by Nwando Oranye | Jun 22, 2022 | Immigration Blog
The immigration backlog in Canada has increased by 257,499 people in the previous month, owing to a large rise in temporary residence applications. As of June 1, 2022, the citizenship inventory stands at 394,664 submissions. As of June 6, the permanent residence...
by Nwando Oranye | Jun 16, 2022 | Immigration Blog
Quebec’s technology companies argue that it is unreasonable to expect newcomers to Quebec to learn French in just six months, and they urge Premier Francois Legault to put a halt to his Bill 96, which requires people to learn the language. “The requirement under...
by Nwando Oranye | Jun 16, 2022 | Immigration Blog
In 2021, more than 64,000 spouses, common-law partners, and conjugal partners were able to immigrate to Canada. The majority of these came from India. According to the figures from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Canadians sponsored around 10,715...
by Nwando Oranye | Jun 16, 2022 | Immigration Blog
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (the Committee) asked the Government of Canada to issue open work permits to international students who do not have enough funds to live and study in Canada. The Committee aimed to assess the...
by Nwando Oranye | Jun 16, 2022 | Immigration Blog
Almost 310,000 people have taken citizenship tests since the launch of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) new online testing platform on November 26, 2020, with IRCC able to invite around 5,000 applicants each week to complete the test. More than...
