Immigration Update
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The Government of Canada has reached a tentative agreement with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) after 155,000 public servants, including the union workers of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), decided to strike.
Union members started the strike on April 19, 2023, and ended on May 1, 2023, at 9 AM Eastern Time.
According to the article, PSAC has reached a tentative agreement that includes higher wages to keep up with inflation.
The agreement also includes new and improved language regarding working from home and other favourable provisions for its members.
#PSAC, #IRCC, #strike
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/psac-says-tentative-agreement-reached-061716096.html
On April 29, 2023, Sean Fraser, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced measures to support temporary Sudanese residents in Canada.
Beginning April 30, 2023, Sudanese visitors, international students, and foreign workers in Canada can apply to extend their status for free.
The new measures also encompass free open work permits that provide access to the job market and significant flexibility to sustain themselves in Canada.
Furthermore, the government has eliminated the need to possess a passport or travel document to approve a permanent resident visa and has suspended deportations to Sudan.
#IRCC, #Sudan, #Fraser, #Sudanese_nationals
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/sudanese-nationals-extend-stay-canada-140200987.html
On April 24, 2023, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced new immigration measures to support Sudanese temporary residents currently residing in Canada to extend their stay in the country.
Sudanese citizens can apply for an extension of their status in Canada and transition between temporary streams, enabling them to continue their visit, studies, or employment without incurring any fees.
In addition, citizens and permanent residents of Canada living in Sudan who wish to travel to Canada will also be exempt from passport and travel document fees.
#IRCC, #Sudan, #Fraser, #Sudanese_nationals, #fee_exemption
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/canada-support-sudanese-nationals-204800050.html
A record number of Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued in the first quarter of 2023, making it the third-highest number to be issued in a three-month period since Express Entry was introduced.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 37,559 invitations, including the three largest all-program draws in history, each inviting approximately 7,000 applicants.
The number of invitations issued in 2023 was second only to the record year of 2021, contrasting starkly with 2022, which saw the least number of invitations issued for the first quarter on record.
#IRCC, #ITAs, #statistics, #EE, #Express_Entry
