by Nwando Oranye | Jun 20, 2023 | Immigration Blog
Alberta currently has the second-highest number of job vacancies for truckers in Canada, making it an attractive opportunity for foreign nationals seeking work in the country. As of late May, there were 802 trucking jobs listed on the Job Bank website in Alberta, with...
by Nwando Oranye | Jun 20, 2023 | Immigration Blog
Canada plans to welcome 144,000 refugees from 2023 to 2025. Over half of them will be sponsored by individuals and organizations for a year. This private sponsorship program has been running for over 40 years and is unique to Canada. Sponsors cover the minimum annual...
by Nwando Oranye | Jun 12, 2023 | Immigration Blog
Two Afghan Canadians who served in the Canadian military in Afghanistan are taking legal action against the Federal Government due to alleged discrimination in immigration policies. The plaintiffs assert that the government affords superior immigration benefits to...
by Nwando Oranye | Jun 12, 2023 | Immigration Blog
On June 7, 2023, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) 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...
by Nwando Oranye | Jun 11, 2023 | Immigration Blog
On June 6, 2023, the Government of Canada added 13 countries to its eTA program. Travellers from these countries who have either held a Canadian visa in the last ten years or a valid United States non-immigrant visa can now apply for an eTA instead of a visa when...