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Canada extended travel restrictions for flights from Pakistan and India

After the one-month-long travel ban ended on May 22, the Government of Canada extended travel restrictions for all direct passenger and business flights from Pakistan and India for another month, until June 21, 2021. Only cargo flights carrying vaccines and protective equipment from and to these countries will continue to be allowed into Canada. Passengers, decided to come to Canada, will have to do so via an indirect route. They will need to get a negative result of a COVID-19 test from their last point of departure. #Covid_19, #Travel_restrictions, #India, #Pakistan

May 25, 2021

The Government of Canada extended international travel restrictions

According to Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, international travel restrictions have been extended for another month, until June 21, 2021. State borders with the United States (US) have also been extended until June 21. Canada imposed travel restrictions on non-essential international travel and closed the US border in March 2020, and since then both international and US restrictions will have been in place for 15 months. Now, people can only cross the border for “humanitarian and compassionate reasons,” such as attending a funeral or applying for refugee status. #Travel_restrictions, #Covid_19

May 21, 2021

The number of permanent residents waiting to take the citizenship test increased

In March 2020, the Immigration Department postponed all citizenship tests due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which left hundreds of thousands in a difficult situation. The number of permanent residents willing to take the citizenship test increased from 87,000 in March 2020 to 102,000 this year. As of January 31, 2021, 311,259 people were waiting to complete the entire procedure for obtaining citizenship. Of these, 102,989 have been in the waiting mode for 13 to 18 months. Citizenship tests are now conducted online. At the end of April, 65,893 exam invitations were sent via the Internet, and 43,697 people passed the citizenship exams. #IRCC, #Citizenship, #Citizenship_test

May 20, 2021

Labour market outcomes of immigrants and their Canadian-born counterparts

In March 2020, the Immigration Department postponed all citizenship tests due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which left hundreds of thousands in a difficult situation. The number of permanent residents willing to take the citizenship test increased from 87,000 in March 2020 to 102,000 this year. As of January 31, 2021, 311,259 people were waiting to complete the entire procedure for obtaining citizenship. Of these, 102,989 have been in the waiting mode for 13 to 18 months. Citizenship tests are now conducted online. At the end of April, 65,893 exam invitations were sent via the Internet, and 43,697 people passed the citizenship exams. #IRCC, #Citizenship, #Citizenship_tests

May 20, 2021