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Ottawa announced a program delivery update for in-Canada temporary residence applications

On July 27, 2021, the Government of Canada announced a new program delivery update regarding file transfers to the Centre of Expertise in Security Cases for in-Canada temporary residence applications. The new guidance instructs stage 2 decision-makers to transfer applications to the Domestic Network’s Centre of Expertise in Security Cases if an application has passed eligibility but results from partner agencies have raised admissibility concerns under the sections of A34, A35, and A37 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. These instructions are only applicable for applications submitted in Canada. #TRV, #temporary_residents, #security, #IRPA, #centre_of_expertise https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/updates/2021-file-transfers-tr-applications.html    

July 28, 2021

Ottawa published a temporary public policy on minimum income requirements in 2020

On July 26, 2021, the Government of Canada published a new public policy that exempts certain permanent residence (PR) applicants from the requirement that their sponsor meets all of the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations for the 2020 taxation year. A sponsor does not have to meet the minimum necessary income if they are sponsoring their spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner, dependent children, or a person under the age of 18 whom the sponsor is willing to adopt in Canada. #MNI, #Income_requirements, #Sponsors https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/mandate/policies-operational-instructions-agreements/family-class-income-2020.html

July 27, 2021

New Brunswick will hold a virtual immigration fair this summer

This summer, New Brunswick is going to hold an online immigration fair for welders, millwrights, and machinists who are interested in immigration to the province. Registration for the fair is open for the following Skilled Trades occupations in New Brunswick: welders and related machine operators – NOC 7237, machinists and machining and tooling inspectors - NOC 7231, and construction millwrights and industrial mechanics - NOC 7311. Information about the virtual information session as well as the fair will be announced at a later date.   #New_Brunswick, #Job_fair, #welders, #machinists, #millwrights https://www.welcomenb.ca/content/wel-bien/en/recruitment_events.html

July 26, 2021

Canada launched a special program to resettle the Afghan refugees

On July 23, 2021, Marco Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC), Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, announced a special program to resettle more Afghan refugees in Canada. Afghans, who put themselves at great risk to help Canada, especially interpreters, cooks, drivers, cleaners, construction workers, security guards, etc. who worked with the Canadian Armed Forces , as well as locally engaged staff employed at the Embassy of Canada to Afghanistan and their family members will be resettled in Canada. #IRCC, #Refugees, #Afghanistan, #Afghan_refugees   https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2021/07/government-of-canada-offers-refuge-to-afghans-who-assisted-canada.html   https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-offers-refuge-to-afghans-who-assisted-canada-851732063.html

July 26, 2021