Immigration Update

Canada will welcome more refugees in 2021

On June 18, 2021, the Government of Canada announced 3 new initiatives to offer asylum to more people, welcome more refugees through new channels, and support them through community sponsorship. Refugee claimants can apply for asylum through Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot, Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program, and Protected persons Canada pathways. In 2021, almost 17,900 protected persons received permanent residency in Canada. This year, the Government increased the quota for protected persons from 23,500 to 45,000, which allows the country to welcome more asylum seekers. #Refugees, #asylum_seekers, #Protected_persons   https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=Canada+Will+Welcome+More+Refugees+In+2021&qpvt=Canada+will+welcome+more+refugees+in+2021&FORM=EWRE

Quebec held a draw under the Refugees Abroad Program

On June 9, 2021, the Quebec Ministry of Immigration (MIFI) held a random draw under the Program for Refugees Abroad (Collective sponsorship) for the 2020-2021 period. 750 eligible applications submitted between April 6 and May 5, 2021, were randomly drawn from among the 1546 requests. Spokespersons of the groups of 2 to 5 individuals whose application was selected, were contacted via their Arrima account, on June 16, 2021. The draw was held under the supervision of the auditing firm Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton as well as in the presence of two witnesses to ensure the transparency of the process. #Quebec, #MIFI, #refugees   http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/immigrate-settle/humanitarian-immigration/collective-sponsorship/index.html

Canada introduced new updates regarding the study or work permit applications processed outside of Canada

On June 16, 2021, the Government of Canada introduced instructions for foreign nationals who are physically in Canada with temporary resident status but have received a letter of introduction (LOI) on their study or work permit application that was processed outside of Canada. Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Applicants who can’t leave or re-enter Canada to present their LOI for the examination can request the document issuance from within Canada using the IRCC Web form. The pilot process extended until August 31, 2021, and also applicable for foreign nationals who received the LOI under International Experience Canada (IEC). #Study_permit, #Work_permit, #LOI, #International_Experience_Canada, #IEC   https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/service-delivery/coronavirus/temporary-residence/permit-approval-outside-canada.html

Canada invited 539 young foreigners under the International Experience Canada

Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) conducted new rounds of invitations in the pools of the International Experience Canada (IEC) program. From June 5 to June 11, Canada invited 539 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of June 11, there are 16,630 candidates registered in the pool, waiting for the invitation. In this round, there were 21 ITAs for Australia, 6 ITAs for Belgium, 10 ITAs for Chile, 13 ITAs for Costa Rica, 21 ITAs for the Czech Republic, 4 ITAs for Denmark, 221 ITAs for France, 2 ITAs for Greece, 9 ITAs for Hong Kong, 63 ITAs for Ireland, 2 ITAs for Italy, 20 ITAs for Japan, 37 ITAs for South Korea, 5 ITAs for the Netherlands, 2 ITAs for New Zealand, 1 ITA for Norway, 3 ITAs for Portugal, 9 ITAs for Slovakia, 8 ITAs for Spain, 4 ITAs for Sweden, 7 ITAs for Switzerland, 21 ITAs for Taiwan, and 50 ITAs for the United Kingdom. In total, Canada issued 10,905 ITAs under the IEC in 2021. In addition, IRCC announced that the first round for Germany will happen on June 21, 2021. #IRCC, #IEC, #ITA, #Working_Holiday, #Young_Professionals, #International_CoOp, #work_permits, #work_in_Canada   https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/iec/eligibility.asp