Amidst the Russian invasion in Ukraine, the Minister of Immigration Sean Fraser met with members of the Ukrainian community on the webinar organized by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC).
According to the minister, IRCC pulled out 2000 applications from the general queue for priority processing. The process faster those Citizenship, Permanent Residence and Temporary Residence applications, IRCC has allocated additional staff. IRCC will also assist Canadian Ukrainians with travel documents.
The Immigration Department also announced that Study and Work Permit holders will be able to extend them.
Ukrainian Visitors will be able to apply for a work permit before the decision on LMIA has been rendered.
Despite the situation, Canada will maintain standard security screening and biometrics requirements for applications of Ukrainian nationals.
#IRCC, #Ukraine, #Russian_invasion, #war_in_Ukraine, #work_permtis, #visitors_visas
February 28, 2022
The 2021 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration has been published
On February 14, 2022, the Government of Canada has published the 2021 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration.
The report highlights the immigration tendencies of 2020, as well as makes comparisons with previous years’ statistics.
According to the report, immigration numbers were considerably lower than in pre-pandemic years.
Despite Canada being one of the top countries accepted immigrants, the number of Economic Class immigrants, refugees, and protected persons admitted into the country was very low when compared to the previous years.
#Annual_report, #IRCC, #statistics
https://www.myconsultant.ca/EN/Highlights-from-the-2021-Annual-Report-to-Parliament-on-Immigration
February 28, 2022
On February 24, 2022, the Government of Quebec introduced a new list of in-demand occupations for employers who plan to hire temporary foreign workers under the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process.
This year, 228 occupations are eligible for processing to meet the labour needs of Quebec’s all regions.
The new list is effective immediately and gives a 30-day transition period to employers to submit applications under last year’s list.
This process allows more temporary foreign workers in the province to work in sectors that face labour shortages and helps employers to fill their job vacancies.
#Quebec, #LMIA, #in_demand_occupations, #labour_shortage
February 28, 2022
Ottawa introduced measures for those affected by the situation in Ukraine
On February 24, 2022, the Government of Canada introduced new measures for individuals affected by the situation in Ukraine. As of now, Canada will prioritize applications of immediate family members of Ukrainian-Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
Their applications will urgently be processed so they can travel to Canada at any time.
The Government also extended the temporary public policy that allows some visitors in Canada, including Ukrainians, to apply for a work permit and stay in Canada while their work permit application is processed.
#IRCC, #Ukraine, #Ukrainian_applicants
February 25, 2022
