by Nwando Oranye | Aug 22, 2024 | Immigration Blog
Canada’s caps on study permit applications elevate the importance of smaller sources of international students. In the first five months of this year, countries like Columbia, South Korea, Vietnam, Ghana, and Nepal climbed in rankings as significant sources of...
by Nwando Oranye | Mar 6, 2023 | Immigration Blog
According to the new reports published by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), in 2022, around 46% of landed immigrants in Canada were from Asian countries. India remains the primary source of newcomers to Canada, accounting for over a quarter (25%) of...
by Nwando Oranye | Jan 5, 2023 | Immigration Blog
In light of the current COVID-19 outbreak in China, on December 31, 2022, the Government of Canada announced a temporary negative test requirement for all those entering from China, Hong Kong and Macao. This measure will help ensure safety as there is very limited...
by Nwando Oranye | Dec 22, 2022 | Immigration Blog
As the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown restrictions ravaged China, searches on the country’s leading internet search engine for “conditions to immigrate to Canada” skyrocketed by a whopping 28-fold. On April 3, WeChat reported a massive surge of...
by Nwando Oranye | Nov 4, 2022 | Immigration Blog
China, India, and the Philippines were the leading countries of origin for immigrants to Canada and the top source countries within the last decade. In 2011, China was Canada’s top source country for immigrants at 33,018. The Philippines followed with 32,747...