Immigration Update

Canada will accept a record number of applications for the 2021 Parents and Grandparents Program

On July 20, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of the 2021 Parents and Grandparents Program. The government will use the random selection process as used in previous years. Applicants will receive invitations to apply (ITAs) starting the week of September 20, 2021, and have to submit the application within 60 days. The Government is going to receive up to 40,000 complete applications in 2021—10,000 of these applications are from the 2020 intake process, while 30,000 are from 2021. For the tax year of 2020, applicants must provide the minimum necessary income requirement, that allows regular Employment Insurance benefits and temporary COVID-19 benefits to be included as the sponsor’s income. #Family_immigration, #parents_sponsorship, #PGP, #Parental_sponsorship #Parents_and_Grandparents_sponsorship   https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=Canada+Will+Accept+A+Record+Number+Of+Applications+For+The+2021+Parents+And+Grandparents+Program&qpvt=canada+will+accept+a+record+number+of+applications+for+the+2021+parents+and+grandparents+program&FORM=EWRE   https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/07/ircc-to-accept-a-record-number-of-applications-for-the-2021-parents-and-grandparents-program.html

Canada announced a new stream for human rights defenders

On July 16, 2021, Marco Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced the launch of a refugee stream dedicated to human rights defenders at risk who are fleeing persecution in their home country. Canada is going to be one of the first countries to offer a permanent pathway for human rights defenders and will resettle up to 250 human rights defenders and their family members every year, through the Government-Assisted Refugees Program. The Government of Canada will work with Canadian and international partners to identify human rights defenders who face security risks. #Mendicino, #IRCC, #refugees, #Human_rights_defenders   https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=Canada+Announced+A+New+Stream+For+Human+Rights+Defenders&qpvt=canada+announced+a+new+stream+for+human+rights+defenders&FORM=EWRE

Canada introduced a new open work permit for recent permanent residency applicants

On July 15, 2021.

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Marco Mendicino announced that starting from July 26, 2021, applicants of the recently opened pathway to permanent residence will be eligible for an open work permit while awaiting the results of their application.

The new pathway to permanent residence was opened for 90,000 essential workers and international students who graduated from a Canadian institution on May 6, 2021.

Applications for the new work permit will be accepted online.

Additional details about the application process will be added to IRCC’s website on July 26, 2021.

Open work permits issued under this policy will be valid until December 31, 2022.

#Open_work_permit, #IRCC, #BOWP, #TR2PR

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/07/new-open-work-permit-available-for-recent-permanent-residency-applicants.html   https://convirzon.ca/Client/ghimmigration/cus-immigration-news/ircc-published-a-new-temporary-public-policy-for-foreign-nationals/

Minister Mendicino and FCFA President Roy invited French-speaking temporary residents to apply for PR

On July 12, 2021, Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and Liane Roy, President of the Federation des communautes francophones et acadienne, called French-speaking temporary residents in Canada to take advantage of the recently launched temporary pathway to permanent residence (PR). IRCC will accept applications from French-speaking or bilingual candidates who intend to live outside of Quebec, under three streams. To support Canada’s objectives for Francophone immigration, these streams for French-speaking or bilingual candidates have no limit to the number of applications that can be received. These public policies came into effect on May 6, 2021, and will continue until November 5, 2021. #French_speaking, #Francophones, #PR, #Francophone_immigration https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=Minister+Mendicino+And+FCFA+President+Roy+Invited+French-speaking+Temporary+Residents+To+Apply+For+Pr&qpvt=minister+mendicino+and+fcfa+president+roy+invited+french-speaking+temporary+residents+to+apply+for+pr&FORM=EWRE