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No new sponsorship for parents and grandparents as Canada pauses permanent residence applications; how can they still visit and stay with their children?Canada has paused new applications for its parent and grandparent sponsorship program. Existing applications will continue to be processed,...
Tech layoffs: California software engineer's Google dream ended in weeks, lost job before 'a single day of real work', now back at AmazonTech layoffs: Gu Yichen's brief Google employment ended abruptly after just weeks as he was laid off before 'a single day of real work'. He...
Canada to raise permanent residence, citizenship feesCanada is set to increase permanent residence and citizenship application fees starting March 31 and April 30, 2026. These hikes will affec...
Canada to allow applicants to challenge return of immigration files as incompleteA Canadian court has ruled that immigration applicants can challenge decisions when their applications are returned as incomplete. This lan...
Canada introduces personalised processing times for PR and citizenship applicationsCanadian immigration applicants can now track their PR and citizenship applications with personalized processing time estimates. The update...
Canada's immigration data: Student visas see only 43% approval, work permits 69% in early 2025Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada data reveals varied approval rates. Family sponsorship and certain economic programs show stro...
Canada to begin issuing invitations for Parents and Grandparents Program from July 28Starting July 28, 2025, IRCC will invite 17,860 potential sponsors from the 2020 intake for the Parents and Grandparents Program, aiming to...
Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship 2025 intake begins July 28; steps to take if you're invited and what to do if you're notCanada will soon invite people to sponsor their parents and grandparents. The program starts July 28, 2025. Immigration, Refugees and Citiz...
Green Card vs Canadian PR: What’s better for skilled migrants?Skilled workers often weigh US green cards against Canada's Express Entry, each with distinct paths to residency. The US system, reliant on...
Canada to send invitations to apply for Parents and Grandparents PR pathway in 2025On March 7, 2025, Canada's immigration department announced it would invite some Canadians and permanent residents to sponsor their parents...
Canadian permanent residency is possible with a low CRS score. Here’s howForeign nationals with low CRS scores in Express Entry can still pursue Canadian permanent residency through various programs, such as Prov...
Canada pauses permanent residency sponsorship applications for parents, grandparentsCanada will not accept new applications for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) in 2025, focusing instead on processing up to 15,000...
Canada's Open Work Permit: Eligibilty, advantages and how you can applyAn open work permit in Canada offers foreign nationals the freedom to work for any employer, unlike a closed permit. It provides flexibilit...
Canada improves application processing time estimatesCanada has improved the way it calculates processing times for immigration applications, aiming to enhance predictability. Immigration, Ref...
Canada to start accepting new Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship applications from October 10To be eligible, sponsors must be at least 18 years old, a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or registered as an Indian under the Canadi...
Canada will soon begin accepting Pearson Test of English for immigration applicationsBeginning 'late 2023', the PTE will be accepted as a Designated language testby the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Th...
Canada announces 5 new measures to overhaul its immigration systemAs of August 22, Canada welcomed over 300,000 permanent residents to Canada, surpassing the milestone earlier than in any previous year. Th...
Canada has approved a new language test for immigrationBarring some exceptions – such as spousal sponsorship and temporary immigration programs like International Experience Canada (IEC) – most ...
Everything you need to know about bringing your partner to CanadaOverall, more than 64,000 spouses, common-law partners, and conjugal partners were sponsored for Canadian immigration in 2021. Indians spon...
You don't need a job offer to apply for this Canadian work permitOut of the many immigration pathways and work permits Canada has on offer, the Open Work Permit lets you move to the country without a Labo...