by Nwando Oranye | Mar 13, 2024 | Immigration Blog
In line with recent updates to federal policy, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) is now accepting the Pearson Test of English (PTE) Core, provided by Pearson Canada, Inc., as proof of English proficiency. This applies to all OINP streams requiring English...
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...
by Nwando Oranye | Apr 28, 2022 | Immigration Blog
On April 26, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that all lawful permanent residents of the United States who hold valid status in the country have been exempted from the electronic travel authorization (eTA). To travel to Canada, these individuals do...
by Nwando Oranye | Jan 26, 2022 | Immigration Blog
On January 21, 2022, the Government of Canada published a new update regarding the instructions for study permit applications for students from visa-exempt countries applying from overseas to study in Canada. Referring to the General processing measures: COVID-19...
by Nwando Oranye | Oct 6, 2021 | Immigration Blog
On October 4, 2021, the Government of Canada updated the terms and definitions related to temporary residents and also added terms relating to electronic travel authorization (eTA) and employer compliance. In addition, the term “implied status” has been replaced with...
