On June 16, 2023, the Government of Canada announced new instructions for assessing new and pending applications under the Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots.
On April 30, 2023, the Government amended the Ministerial Instructions, reducing the work experience requirement from 24 to 12 months, clarifying that employers on the job offer must not be businesses, and streamlining the application process for gaining experience category (Category A).
Currently, work authorized under the Immigration and Refugees Protection Regulations will be counted as work experience.
#Caregivers, #Home_Child_Care_Providers, #Home_Support_Workers
June 19, 2023
On June 14, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the removal of the public policy allowing foreign nationals to apply for permanent residence with previous biometrics.
As a result, all permanent residence applicants applying on or after June 14, 2023, are required to submit biometrics.
The updated instructions have affected general processing measures implemented during the COVID-19. All applicants now have 30 days from the Biometric Instruction Letter (BIL) date to provide their biometrics as was the procedure in the pre-pandemic time. #IRCC, #biometrics, #PR, #BIL, #GCMS
June 18, 2023
On June 13, 2023, the government of Manitoba published an update, considering a process for skilled worker requests under the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP).
From now candidates have to submit all requests using the new Skilled Worker Webform.
New changes are related to such processes as informing the MPNP of an intention to change employers, requesting a work permit support letter, a nomination certificate extension, and informing the MPNP of any changes to the Express Entry profile.
All complete requests received through the webform will proceed within 10 business days. #Manitoba, #MPNP, #skilled_worker
June 18, 2023
The Citizenship Act has undergone changes approved by a committee of MPs, allowing individuals born abroad to adopt their Canadian parent's citizenship.
This decision was made despite objections from Conservatives. In 2009, the Conservative government modified the law to prohibit Canadian parents born abroad from passing down their citizenship unless their child was also born in Canada.
The NDP has proposed a new amendment, which would grant citizenship to the child if the Canadian parent spent at least three years in Canada, proving their eligibility.
The new rule was added to a private member's bill at the House of Commons immigration committee, which has the support of the Liberal Party.
#Citizenship, Canadian_citizenship
June 18, 2023
