Jun 3, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
Caregivers from abroad are invaluable to Canadian families. Their hard work makes a difference in the lives of those they care for, including children, seniors and persons with disabilities. As the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot come...
May 13, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
Ottawa, May 13, 2024—The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, issued the following statement to mark the start of Citizenship Week, which runs from May 13 to 19, 2024: “Citizenship Week gives us all an opportunity to reflect on...
May 10, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
Number of temporary work visa holders went from 337,460 in 2018 to 605,851 in 2022 A key method of restricting the population of temporary residents is to offer them permanent resident status, the immigration minister said Friday — but that doesn’t mean everyone...
May 10, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
May 10, 2024—Montréal—The Forum of Ministers Responsible for Immigration (FMRI) met today to discuss Canada’s immigration levels planning for 2025–2027. Canada’s immigration ministers discussed the economic and social benefits of immigration, levels of permanent and...
May 2, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
To strengthen Canada’s immigration system, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is improving the online processing times tool to help new clients predict how long it will take to process a complete application. Forward-looking processing times are now...
Apr 29, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
April 29, 2024—Ottawa—Immigration is critical to the growth of our economy and our communities. Improving processing times is key to providing an immigration system that works better for newcomers and Canadians alike, which is why we are taking action to reduce wait...
