Canada welcomed around 11,500 newcomers under the TR to PR Pathway in 2021

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data revealed that 11,425 temporary residents in Canada acquired their permanent residency under the temporary resident to permanent resident (TR2PR) pathway by the end of October 2021, excluding many more who are still waiting for their applications to be processed. Pathway, launched on May 2, 2021, had received 84,177 applications under six streams, both for francophones and anglophones. Ontario and British Columbia accepted the most newcomers under this one-time pathway to permanent residency. #TR2PR, #PR, #IRCC, #temporaryresidents, #Ontario, #BritishColumbia https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/reports-statistics/statistics-open-data.html https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/04/new-pathway-to-permanent-residency-for-over-90000-essential-temporary-workers-and-international-graduates.html

January 5, 2022

Vancouver, Toronto, and Edmonton had the highest retention rate for newcomers

Statistics Canada recently published a study that revealed the retention rate of Canadian cities for immigrants.

The study used the data of immigrants who came to Canada in 2014 through tax file analysis from the 2020 Longitudinal Immigration Database.

According to the study, Vancouver, Toronto, and Edmonton had the highest retention rates among Canadian cities.

Immigrants who moved to Vancouver and Toronto in 2014 had the highest retention rate at 86% staying in the city in the next five years. Edmonton took third place at around 85%.

#Vancouver, #Toronto, #Edmonton, #retention_rates, #Statistics_Canada

 

January 4, 2022

Canada celebrates the 75th anniversary of the first Canadian Citizenship Act

On January 1, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, issued a statement regarding the 75th anniversary of the first Canadian Citizenship Act, a major moment in Canada’s history.

In the statement, he mentioned the importance of Canadian citizenship that it still has after 75 years.

He also honoured the ideals of common citizenship by promoting democracy, diversity, and community and encouraged all Canadians to reflect on what it means to them to be a citizen of Canada.

#Fraser, #IRCC, #Citizenship_Act, #Citizenship

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/statement-prime-minister-75th-anniversary-143000629.html

https://pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2022/01/01/statement-prime-minister-75th-anniversary-canadian-citizenship

January 3, 2022

Application processing times for Labour Market Impact Assessment take longer than before

Service Canada has experienced unforeseen technical issues after updating the system to modernize and improve the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) processing.

As a result, applicants may experience longer processing times as well as longer waiting times for requests such as name additions or changes.

Applicants who have already submitted their requests are asked to not submit new requests to avoid duplication and further delays.

Service Canada strongly recommends applicants submit their applications online and is working hard to minimize the impact this has and resolve issues in a timely manner.

#LMIA, #processing_times, #Service_Canada

https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/labour-market-impact-assessment-processing-times.html

 

December 31, 2021