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CIC News Five Canadian cities among the top 100 best cities to live in Toronto has taken 24th place on the list of the 100 best cities to live in the world according to Resonance Consultancy, a British Columbia based marketing consultancy that specializes in branding and marketing for the world’s cities, districts, developments, and…
CIC News IRCC: PGP 2022 immigration lottery has been completed The lottery for the 2022 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) is now complete. Canada’s PGP looks to help Canadian sponsors reunite with their loved ones, enabling these parents and grandparents to obtain Canadian permanent resident status and enjoy associated benefits such as access to universal…
CIC News Canada set to welcome over 500,000 newcomers this summer Upon imposing COVID travel restrictions in March 2020, Canada prevented many newcomers from being able to enter the country. There were some exceptions, such as those who received permanent residence and study permit approval prior to the restrictions taking effect, as well as those…
CIC News Canada’s Express Entry backlog has declined by nearly 24,000 persons since December Canada’s economic class immigration backlog stands at 231,187 people waiting on decisions for their applications, according to February 28 data provided by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). At the beginning of February 2022, the economic class inventory stood at 230,573…
CIC News Why Canada is an attractive destination for Iranian immigrants Data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) suggests that 2021 was a big year for Iranian immigration. Canada welcomed more than 11,000 Iranians last year, making it the eighth most popular source country of new immigrants in 2021. In this article we examine…
CIC News Immigration minister: Canada to resume Express Entry draws for skilled workers in “near term” When asked about when Canada would once again hold Canadian Experience Class (CEC) draws, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser replied draws would resume “in the near term” and said that he was looking into how to make the Express Entry…
CIC News BREAKING NEWS: Canada increases target to 432,000 immigrants in 2022 under Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024 The Canadian government has just announced its Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024. Canada is increasing its immigration targets yet again. It will look to welcome almost 432,000 new immigrants this year instead of its initial plan to welcome 411,000…
CIC News How Canada landed 405,000 new immigrants in 2021 Canada exceeded its 2021 immigration target by landing 405,303 new permanent residents last year, according to new data obtained from IRCC by CIC News. Canada has only surpassed 400,000 newcomers one other time in its history, in 1913. The following year, the First World War…
CIC News Immigration Canada’s backlog stands at 1.8 million people, but there are signs of improvement IRCC’s inventory remains at 1.8 million persons as of February 1, however there are signs of progress among immigration and study permit applications. CIC News received the newest Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) inventory data via a media…
CIC News Canada’s decision to land over 400,000 immigrants in 2021 has come at a cost The Canadian government entered 2021 with an ambitious immigration goal. Despite all the challenges being caused by the pandemic, it wanted to land 401,000 new immigrants, the highest total since Canada became a country in 1867. In a recent…