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Canada’s new limits on international students causing turmoil among colleges, universities

09/19/2024

New, tighter restrictions for international students at Canadian universities and colleges are worrying industry watchers, who warn that continued uncertainty about [...]

New system will bring families of immigrants to Canada faster

05/27/2023

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the government is using a new system to bring spouses, children and parents of recent immigrants to Canada more quickly. Family members [...]

Liberals working to soften approach to temporary visas, Trudeau says

02/11/2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s pushing Canada’s immigration system to soften its approach to processing visa applications and put less focus on the risk of [...]

Bodies found frozen near Canada-U.S. border identified as family from India

01/28/2022

Four people found frozen in a Manitoba field near the Canada-U.S. border last week have been officially identified as a family from India. The bodies of husband and wife [...]

Immigration-processing delays leave many in limbo in Canada and overseas

12/07/2021

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says it has experienced processing delays amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But nearly two years into it, most of the [...]

Immigration lottery winners invited to formally apply to sponsor parents, grandparents

01/06/2021

Immigrants hoping to bring their parents or grandparents to live permanently in Canada will soon learn if they were lucky enough to win a coveted spot through a controversial [...]

Canada increasing immigration targets to record levels following pandemic disruptions

11/02/2020

Canada on Friday increased its immigration targets to bolster the economy and fill jobs in sectors experiencing shortages after the COVID-19 pandemic led to closed borders [...]

Your application to immigrate to Canada will be affected by Covid-19 delays

08/18/2020

The government of Canada says it is still accepting most permanent resident applications. Unfortunately, the ability to review and process the applications is being [...]

Canada to open door to more skilled workers, immigrant families in 2017

11/04/2016

The Liberal government is boosting the base number of immigrants allowed into Canada next year to 300,000, to help drive economic growth as the country grapples with an [...]

Ottawa to restore and expand health care for refugees

02/18/2016

The Liberal government will deliver more than it pledged during last year’s election campaign by expanding the Interim Federal Health Program for refugees. Starting in [...]