The number of deaths of Indian international students is increasing

In Canada, the number of deaths of international students, especially those from India, has increased. In the last two weeks, the Lotus Funeral & Cremation Centre has sent bodies of five international students to India, most of whom were from Punjab. These students came to get an education and settle here. Issues such as affordable housing and mental health support for these students are quite complicated and students cannot get full support. Moreover, drug traffickers and criminals also target these students, and leave them with no choice, but to commit suicide. #India, #international_students, #Punjabi_students, #Student_support  

CEC immigration category has stagnated

In October 2021, the number of invitations fell sharply due to the suspension of the Express Entry CEC category.

In October, Express Entry conducted only two rounds of draws, and a total of 1,569 EE candidates in the provincial nomination category were invited.

Compared to the 3,917 invitations issued in September, this is a drop of 60%. Only candidates in the provincial nomination category are invited, which means that experienced immigrant applicants (mainly international students) have lost the opportunity to be invited this month.

#Express_Entry, #PR, #CEC, #PNP

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

Quebec accepts applications for permanent immigration pilot programs

Starting from November 3, 2021, the Government of Quebec will accept applications for permanent immigration pilot programs until December 31, 2022, or until the province will reach the maximum number of applications.

The maximum number of applications for the pilot program for food processing workers as well as orderlies is 600 applications each;

for the pilot program for workers in artificial intelligence (AI), information technologies and visual effects (IT-VE) is 300 applications each, including a maximum of 150 non-Francophone candidates in each stream.

#Quebec, #PR, #permanent_immigration_pilot, #AI, #IT_VE, #food_processing, #orderlies

https://www.quebec.ca/en/immigration/immigration-programs/artificial-intelligence

Ottawa will not extend the temporary pathway for permanent residency

New Immigration Minister Sean Fraser will not extend the Temporary Residence to Permanent Residency Pathway, which expires on November 5, 2021.

According to Alexander Cohen, the immigration minister’s press secretary, ‘there are no plans to extend it beyond November 5’.

Before the Cabinet shuffle last month, the former immigration minister Marco Mendicino was openly talking about the possibilities of extending the program to allow temporary residents working in the healthcare sector to become permanent residents.

As Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data showed, in October, more than 14,000 spots remained unfilled for healthcare workers making the applicants and public expect the IRCC to extent the program.

#IRCC, #TR2PR, #Mendicino, #Fraser, #PR, #pathway