IRCC Announces Changes to Open Work Permit Program November 2, 2021 Canada recently announced changes to the Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) program that will make it more accessible to more people. BOWPs are available to eligible work permit holders who have applied for Canadian permanent residence. The purpose of the BOWP is to allow these workers to…
New Classification System for Express Entry and Temporary Workers November 1, 2021 Canada’s immigration system will overhaul the way it classifies occupations in fall 2022. The changes will affect some economic class and foreign worker applicants, although the federal government has yet to communicate which sorts of applicants will be affected. The Current National…
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Challenges for 2021 & 2022 November 1, 2021 During the pandemic, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has accumulated a backlog of hundreds of thousands of applicants. This past summer, the Toronto Star reported there were more than 561,000 permanent residence applications to process, 748,000 temporary residence applications (visitor, workers and students), and 376,000 citizenship applications. These figures…
