by Nwando Oranye | Sep 19, 2025 | Immigration Blog
Tensions escalated at Toronto’s Christie Pits Park when a “Canada First” demonstration advocating for deportations and reduced immigration was met with substantial counter-protests, resulting in ten arrests. The confrontation occurred at a site with...
by Nwando Oranye | Sep 19, 2025 | Immigration Blog
On September 17, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held the second occupation-specific Express Entry draw for candidates working in education occupations and issued 2,500 Invitations to Apply (ITA). In round #367, the cut-off score...
by Nwando Oranye | Sep 18, 2025 | Immigration Blog
August 2025 saw a marked decline in the number of new refugee protection claims submitted to Canada’s Refugee Protection Division (RPD), alongside continued pressures from an expanding backlog of unresolved cases. According to the IRB’s “Recent Trends” report, new RPD...
by Nwando Oranye | Sep 18, 2025 | Immigration Blog
Canadian job vacancies have fallen to a seven-year low, dropping by 18,900 (-3.6%) to 505,900 in Q2 2025, following a consecutive 3.7% decrease in Q1. The year-over-year decline of 12.6% reflects a slowing labour market, with vacancies now at their lowest level since...
by Nwando Oranye | Sep 18, 2025 | Immigration Blog
Conservative Shadow Minister for Immigration, Michelle Rempel Garner, has revealed a significant expansion of the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), which now offers non-citizens services that many Canadians must pay for themselves. IFHP coverage has reached $456...
