The Government of Canada is denying rumours that it is abruptly terminating a special pathway that allows Afghans to flee the Taliban to Canada.
According to Emilie Simard, director of issues management and parliamentary affairs at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), there is no discussion to stop the pathway for Afghan nationals.
Canada aimed to bring at least 40,000 vulnerable Afghans to Canada under one of the largest immigration programs around the world. So far, only 16,645 Afghans have been welcomed to Canada under this pathway.
#IRCC, #Afghanistan, #Taliban, #Afghan_refugees, #refugees
July 27, 2022
On July 18, 2022, the Government of Canada updated instructions and guidelines for residential summer camp counsellors coming to Canada under the International Mobility Program (IMP).
Since all applications for residential camp counsellors are being processed under the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) exemption code C20, even for applicants going to religious camps,
all the guidelines have been consolidated. In addition, instructions regarding the unique work situations have been deleted for camp counsellors in training arriving in Canada under the IMP.
#IMP, LMIA, #Residential_Summer_Camp_Counsellors
July 27, 2022
Last year, ten times more new permanent residents moved to small Canadian towns under the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP), which was created as a one-time pilot program than did during its first year in operation.
In 2020, 50 permanent residents were admitted to Canada through the RNIP in its inaugural year.
Last year, that increased by 1,010 percent, with 555 new permanent residents. Within the first four months of 2022, another 625 permanent immigrants arrived under the RNIP.
If the current rate of immigration under the RNIP is maintained throughout the year, Canada will receive 1,875 new permanent residents this year, a 237.8 percent increase over last year's figures.
#RNIP, #PR, #Statistics_Canada, #Rural_immigration
July 13, 2022
Starting on January 2023, Canada will prohibit foreign nationals from purchasing real estate — with important exceptions for permanent residents and temporary visitors, including temporary workers and international students.
Bill C-19, the Budget Implementation Act of 2022, received royal assent on June 23 as the federal government works to cool the hot housing market.
The temporary ban on foreign investment in Canadian residential real estate is also occurring while Ottawa is promoting the creation of more new homes with the provincial and territorial governments, municipalities, and non-profit organizations.
#Real_estate, #Bill_C19, #housing_market, #Budget
https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2021/08/trudeau-housing-ban-foreign-home-buyers-canada/
July 13, 2022
