On October 6, 2022, the Government of Canada introduced new policy changes to the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP).
For students who start their distance learning program between September 1, 2022, and August 31, 2023, time spent studying online outside of Canada until August 31, 2023, will be counted toward the overall length of the PGWP as long as it does not exceed 50% of the program.
In addition, the Government also added new guidelines for officers to use while assessing PGWP applications of students who studied their programs between March 2020 and August 31, 2022.
#PGWPP, #PGWP, #international_students, #International_graduates, #work_permit
October 7, 2022
October 6, 2022
The Government of Canada will announce a new Immigration Levels Plan on November 1, 2022.
This will be the second Plan released in 2022 under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA).
As part of the Immigration Levels Plan for 2022-2024, Canada aims to welcome 431,645 new permanent residents in 2022.
This target gradually increases each year and reaches 451,000 by 2024. Each year, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) publishes an Immigration Levels Plan that provides the framework for how many immigrants will be permitted to immigrate to Canada.
This year's Plan will reveal projections for 2023, 2024, and 2025.
#IRCC, #IRPA, #Immigration_Levels_Plan, #immigration_projections
October 6, 2022
On October 5, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)is conducting an online survey to gather feedback from newcomers about their experiences in the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP).
The survey will help IRCC understand what is progressing and where improvements are needed.
The survey is entirely voluntary and confidential. IRCC will only utilize the information obtained from the poll to assist improve its programs and services.
Participants' answers will not impact past, present, or future applications with IRCC. Starting on October 5, 2022, IRCC began sending invitations to newcomers who immigrated to Canada through the Pilot.
#IRCC, #RNIP, #Survey, #rural_immigration
October 6, 2022
