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Canada extended immigration agreement with Newfoundland and Labrador

On August 12, 2021, the Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador extended the immigration agreement that was first signed in 2016. This agreement will be in effect until July 31, 2022, and allow the provincial government to nominate candidates who meet both federal and provincial immigration objectives. This year, Newfoundland and Labrador issued permanent residency (PR) to 275 employees and 300 of their family members as well as 400 individuals in the health care sector through the Atlantic Immigration Pilot (AIP) and Provincial Nominee Program. #Newfoundland_and_Labrador, #PNP, #AIP, #PR https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/08/canada-and-newfoundland-and-labrador-extend-immigration-agreement.html

August 13, 2021

IRCC launched a new website tool for citizenship applications

On August 11, 2021, as part of a citizenship modernization initiative, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) launched a new website tool that will allow all applicants age 18 and over to submit their citizenship applications online. This will make the application process more efficient as the new online tool is user-friendly. Using this platform, applicants can save partially completed applications and resume them at a later time, upload required documents, etc. Later in 2021, the website will accept the online applications of families and minors under 18 years of age. In 2022, the portal will be opened to representatives to apply on behalf of their clients as well as applicants who are declaring residence outside Canada as a Crown servant. #IRCC, #Citizenship, #citizenship_applications https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/cit-grant-eapp.html

August 12, 2021

The government of Canada announced new initiatives for racialized newcomer women

On August 11, 2021, the Government of Canada announced new initiatives of the Racialized Newcomer Women Pilot that helps racialized newcomer women defeat barriers such as gender and race-based discrimination, and find good, well-paying jobs to succeed in the country. As announced in the Budget 2021, the Government invested $15 million in this important Pilot. In Canada, racialized newcomer women possess the lowest annual income of all newcomer groups, and the Racialized Newcomer Women Pilot launched as the Visible Minority Newcomer Women Project in December 2018, spent over $31.9 million during 3 years to support the employment and career advancement of racialized newcomer women. #Racialized_newcomer_women_pilot, #newcomers, #Budget_2021 https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=The+Government+Of+Canada+Announced+New+Initiatives+For+Racialized+Newcomer+Women&qpvt=the+government+of+canada+announced+new+initiatives+for+racialized+newcomer+women&FORM=EWRE  

August 12, 2021

Canada began working on vaccine passports for safe international travel

On August 11, 2021, the Government of Canada announced that it is collaborating with the provinces and territories to develop a proof of vaccination that will ease cross-border travel providing COVID-19 background information of travellers. As a more reliable and secure way to demonstrate travellers’ COVID-19 vaccination history to foreign and Canadian border officials, proof of vaccination credentials will also provide border officials with the vaccination history that they need to assess whether a traveller meets public health requirements and provide a trusted and verifiable credential for when they return home. Coming back to Canada, travellers will have to submit their proof of vaccination in ArriveCAN. #Vaccination, #Covid_19, #Vaccine_passports, #proof_of_vaccination, #ArriveCan   https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=Canada+Began+Working+On+Vaccine+Passports+For+Safe+International+Travel&qpvt=canada+began+working+on+vaccine+passports+for+safe+international+travel&FORM=EWRE

August 12, 2021