On April 22, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced the Government’s plans to resume Express Entry draws in early July.
As a result of the temporary pause, Canada has diminished more than half of the federal high-skilled processing inventory, from 111,900 people in September 2021 to just 48,000 people by March 2022.
According to the announcement, the inventory will be further reduced by July 2022 to help the Government return to the service standards.
#IRCC, #Fraser, #Express_Entry, #FSWP, #FSTP, #CEC
This is huge news for those on PGWP here in Canada
Those with an expiring PGWP between January and December 2022 will qualify for an additional open work permit of up to 18 months beginning this summer.
IRCC is working on a simplified process and will provide further details “in the weeks ahead.” IRCC notes about 95,000 PGWPs will expire in 2022,
and it estimates as many as 50,000 PGWP holders could benefit from this new open work perm Those with an expiring PGWP between January and December 2022 will qualify for an additional open work permit of up to 18 months beginning this summer.
IRCC is working on a simplified process and will provide further details “in the weeks ahead.” IRCC notes about 95,000 PGWPs will expire in 2022,
and it estimates as many as 50,000 PGWP holders could benefit from this new open work permit.
On April 19, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that the current Ministerial Instructions for foreign nationals applying for a temporary resident visa, study permit or work permit from outside Canada have been extended.
Foreign nationals can submit their applications electronically until March 31, 2023.
This update is aligned with the Ministerial Instructions (MIs) that are in effect from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.
Individuals who are unable to submit an application using electronic means because of a disability are exempted from the requirement to submit their application online.
#MIs, #Temporary_residents, #COVID_19
On April 5, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has increased application fees for all permanent residence (PR) applications, including economic, permit holder, family, and humanitarian classes.
For the first time since 2002, IRCC increased PR fees in 2020 to account for inflation.
According to the Government website, application fees are subject to increase every 2 years to adjust for inflation.
In addition, the Federal Government supports a cost-effective approach to financing government programs, where individuals who receive the services and benefit directly from them are responsible for most of the costs.
#IRCC, #PR, #PR_fees, #application_fee