Canada may resume Express Entry draws for Canadian Experience Class soon

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has stopped the Canadian Experience Class draws last year.

In the online event streamed on the Canadian Club Toronto website on February 16, 2022, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser stated that CEC draws may resume “in the near term.”

Despite the immigration minister clarified that there was no announcement on when CEC draws would resume, he introduced his expectations saying that Express Entry would work more

normally in the coming years as the Government is working on the Express Entry system to make it more flexible.

#Fraser, #Express_Entry, #EE, #CEC, #immigration_backlog

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/eligibility/canadian-experience-class.html

Ottawa extended the public policy allowing visitors to apply for a work permit

On March 1, 2022, the Government of Canada extended the public policy allowing certain visitors in Canada to apply for a work permit.

The public policy, which came into effect on August 24, 2020, has been extended until February 28, 2023, allowing all temporary residents who are in Canada to apply inland for an employer-specific work permit, regardless of their arrival time in Canada.

The public policy also allows eligible former temporary foreign workers to work in Canada while a decision on their work permit application is pending.

#Work_permit, #Temporary_residents, #temporary_foreign_workers, #visitors

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates/2022-visitors-work-permit.html

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/extension-public-policy-visitors-apply-work-permits.html

Canada is ready to accept 4,000 Ukrainian immigrants

On February 28, 2022, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said that about 4,000 applications of Ukrainian citizens have been approved by the Government since the conflict with Russia started.

According to the minister, the Canadian Government has installed extra resources in offices in Poland, Austria, and Romania to manage the potential influx of applications and now more Ukrainians to come to Canada easily and safely.

In addition, the Government also extended work, visitor, and student permits of Ukrainian citizens who currently reside in Canada and cannot return home.

#Ukraine, #Fraser, #Ukrainian_citizens

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-european-countries-preparing-for-influx-of-ukrainian-refugees-1.5795900

Ontario released a notice for candidates invited under the Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream

On February 24, 2022, the Government of Ontario published a notice for applicants who received a notification of interest (NOI) under the Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream on February 22, 2022.

According to the notice, applicants whose Express Entry profile expires before submitting their OINP application must create a new Express Entry profile.

They will also have to add the copies of the letters from IRCC, acknowledging the new and expired profiles with the Express Entry number and job seeker validation code, as well as the copy of the profile expiration letter received from IRCC.

#OINP, #Human_Capital_Priorities_Stream, #EE_HCP, #HCP, #notice

https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontarios-express-entry-human-capital-priorities-stream