Overseas applicants complain about the immigration backlog
After Immigration Minister Sean Fraser presented the new 2022-2024 Immigration Levels Plan on February 14, 2022, many overseas applicants expressed their complaints about Canada’s backlog of applications for permanent residency (PR) as well as the processing delays.
On social media, applicants demanded Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to clear the existing backlogs and process all applications first, and then increase the immigration levels.
In addition to PR applicants, temporary residents and those waiting for citizenship approval expressed their frustrations too.
#IRCC, #Fraser, #immigration_backlog, #application_processing, #PR
February 16, 2022
The announcement of the 2022-2024 Immigration Levels Plan made applicants worry about the inability of the Canadian Government to handle such a huge number of applications.
According to the Government website, open work permit applications issued under the temporary resident to permanent resident pathway will expire on December 31, 2022.
After the announcement of the new immigration levels and the record number of applicants that Canada is planning to invite, applicants worry that their open work permits can expire before being processed.
#TR2PR, #immigration_backlog, #application_processing, #PR
https://www.supplypro.ca/canada-eyes-1-3-million-immigrants-to-overcome-labour-shortages/
February 16, 2022
The contributions and achievements of Black people have been celebrated in North America since 1926. Every February, Canada also celebrates Black History Month.
This year, the theme of the celebration is “February and Forever: Celebrating Black History today and every day.”
The Government of Canada invited all Canadians to learn more about the Black communities, their contributions to Canada, and how they continue to shape the story of Canada.
The Black History Month virtual celebration will be held on Facebook, on February 17, 2022, at 7 pm.
#Black_History_Month, #IRCC
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month.html
February 15, 2022
With the tabling of a new Immigration Levels Plan, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has clarified its objectives and priorities for immigration targets in 2022.
A significant change in the plan is the reduction of the quota for Express Entry immigrants to only 55,900. IRCC also reserved a quota of 40,000 newcomers under the TR2PR program. This means the likelihood of the all-program draws renewal in the coming months is not high.
Moreover, given the recent internal memo from the IRCC, we got proof that candidates in the Federal Skilled Workers (FSW) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) have been temporarily deprioritized by the government.
IRCC switched their priorities in order to eliminate the backlog of the applications in those programs already in the inventory.
At the same time, the quota for the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) has been increased to 83,500, which in turn gives more chances to candidates with job offers from the provinces or international graduates, who completed their studies in Canada.
All-program draws in the Express Entry may return in late 2022 or in the beginning of 2023.
#IRCC, #immigration_policy, #immigration_levels, #Express_Entry, #FSW, #CEC, #PNP
February 15, 2022
