Canada’s TR to PR immigration programs for Essential Workers and International Students

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On April 14, 2021, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s intention to create several new immigration pathways for permanent residence for essential workers and international graduates who are currently in Canada working. What are the available pathways for permanent residency under the TR to PR immigration programs? The TR to PR…

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Time to expand international student work permit program: experts

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Canada must expand its Post Graduate Work Permit (PGWP) program to include international students at private/career colleges, experts in higher education say. Currently, the system only allows public universities and institutions granting private degrees the eligibility for their students to qualify for Post Graduate Work Permits. “There are not enough seats in public universities and…

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Canada admitted 13,645 immigrants in July 2020

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Canada’s July 2020 permanent resident intake fell by 63 per cent compared with last July. Canada welcomed 13,645 new permanent residents in July 2020. This was an extremely low figure considering that July is one of the busiest months for Canadian immigration. On a year-over-year basis, Canada’s July 2020 permanent residence (PR) intake fell by…

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Canada welcomed more than 400,000 new #internationalstudents at all study levels in 2019, with Indian student enrolments accounting for the majority of the increase in new study permits issued.

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Canada welcomed 341,000 newcomers in 2019, a number that exceeded its federal government immigration target by 10,000 additional newcomers. Indians, who became permanent residents in 2019, accounted for 25 percent of all the newcomers who came to Canada. China was second, accounting for 9 percent and Philippines accounted for 8 percent of the new immigrants.…

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