by Nwando Oranye | Jun 8, 2021 | Immigration Blog
The Mayor of Windsor Drew Dilkens stated that they are expecting to ease travel restrictions on the southern border by the end of June, although the Government did not provide an official date. In May, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told that at least 75 percent of...
by Nwando Oranye | Jun 3, 2021 | Immigration Blog
The Government of Canada started planning for the Canada-US border to reopen as the vaccination campaign is going well. On May 25, 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a press briefing that more than fifty percent of Canada’s population received the first dose...
by Nwando Oranye | Jun 1, 2021 | Immigration Blog
Conference Board of Canada introduced a report studying the impact of COVID-19 on immigrant admissions. According to the report, permanent resident (PR) admissions were down 56 percent compared to 2019. Refugee and family class admissions were most hard-hit with a 72...
by Nwando Oranye | May 26, 2021 | Immigration Blog
Some experts suggest that travel restrictions on the Canadian-American border may be lifted by late summer or early fall. Since March 2020, the border has been closed to all “nonessential” travel, and the agreement to close it between Ottawa and Washington...
by Nwando Oranye | May 26, 2021 | Immigration Blog
After the one-month-long travel ban ended on May 22, the Government of Canada extended travel restrictions for all direct passenger and business flights from Pakistan and India for another month, until June 21, 2021. Only cargo flights carrying vaccines and protective...
