by Nwando Oranye | Oct 20, 2023 | Immigration Blog
The Federal Government faces accusations of scaling back its commitment to welcome 15,000 humanitarian migrants in exchange for closing the land border to asylum seekers. Instead, Ottawa now plans to allocate 4,000 spots to temporary foreign workers. The remaining...
by Nwando Oranye | Oct 20, 2023 | Immigration Blog
On October 17, 2023, the Government of Canada made an update regarding the Afghan refugees arriving in the country. The last update shows Canada has accepted 175 Afghan refugees since October 11, 2023. As of now, Canada has welcomed a total of 39,730 Afghan...
by Nwando Oranye | Oct 20, 2023 | Immigration Blog
On October 17, 2023, the Government of British Columbia held new invitation draws under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) and invited qualified Skills Immigration candidates. In the general draw, BC invited 104 candidates. The minimum...
by Nwando Oranye | Oct 18, 2023 | Immigration Blog
Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released the findings of its CFP 2024 Stakeholder consultations. IRCC runs the Settlement Program and Resettlement Assistance program to help newcomers in Canada. Through partnerships with organizations...
by Nwando Oranye | Oct 18, 2023 | Immigration Blog
On September 27, 2023, Statistics Canada reported that the number of temporary residents in Canada has increased by nearly 700,000 year-on-year as of the second quarter of 2023. This number is expected to reach 2.5 million by the end of 2023. Many of these temporary...
