On January 21, 2022, the Government of Canada published a new update regarding the instructions for study permit applications for students from visa-exempt countries applying from overseas to study in Canada.
Referring to the General processing measures: COVID-19 program delivery, the instructions clarify that applicants with a valid visa or electronic travel authorization (eTA)
can change their designated learning institutions (DLIs) by submitting their new letter of acceptance before applying for a study permit or while the application is still in progress.
#Study_permit, #internmational_students, #DLI, #eTA, #visa_exempt_countries
https://www.cic.gc.ca/English/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1051&top=16
January 24, 2022
On January 18, 2022, Statistics Canada released a study, which examines the engagement of international students in the labour market through the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP) after finishing their post-secondary education.
The report states that the number of international students participating in the PGWPP after their studies have increased significantly.
Under the PGWPP international graduates can work full-time, part-time, or be self-employed. The PGWPP has started in 2003 as a pilot program in some selected provinces, and then expanded nationwide in 2005.
#PGWPP, #PGWP, #international_students, #work_permit, #labour_force
January 24, 2022
This has been an issue I have been very vocal on and have always believed this is the case not just in certain parts of Africa, I have seen this with African individuals landing in Canada and going through the CBSA.
In a area where racism is totally unacceptable this should be scrutinized by Immigration Canada officials. All potential CBSA and Immigration Officers should have to go through additional vetting to help minimize this type of issue.
According to the “IRCC Anti-Racism Employee Focus Groups” Final Report, applicants’ country of citizenship may impact the approval of an application.
The approval rate of temporary resident visas, study permits, and work permits is higher in certain countries than in others.
The approval rate for the citizens of African countries has been lower than other regions for several years.
the report does not deny that IRCC employees often treat applications from Africans with more scrutiny than applications from other countries.
#Racism, #approvalrates, #Africas, #IRCC, #antiracism
January 21, 2022
In 2019 and 2020, Pakistan had one of the lowest immigration approval rates for study and work permit applications.
According to the report published by Canada’s visa office in Islamabad, in 2019, there were not any approved work permit applications.
For 2020, no data was indicated in the report. For Pakistan, the study permit application rate in 2019 was only 7%.
In 2020, surprisingly no study permit applications have been approved despite the higher temporary resident visa (TRV) approval rate, which was 81% and 88% in 2019 and 2020, respectively.
#Pakistan, #Islamabad, #approval_rates, #Study_permit, #work_permit, #TRV
January 19, 2022
