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
Canada introduced guidance to support Hong Kong residents to come to Canada
The Government of Canada issued new guidance for special measures to help Hong Kong residents to immigrate to Canada. The guidance provides new instructions on the administration of temporary and permanent residence measures for Hong Kong youth and facilitative measures to support family reunification for those who meet the eligibility criteria. In addition, the Government created a new Org ID specifically for open work permit applications. The guidance clarified that open work permit fees will be collected from applicants applying under a public policy.
#IRCC, #Hong_Kong
May 19, 2021
The Government of Canada updated program delivery instructions for protected persons
On May 18, 2021, Canada introduced program delivery updates for protected persons. According to the new instructions, as of May 13, 2021, IRCC expanded the launch of the Permanent Residence Portal and enabled protected persons in Canada to submit their applications for permanent residence online. The update also includes information about the intake and application completeness. Now, for both online and paper applications, applicants are required to submit only 1 passport-sized photograph of each applicant and family member instead of two.
#IRCC, #Protected_persons
May 19, 2021
Canada introduced updates concerning foreign national family members of victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752
The Government of Canada introduced new instructions for applicants who received temporary resident visas (TRVs) or temporary resident permits (TRPs) under the original public policy ‘concerning foreign national family members of victims of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752’ that was in effect from January 10, 2020, to June 30, 2020. Applicants who could not leave the country due to COVID-19 (as well as those who were unable to travel to Canada if they were overseas) and have an expired TRV or TRP may reapply with exemptions under this new public policy, effective March 23, 2021, until January 8, 2022.
#PR, #Ukraine, #TRV, #TRP
