Canada is welcoming a large number of immigrants this year, and fraudsters are taking advantage of this opportunity.
They use various tactics such as phishing emails, phone calls, fake immigration websites, and offering job offers for a fee.
To avoid these scams, prospective immigrants are advised to be careful when entering private information online and only give out personal information if they know whom they are dealing with.
No official Canadian immigration office asks for payment through email or phone, and special deals for immigration are false.
#Fraud, #Immigration_to_Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/covid-immigration-fraud-smuggling-1.6053693
September 8, 2023
Saskatchewan is being criticized for limiting immigration to workers from only eight countries in their latest Express Entry and Skilled Worker Occupations-In-Demand draws.
In mid-August, the province invited candidates from Ireland, India, Poland, Czechia, Germany, Lithuania, Slovakia, and Ukraine.
Public policy experts have raised concerns about Saskatchewan’s undermining of Canada’s points-based system.
The province defends that the country-specific pilot is an attempt to target newcomers who are most likely to stay in Saskatchewan, and the August draws were inspired by the province’s success in retaining Ukrainians who have arrived in the past year.
#Saskatchewan, #SINP, #EE, #PR
September 8, 2023
This year, the Canadian passport has moved from eighth to sixth place in the Henley Passport Index rankings.
The passport scored 186 points but has climbed higher rankings than other countries’ passports.
The Henley Passport Index compares 199 passports for 227 travel destinations, giving 104 rankings for the top ones.
Canada is known for having one of the world’s most powerful passports, offering visa-free access to 185 destinations.
The top-ranked passport is from Singapore, with a score of 193.
#Canadian_passport, #passport, #Henley_Passport_Index
September 8, 2023
n September 1, 2023, the Government of Canada extended measures allowing international students using the distance learning option to pursue their higher education in Canada to be eligible for the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
The measures introduced on October 6, 2022, and set to expire on August 31, 2023, have been extended to December 31, 2023.
Students who start their online study program between September 1, 2022, and December 31, 2023, will be able to count the time spent studying online outside of Canada until December 31, 2023, toward the overall length of the PGWP if it does not exceed 50% of the program.
#PGWP, #international_students, #work_permit, #Open_work_permit, #distance_learning
September 8, 2023
