Last month, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC),
pointed out how Canada is taking measures to improve the immigration system by hiring 1,250 new employees within the next few months, streamlining IRCC operations, introducing application status trackers and publishing monthly data on the IRCC website.
According to IRCC's new webpage tracking the immigration backlog, there were 2.4 million applications in the inventory on July 31. Of those, 1.1 million were within service standards, and 1.3 million were in the backlog.
#IRCC, #backlog, #immigration_backlog, #Fraser, #inventory
September 23, 2022
As the House of Commons resumes operations after the summer break, immigration advocates are pushing for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to establish a path to permanent residency for as many as 500,000 undocumented immigrants in Canada.
Since the spring, the minority Liberal government, aided by the New Democrats, has been quietly developing a so-called regularization plan for non-status migrants, many of whom are precariously employed in construction, cleaning, caregiving, food processing, and agriculture.
The range of vulnerabilities faced by people in the gig economy is concerning, advocates say.
Poor mental and physical health caused by social isolation and abusive working conditions were some of the main issues facing these workers.
#Trudeau, #Undocumented_workers, #Illegal, #undocumented_migrants
September 21, 2022
There has been a tremendous increase in ‘Ghost' immigration consultants throughout Canada recently.
Unauthorized or unlicensed experts have been accused of having a physical office in many Canadian cities.
Illegal immigration and visa consultants are most common on social media, especially TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and other platforms.
Ghost consultants are individuals who pretend to provide immigration services to clients but do not have the required education or training.
They falsely represent themselves as immigration experts. They are not allowed to advocate for or apply for a client's immigration status.
#Immigration_Consultants, #Licensed_immigration_Consultants, #Unlicensed_immigration_consultants, #immigration_fraud
September 21, 2022
According to Statistics Canada’s new report published on September 12, 2022, international students, especially those from India, increased the share of international students in college postgraduate credential programs tenfold from 1,800 to 17,700 between 2017-2019.
The report explains that immigration to Canada and obtaining permanent residency were likely the main reasons driving the boom in the number of foreign students enrolling in these programs.
Eighty percent of International students studying in Canada gained permanent residency within five years of graduation.
#Stataistics_Canada, #PR, #international_students, #Indian_Students, #PGWP
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220912/dq220912b-eng.htm
September 16, 2022
