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On May 6th, 2021 The IRCC released a temporary fast-track route for permanent residency for essential, non-healthcare workers. This pathway is now closed.

The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) oversees areas such as immigration, refugees, Canadian citizenship and newcomer programs.

Canada’s phased approach to easing border measures will begin on July 5, 2021 for fully vaccinated travellers.  Individuals that have received all doses of their vaccinations are now considered exempt from the previous travel restrictions, which also includes approved permanent residents.

Having a clear, concise resume greatly increases your chances of getting hired by Canadian employers. Here are some top tips for creating a great resume that will make you stand out.

The long despised first-come first-served system for the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) is no more for five popular provincial nominee programs.

Are you in the process of immigrating to Canada? Have you submitted your application or are preparing your own application? Whether or not you are making your own application or have hired a third party to do it for you it is important to make sure that you have a complete and accurate application package. Any mistake or missing document can create delays for government processing. 

An immigration journey can be a long and difficult process for many people. Preparing and submitting a Canadian immigration application is not easy. Although there are guides on the Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada website those guides do not offer you any tips and or tricks. They simply provide you with the application requirements.

Canada is becoming an increasingly desirable immigration destination. Canada and many of its cities are often ranked in the top 10 best places to live and work in the world. But just because a country is considered a great place to live doesn’t always mean it is easy to immigrate there.

The team at Immigrate have been very lucky to have the opportunity to work with a number of business owners who have been crucial in so many foreign workers starting their lives in Canada.

Do you have a labour market impact assessment (LMIA) application processing? Are you wondering why it is taking so long? Maybe you are thinking about submitting an application and want to avoid any possible delays.

You have made the tough decision to hire someone to help you with your immigration journey. Now you are presented with the difficult task of choosing who is going to help you. So now you must ask yourself, “Do I need an immigration lawyer or an immigration consultant?”

Many businesses in Canada depend on foreign workers to stay operational, as it can often be difficult to find local talent to fill positions, for low skill, high skill, agricultural, or seasonal jobs Canada needs foreign workers to help keep many areas of our economy going.  So if you are a business owner/staffing manager and want to broaden your horizons with foreign workers or if you are a foreigner looking for a job in Canada read on to find out how work permit processing can affect your process.

This is the first question we get asked by clients.  Everyone wants to know “Do I really need an immigration consultant to prepare my application?”  The easy answer is no. Most immigration forms and guides are available on the Government of Canada or provincial websites. Anyone can fill out their own application form and send it off. 

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