by Nwando Oranye | Jun 5, 2023 | Immigration Blog
On May 26, 2023, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced new measures to strengthen family reunification and address the labour shortage issue. The measures include faster processing times, new tools, and an open work...
by Nwando Oranye | Jun 5, 2023 | Immigration Blog
On May 10, 2023, a new policy came into effect to make it easier for foreign nationals and their families who submitted a complete permanent resident application in Canada as a spouse, common-law or conjugal partner to get open work permits. The old pilot program,...
by Nwando Oranye | Apr 20, 2023 | Immigration Blog
According to the latest data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), in January 2023, spousal sponsorship led to almost twice as many individuals obtaining permanent residency in Canada compared to the same month last year. In January, Canada saw a...
by Nwando Oranye | Sep 15, 2022 | Immigration Blog
This year, more people are immigrating to Canada through spousal sponsorships, with a projected 8.2% increase. According to the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reports, in the first half of 2022, 34,870 new permanent residents arrived through...
by Nwando Oranye | Jun 16, 2022 | Immigration Blog
In 2021, more than 64,000 spouses, common-law partners, and conjugal partners were able to immigrate to Canada. The majority of these came from India. According to the figures from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Canadians sponsored around 10,715...
