Immigration Update
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On August 26, 2021, the Federal Court of Canada ordered Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to pay $2,500 to the applicant, Mr. Charles Obafemi who applied for a work permit and visitor visa in Nigeria on September 13, 2019, to join his wife in Canada.
Due to an error made by the visa officer, an unnecessary delay occurred and prevented the applicant to join his wife in Canada for far too long.
The court ordered IRCC to process Mr. Obafemi’s application on a high priority basis.
In addition, on August 27, 2021, the Court also ordered IRCC to pay a compensation of $62,040 to David Alfonzo Blanco Carrero.
Mr Carrero a Quebec Skilled Worker whose permanent residence (PR) has been processed by IRCC for almost a decade because of officer mistakes that now prevents the applicant get a PR as the application was impacted by the 2019 Quebec CSQ cancellation law.
#Federal_Court, #IRCC, #delays
The Government of Canada helped 145 Canadian-bound refugees flee Afghanistan overland to Pakistan.
About 145 individuals who helped Canada during its military mission to Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014, have Canadian visas and are now being processed in Pakistan.
According to Alexander Cohen, Press Secretary at Office of the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, 2,200 Afghan refugees have already resettled in Canada so far, with another 400 in transit.
Evacuated refugees will be on their way to Canada within days or weeks.
#Afghanistan, #Taliban, #refugees, #Afghans, #IRCC, #Pakistan
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/opposition-calls-sask-more-help-230152251.html
The Government of Canada is gradually easing border measures for fully vaccinated foreign travellers that make it easier for International Experience Canada (IEC) candidates to travel to Canada.
Now, proof of vaccination will be enough for fully vaccinated IEC candidates to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA) for the Working Holiday program, without a need to provide proof of job offer.
Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated IEC candidates are still subject to quarantine measures and must show proof of job offer arriving at a Canadian border.
In addition, as of September 13, 2021, IEC began random draws to send out ITAs. Applicants, receiving an ITA, have to make sure they meet the requirements to enter Canada.
#IEC, ITA, #IRCC, #Working_Holiday, #Young_Professionals, #International_CoOp, #work_permits, #work_in_Canada, #ArriveCAN
The Government of Canada recommends submitting a new application via the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Portal if the travel to Canada is urgent and the application has been submitted before September 7, 2021.
IRCC provided the following reasons as applicable:
a. to unite with an immediate or extended family member who is a Canadian citizen, person registered under Canada’s Indian Act or permanent resident of Canada;
b. to visit on business; to attend a funeral or to be present during the final moments of the life of a loved one; to provide care to a critically ill person;
c. to join a vessel as a marine crew member; to assume a posting as a diplomat or to travel as an accompanying immediate family member of a diplomat,
d. and to handle the affairs of a victim of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752.
Applicants must be sure to include the latest information and, previous application number. Applicants’ previous visitor visa applications will be withdrawn and a refund will not be provided.
#IRCC, #visitor_visa, #tourism
https://www.cic.gc.ca/enGlIsH/information/applications/visa.asp
