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14 Apr 2020
IRCC to increase application processing fees from April 30, 2020

IRCC to increase application processing fees from April 30, 2020

Categories canada, Canadian Experience, immigration, immigration news, IRCC, News, Permanent Immigration, Permanent Residence 0 Comments

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRC) is increasing the application fees for Canada’s permanent resident visa applications with effect from April 30, 2020 at 9 a.m. EDT. This new regulation applies to the complete applications received after this time and they will be returned as incomplete if the fees paid is not in accordance to the new fees structure.

This increase in application fees which include operational, processing and delivery costs is applicable to all permanent residence programs (Federal and Quebec Skilled Worker and Trade programs, the Provincial Nominee Programs, the Canadian Experience Class, the Federal Self-Employed program and Family Class Sponsorship).

IRCC has not changed the permanent residence fees since 2002 however, fees are expected to increase after every two years based on the Consumer Price Index.

Type of PR Application

 

Current FeesFees w.e.f. 30 April 2020
Economic business class (self-employed, start-up visa, Quebec investor, Quebec entrepreneur, and Quebec self-employed

 

Processing Fee: $1050.00 CAD

Right of permanent residence fee: $490.00 CAD

Processing Fee: $1575.00 CAD

Right of permanent residence fee: $500.00 CAD

Economic non-business classProcessing Fee: $550.00 CAD

Right of permanent residence fee: $490.00 CAD

 

Processing Fee: $825.00 CAD

Right of permanent residence fee:  $500.00 CAD

Spouses or common-law partners of all economic classesProcessing Fee: $550.00 CAD

Right of permanent residence fee: $490.00 CAD

 

Processing Fee: $825.00 CAD

Right of permanent residence fee: $500.00 CAD

Dependent children of all economic classesProcessing Fee: $150.00

 

Processing Fee: $225.00 CAD

 

Applicants and their families under Caregiver program are exempt from this increase in fee structure.

14 Apr 2020
Postgraduate Work Permit (PGWP) can now be gained while studying online courses

Postgraduate Work Permit (PGWP) can now be gained while studying online courses

Categories canada, Canadian Experience, COVID-19, immigration, immigration news, International Students, IRCC, News, Permanent Immigration, students 0 Comments

A post-graduation work permit (PGWP) allows international students to remain in Canada and work full time after they graduate from a designated Canadian post-secondary institution. It is an excellent way to advance professional goals and gain highly valued Canadian experience which might be required to be eligible for permanent residence in Canada.

However, to be eligible for PGWP, students are required to maintain full-time status as a student in Canada during each semester of study program that is at least eight months long. But with the new regulations in place amid COVID-19 pandemic, international students studying online courses in their study program which is about to start in coming weeks will not be considered ineligible to apply for PGWP.

Although many courses were forced to move online to contain the spread of coronavirus but IRCC has given flexibility in the policies allowing international students to take these online courses to be eligible for PGWP and, seek Canadian experience since many economic class immigration programs reward extra points for Canadian experience.

International students in this predicament can begin their classes while outside Canada and may complete up to half of their study program while abroad if they cannot travel to Canada. International students who were approved for a study permit after March 18 are currently not exempt from Canada’s travel ban, which is set to be in place until June 30.

 

14 Apr 2020
Spouses and common-law partners can still apply for Canadian permanent residence under Spousal Sponsorship despite COVID-19 pandemic

Spouses and common-law partners can still apply for Canadian permanent residence under Spousal Sponsorship despite COVID-19 pandemic

Categories canada, Common-Law, COVID-19, immigration, immigration news, IRCC, News, Permanent Immigration, Permanent Residence 0 Comments

IRCC will be accepting and processing the applications under spousal and common-law class sponsorship for applicants both in Canada and abroad. As a temporary reform in the policies and procedures amid coronavirus outbreak, IRCC will also accept incomplete applications in case you have not submitted any document due to disruption in services caused by coronavirus.

If you are applying under this program in near future and do not have any required document, you can still submit the application with detailed explanation about delays due to COVID-19. The incomplete applications will be kept for 90 days under review and you will be requested to submit the missing document if the application is incomplete even after 60 days of submission.

You will not be ineligible to sponsor your partner if you have been laid off and receiving social assistance for example, Employment Insurance benefits under current circumstances.

Immediate family members including spouses and common-law are exempt from travel restrictions which were imposed by Canadian government to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Spouses and common-law can travel to Canada after identifying themselves to airlines and their immediate family members’ status in Canada with supporting documents such as Marriage Certificate, Birth Certificate, PR card or Canadian passport and any other document proving their relationship. However, despite exemption, you will be able to board the plane only after you clear the health check conducted by airlines and do not exhibit any symptoms of COVID-19.

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19 Feb 2020
LATEST EE DRAW INVITES 4,500 CANDIDATES TO APPLY FOR CANADIAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE

LATEST EE DRAW INVITES 4,500 CANDIDATES TO APPLY FOR CANADIAN PERMANENT RESIDENCE

Categories canada, CRS, entry, express entry, immigration, immigration news, International Students, IRCC, News, Permanent Immigration, Permanent Residence, Temporary Resident Permit (TRP) 0 Comments

A total of 4,500 candidates invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence in the Express Entry draw which took place on February 19, 2020. The cut-off CRS score in this draw was 470, a decrease of 2 points over the previous draw held February 05, 2020. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has now issued a total of 14,800 Invitations to Apply (ITA’s) in 2020 through the Express Entry system.

Express Entry is the application process for skilled workers in Canada or Overseas who want to settle in Canada permanently. Interested Candidates are required to submit an online application to express their interest by creating Express Entry (EE) profile and, providing information about their skills, work experience, language ability, education and some other details. After submitting the profile, candidates get a score to determine their place in the pool using the point-based system called Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS). The CRS system considers skills, work experience, language ability, education and other factors (e.g. having a sibling in Canada, Canadian education or a valid job offer in Canada, etc.) to award points. Highest ranking candidates from Express Entry pool are regularly invited to apply for Canadian Permanent Residence. Express Entry manages applications for permanent residence under these federal economic immigration programs:

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18 Feb 2020
More than 400,000 New International Students Admitted to Canada in Year 2019

More than 400,000 New International Students Admitted to Canada in Year 2019

Categories canada, entry, immigration, immigration news, International Students, IRCC, News, Permanent Immigration, students 0 Comments

The number of study permits issued by the IRCC has nearly doubled since 2015, with most students coming from India, China, France, Nigeria, Japan, South Korea, the United States, Brazil, Iran, and Vietnam.

Top source countries of Canadian international students: Indian nationals continue to be the leading source of Canada’s international student population. In 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) issued 140,000 study permits to Indian international students, accounting for 35 percent of all study permits issued last year. 85,000, or 21 percent, of study permits were assigned to Chinese nationals, and another 17,000 went to students from South Korea. The rest of the study visas were primarily issued to students from France, Vietnam, Brazil, Iran, Nigeria, the United States, and Japan.

Why Canada is preferred choice for international students? The quality of education and living standards in Canada are amongst the highest in the world, but the cost of living and tuition fees for international students are generally lower than in other countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom. As such, Canada is often the preferred choice for students attending college or university. Canada now has the fourth-largest international student population in the world behind the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Canada’s greatest advantage is its study-work-immigrate package. International students are eligible to work in Canada to support themselves financially during their studies. Upon completing their studies, many of them are eligible to obtain a Post-Graduation Work Permit so that they can gain more Canadian work experience for a period of up to three years. Spouse or common-law partner of international students are eligible to an open work permit. This allows them to make use of their time and seek employment anywhere in the country. Also, dependent children can study in Canadian primary or secondary schools without the need of a study permit. To boost the diversity of international students coming to Canada, the federal government announced the launch of Building on Success, a new International Education Strategy (IES).

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