Applying for Permanent Residence in Canada November 7, 2022 Applications for Permanent Residence in Canada are no longer paper-based applications. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) requires that applications for Permanent Residence be filed through an online website portal. The portal itself is a work-in-progress. IRCC is constantly changing the format, details, flow and requirements. …
Maintaining Temporary Resident Status in Canada Under section 47 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), all temporary residents (visitors, workers, students) have an automatically imposed condition that they are required to leave Canada after their authorized period of stay ends. However, section 181 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) states that…
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…
