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Canada will open a new College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants

On August 10, 2021, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Marco Mendicino announced that the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants – the official regulator of immigration and citizenship consultants across the country, will officially be opened on November 23, 2021. The entity will protect the public and consultants in good standing from those who take advantage of vulnerable people as well as regulate immigration and citizenship consultants under a statutory framework. The Government invested $50 million to fight fraud and new educational tools to help applicants identify fraudulent activity which is the main reason for the creation of the College. #Mendicino, #IRCC, #consultants, #College_of_Immigration_and_citizenship_consultants https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/08/new-college-of-immigration-and-citizenship-consultants-to-open-this-fall.html

August 11, 2021

Canada reopened borders for fully vaccinated Americans

On August 9, 2021, after midnight, Canada reopened state borders with the United States to all fully vaccinated Americans who met specific entry requirements and had received the full dose of Canada-accepted vaccine at least 14 days prior to entering Canada. All travellers have to submit their travel information on ArriveCAN. Although these fully vaccinated travellers are not required to quarantine upon arrival to Canada, they still must provide a quarantine plan. The next step of the re-opening of the borders is scheduled for September 7, 2021. #Travel_restrictions, #Borders, #USA, #Covid_19, #Vaccination, #ArriveCan https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=Canada+Reopened+Borders+For+Fully+Vaccinated+Americans&qpvt=canada+reopened+borders+for+fully+vaccinated+americans&FORM=EWRE

August 10, 2021

Ontario opened the Masters Graduate and PhD Graduate Streams

On August 9, 2021, the Government of Ontario announced that the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) opened the Masters Graduate and PhD Graduate Streams. The province will keep the expression of interest (EOI) system open throughout the year and eligible applicants can register an EOI at any time. To apply for the program, applicants must access the OINP e-Filing Portal directly from the Masters Graduate and PhD Graduate Streams’ page on the OINP website by clicking on the button ‘Submit an application.’ #Ontario, #OINP, #Masters, #International_students https://www.ontario.ca/page/oinp-phd-graduate-stream  

August 10, 2021

Ottawa will receive applications of protected persons for PR online via the Permanent Residence Portal

On August 6, 2021, the Government of Canada introduced a new program delivery update regarding Protected persons’ applications for permanent residence (PR). Now, protected persons’ applications for PR submitted online via the Permanent Residence Portal will have to include digital forms of IMM 5669 (Schedule A – Background / Declaration form) and IMM 5406 (Additional Family Information form). In addition, the Government updated the procedure for notifying the Ministere de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Integration du Quebec (MIFI) that IRCC received the application and requires a Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ). #Protected_persons, #MIFI, #Quebec, #PR, #CSQ https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates/2021-protected-persons-pr.html  

August 9, 2021