May 30, 2024 | Press Room
The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today issued the following statement on increasing the number of applications that will be accepted into processing under the temporary special measures for Palestinian extended family in...
May 30, 2024 | Press Room
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is improving processing for spousal and partner applications by expanding its use of advanced analytics and other automated technology to all spousal and partner applications under the family class. Two new tools...
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...
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...
May 2, 2024 | Newfoundland, Press Room
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced updates and enhancements to the Immigration Accelerator portal by the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism to improve services. New applications for the current Provincial Nominee Program and Job Vacancy...
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...
Apr 29, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
April 29, 2024—Ottawa—International students enrich Canada’s social, cultural and economic fabric. That is why, in recent months, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has introduced reforms to the International Student Program, to ensure system integrity while...
Apr 23, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
Apr 23, 2024 by Chris O’Neill-Yates, National Reporter cbc.ca Good Samaritan gets involved, helping reunite family after CBC News investigation Even after they had grown up, every time Joy Thompson dreamed of her daughters, Aubrey and April Nuval, they were...
Apr 16, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
For Immediate Release, April 16th, 2024 Work Global Canada Inc. executive shareholders appoint Katherine Salvador (Member CPHR), as their new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. Paul Shelley, CEO of Work Global Canada Inc. says, “he is elated to have...
Apr 15, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will designate a new professional body to issue educational credential assessments (ECAs) for architects interested in immigrating to Canada. As part of the eligibility criteria for economic permanent residence...
Apr 11, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
On April 30, 2024, fees for all permanent residence applications are increasing as part of a routine update. These fees increase every 2 years to manage growing program and service delivery costs and to keep up with inflation. If you plan on submitting a permanent...
Mar 15, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
A precursor to possible suggested amendments to policies put forward to the Fisheries Minister from the FFAW on the lifting of processing caps, new processing licenses, and buyers from Atlantic Canada and Quebec be allowed in. If these changes do come to pass what...
Mar 6, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
March 6, 2024—Sudbury, Ontario—Rural and Francophone minority communities are critical to Canada’s long-term growth, and regional immigration plays a key role in strengthening their economies. In particular, the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) has been...
Feb 29, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
February 29, 2024, 8:30 a.m. – Ottawa – Canada and Mexico have maintained a deep, positive and constructive diplomatic partnership over the past 80 years. We have worked to ensure North America is the world’s most competitive economic region and maintain strong...
Feb 14, 2024 | Nova Scotia, Press Room
The Province is making it easier for people to become certified in the skilled trades sector with two new initiatives as part of the plan to grow Nova Scotia’s skilled trades workforce. Funding more training seats in high-demand trades has resulted in almost 200...
Feb 14, 2024 | New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Press Room
A man who emigrated from Mexico to Newfoundland is sharing his story of success and finding his place in a new country. Adrian Siera came to the province with his wife and two teenagers in October 2020 after determining that Mexico City was “no longer a place to raise...
