Canada is experiencing explosive population growth leading to soaring rent prices in major cities. This condition has forced many Canadians to leave these urban centres and look for more affordable housing options in other communities. In light of these developments,…
Canada welcomed over 437,000 new permanent residents (PRs) in 2022, according to data released by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). This marks a nearly eight percent increase from the previous year and is the second consecutive year that Canada…
Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal are three primary locations where immigrants have historically settled. A survey published by Statistics Canada in 2021 shows that 29.5% of recent Canadian immigrants – those who came to Canada between 2016 and 2021 – settled…
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has decided to modernize the entire application submission system for Canada’s spousal and common-law partner sponsorship programs. IRCC in an attempt to improve client service is converting the application submission process into a digital…
IRCC has just announced the application intake process for the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2022 and plans to issue invitations to apply over the next two weeks to 23,100 potential sponsors. They also mentioned that this figure is enough…
A Labor Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is to ensure that hiring an international worker will have a positive or neutral impact on the Canadian labor force. Work permits that require an LMIA come under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP).…
The only country with three cities in the top ten is – Canada. In their 2022 Global Livability Index, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has ranked 172 top cities from all over the world, of which, Canadian cities made known…
Recently, Canadian Immigration Minister, Sean Fraser stated that the federal government is planning to introduce a new PR pathway for temporary residents. The details on this are still limited, however, the minister specifically mentioned that “Canada is currently experiencing a…
One reason why immigration is a controversial topic in other countries is because there is a mismatch between the talent required by employers and communities and the actual immigrants admitted by the government. Skilled immigration is a simple and uncontroversial…
