by Nwando Oranye | Dec 16, 2021 | Immigration Blog
On December 14, 2021, British Columbia held a new draw in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Tech Program (BC PNP Tech). In this draw, the province invited 71 candidates in four categories: Skills Immigration – Skilled Worker, Skills Immigration –...
by Nwando Oranye | Dec 16, 2021 | Immigration Blog
On December 14, 2021, the Government of Canada updated the wording of the French term ‘statut maintenu’ to the correct term ‘statut conservé’ for the International Mobility Program (IMP). Previously known as ‘statut maintenu’ (implied status) grants an extension for...
by Nwando Oranye | Dec 15, 2021 | Immigration Blog
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has updated the processing times for the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications under various streams. Based on statistics from all processing centres, the current average LMIA processing times increased for...
by Nwando Oranye | Dec 15, 2021 | Immigration Blog
New members of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM) who will monitor immigration-related federal policies have been chosen for the 44th parliamentary session. The committee consists of 12 elected Members of Parliament (MPs) from every political...
by Nwando Oranye | Dec 15, 2021 | Immigration Blog
In December 2021, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) published a new report arguing that the temporary foreign worker program (TFWP) is the main way to solve the labour shortages in the country. According to the CFIB report, more than half of small...
