May 23, 2024 | Press Room
Canadian citizenship is highly valued around the world. It provides the right to vote, to run for political office and to hold a Canadian passport. For many immigrants, citizenship is key to integration. It also provides a sense of belonging to a diverse and inclusive...
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 who...
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 8, 2024 | Newfoundland, Press Room
The 2024 Federal Budget removed the 2017 top-up funding under the Labour Market Transfer Agreements, resulting in a funding reduction of more than $16.8 million per year for Newfoundland and Labrador. With the Government of Canada’s decision to cut $625 million in...
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...
