Ottawa is going to help applicants with expired COPR
As everyone is aware.
Applicants cannot travel to Canada on expired documents.
So, the Government of Canada will help those who are outside Canada with expired or expiring Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) who couldn’t travel to Canada due to travel restrictions related to COVID-19.
As of June 21, 2021, applicants are exempt from travel restrictions, no matter what date COPR was issued.
However, if applicants have an expired COPR, they are not able to travel to Canada until new documents are reissued.
Applicants with a COPR and permanent resident visa that are valid until October 1, 2021, are expected to come to Canada before their documents expire.
#COPR, #PR, #Travel_restrictions, #IRCC
July 16, 2021
Canada experiences an increase in job vacancies
As Canada’s economy recovers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare and construction jobs are booming which provides new opportunities both for new immigrants and those who want to immigrate here.
According to the report of Statistics Canada, ‘there were 553,500 job vacancies in the first quarter of 2021, up by 40,700, or 7.9 percent, from the same quarter one year earlier and by 47,300, or 9.4 percent, compared with two years earlier.”
The most in-demand jobs were in the healthcare and social assistance sector.
The other large portion of the increase in vacancies was in the construction sector in all Canadian provinces.
#Jobs, #vacancies, #Statistics_Canada
July 15, 2021
Canada updated exemptions for members of armed forces of designated states
On July 13, 2021, the Government of Canada made corrections to the legislation referenced for exemptions to the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa (TRV) or electronic travel authorization (eTA) for members of the armed forces of a designated state.
Members of the armed forces of a designated state, or persons designated as a civilian component of that visiting force, for the purposes of the Visiting Forces Act,
coming to attend training for a duration longer than 6 months do not require a study permit and are also exempt from the obtaining a TRV or eTA, and even a medical examination.
#Armed_forces, #eTA, #TRV, #Study_permit
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/work-without-permit/military/family-members.html
July 14, 2021
Canada introduced special measures to support Hong Kong residents to immigrate to Canada
On July 13, 2021, the Government of Canada introduced a guideline for special measures to support Hong Kong residents coming to Canada.
Now, associate degrees under Education are also eligible for the issuance of an open work permit.
In addition, Canada is going to issue national interest exemption letters to eligible open work permit holders. The Government also made minor reformatting to make the instructions easier for officers to read and navigate.
Foreign nationals who hold a passport issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, or by the United Kingdom to a British National Overseas are considered as residents of Hong Kong and eligible to immigrate to Canada under special measures.
#IRCC, #Hong_Kong, #Open_work_permit
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2020/11/canada-announces-immigration-measures-supporting-hong-kong-residents-and-canadians-in-hong-kong.html
