of boosting their respective tech industry. Could they become the legitimate “Silicon Valley of the North?”