In 2021, more than 64,000 spouses, common-law partners, and conjugal partners were able to immigrate to Canada. The majority of these came from India.
According to the figures from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Canadians sponsored around 10,715 family members from India last year.
The US was the second most popular origin country, with about 4,810 spouses and partners immigrating there. Philippines, China, Pakistan, Vietnam, UK, Mexico, Jamaica, and France completed
the list of the top ten countries for spousal sponsorship applications.
#Spousal_sponsorship, #sponsorship, #IRCC
June 16, 2022
On June 8, 2022, the Government of Canada updated instructions regarding determining membership in the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class.
The revised instructions for circumstances when there is a relationship breakdown and the primary applicant (sponsored spouse) wishes to proceed with their permanent residence application.
The conversion to humanitarian and compassionate grounds is applicable for these cases. In addition, the instructions have been updated to include further clarification on these cases under the
exemption from the requirement to have temporary resident status.
#Spouses, #spousal_sponsorship
June 10, 2022
On June 7, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that certain international graduates studying in Quebec’s unsubsidized private learning institutions will not be able to obtain
a post-graduation work permit (PGWP).
Since 2018, unsubsidized private learning institutions have been drawing a large number of international students.
Between 2016 and 2018, approximately 4,900 foreign students were granted a study permit at one of these schools, while in 2019–2021, the number of foreign students jumped to 11,500.
The new measure applies to all levels of study and will restrict access to PGWP in Quebec starting from September 1, 2023.
#Quebec, #PGWP, #International_students
June 8, 2022
June is pride month, a time to celebrate gender diversity and recognize the unique struggles facing marginalized groups.
Although Canadian law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender, sometimes same-sex, gender-opposite and intersex couples still go unaddressed.
For example, until two years ago, Canadian same-sex couples and couples with fertility problems were facing issues if they had children abroad.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Canada since 2005.
But until July 2020, Canadians had to be biological parents in order to pass on citizenship to their children born abroad.
That was until the Superior Court of Quebec ruled that the legal parents of children of foreign origin could also be included in the definition of "parent" of the Citizenship Act.
#LGBT2, #citizenship, #Pride_Month
June 7, 2022
