On May 6, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), concluded a successful visit to Europe. Minister visited Belgium, France, and Poland and met
with key European allies and European Union (EU) partners to discuss the ongoing crises in Ukraine and Afghanistan, reaffirming Canada’s commitment to helping the most vulnerable people in
the world. Minister Fraser is pleased that Canada and the EU will continue to work together on addressing ongoing humanitarian issues in Ukraine and Afghanistan, as well as refugee protection,
economic migration, and successful integration of immigrants.
#IRCC, #Fraser, #EU, #Ukraine, #Afghanistan
May 9, 2022
On May 3, 2022, the Government of Canada published a new program delivery update regarding the refusal to process caregivers’ work permit applications, where the LMIA application was
received on or after June 18, 2019. According to the new update, applicants who were exempted from exemption from refusal to process criteria are now eligible to obtain a work permit under the
Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker pilots under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) for caregiver occupations.
#TFWP, #caregivers, #exemption, #foreign_workers
May 5, 2022
While reviewing an application of a refugee from Ghana, the Federal Court of Canada stated that it is not consistent with Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) “to process applications from Western countries while applications in Ghana were left to languish.”
The Judge agreed that the epidemic disrupted a wide range of government operations, including spousal sponsorship applications' evaluation, especially in regions where there was no
infrastructure or resources available to keep services running online and through virtual conversations, as occurred in many developing countries.
However, cases, where virtual interviews were not available, require adaptability, and it would be appropriate to proceed with the interviews over the phone.
#Federal_Court, #Ghana, #Spousal_sponsorships
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/I-2.5/FullText.html
May 4, 2022
On May 2, 2022, the Government of British Columbia announced that the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) will reopen the Entrepreneur Immigration (EI) Base category in July 2022.
The province will post an updated EI Base Program Guide in the upcoming weeks.
New intake under the BCPNP EI Base category has temporarily been stopped since July 2021.
During this period, all submitted applications have been processed. However, the province has left the Regional Pilot and the Strategic Projects categories open to accept applications from candidates interested in investing and opening a business in British Columbia.
#British_Columbia, #Entrepreneur, #BCPNP, #business_immigration, #BCPNP_EI
https://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate-to-B-C/Invitations-to-Apply
May 4, 2022
