Immigration Update

IRCC launched the new International Mobility Program Plus category for Quebec

On May 24, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced the new International Mobility Program Plus (IMP+) for Quebec-selected skilled

workers. It is a new open work permit option for foreign nationals selected by the province who reside overseas or in a province other than Quebec. Until the Federal Government and Quebec

signed the agreement, work permit applications from Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ) holders outside Quebec will be processed under R205(a). Foreign nationals cannot apply for an open work

permit under this category at entry.

#Quebec, #IRCC, #Fraser, #CSQ, #IMP+

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/quebec-skilled-workers/international-mobility-program-plus-csq.html

Canadian MP will propose a new bill to the Government to support parents and grandparents

Kyle Seeback, a Canadian Member of Parliament (MP), is proposing a new bill to assist parents and grandparents who want to travel to Canada via the Super Visa. Currently, parents and

grandparents of Canadians can visit for two years in a row without having to renew their status. Seeback proposed Bill C-242 focusing on three major changes to the Super Visa. First, the MP

called for the Government to allow parents and grandparents to stay in Canada for five years without having to renew their visas. Second, he wants the Super Visa applicants to be allowed to

acquire medical insurance from other countries too. Third, he asks the Government to diminish the low-income cut-off for applicants wishing to host their parents and grandparents.

#Seeback, #Super_Visa, #parents_and_grandparents, #MP

https://openparliament.ca/bills/

Canada keeps temporary foreign workers in the country by lengthening the validity period of work permits

Candidates from the High-Wage and Global Talent Stream, which is run via Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), can now work in Canada for three years instead of two to assist

businesses caught in labour scarcity bind. In addition, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) doubled the validity of a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) from 9 to 18

months. Moreover, all businesses will be able to hire up to 20 percent of their workforce through the low-wage TFWP channel until further notice.

#ESDC, #LMIA, #foreign_workers, #TFWP, #work_permits

https://www.dlapiper.com/en/canada/insights/publications/2017/03/canadian-employment-news-series-mar-2017/terminating-temporary-foreign-workers/#:~:text=Temporary%20foreign%20workers%20are%20entitled%20to%20remain%20in,Canada%20on%20the%20basis%20of%20their%20work%20permits.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/eligibility/eligibility-admissibility-conditions-including-validity-period.html

Quebec wants to accept more than 71,000 permanent residents in 2022

In an interview with the French-language Radio Canada television network, Quebec Immigration Minister Jean Boulet downplayed this year's increase in immigration to the province. The

province is expected to reach a new peak of 71,275 new permanent residents in 2022, up more than 41.7 percent from 50,285 last year, as the province attempts to make up for candidates who

were unable to come at the height of the COVID-19. If the government does decide to increase immigration levels above current rates, that would result in 20,990 more new permanent residents in

Quebec this year than it was last year.

#Quebec, #Boulet, #COVID_19, #PR