The first step to launching your dream business in Canada is to get a work permit. The expedited work permit for immigrant entrepreneurs is no more, here are some other options. The Owner/Operator category has been removed from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) as of April 1, 2021. This category allowed applicants to apply for a work...More Please

Quebec’s pilot programs for orderlies and food processing workers are currently accepting applications. Quebec’s Minister of Immigration, Nadine Girault, announced the official opening of the Permanent Immigration Pilot Program for Orderlies on March 31. The pilot program, which will run for up to five years, will select up to 550 principal applicants who work as...More Please

There are still concerns that vaccinated people can pose a health risk, says Canada’s Public Health Agency. Canada’s health minister, Patty Hajdu, met with the health ministers of the other G7 countries – the U.S., the U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Japan – on Monday to discuss the possibility of introducing vaccine passports. “The G7...More Please

More candidates invited to apply than the previous PNP-specific draw. Canada held a new Express Entry draw on March 31, inviting 284 hopeful new immigrants to apply for permanent residence. Invited candidates needed to have a nomination from a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA). For this reason, the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score was...More Please

The province has invited 2,909 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination so far in 2021. British Columbia invited 374 immigration candidates in two Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draws held on March 30. Candidates from the Skills Immigration (SI) and Express Entry BC (EEBC) streams of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) received invitations in the latest draws. More specifically, ...More Please

Details from the second draw held this year through the Nova Scotia Labour Market Priorities Stream have been released. Nova Scotia invited 329 French-speaking candidates through its Express Entry-linked Labour Market Priorities stream. The March 29 draw saw Letters of Interest issued to candidates who had selected French as their first official language, with a Canadian...More Please

High-performance amateur athletes and support personnel may be allowed to enter Canada and may not have to carry out mandatory isolation. Canada is making it easier for high-performance amateur athletes to enter the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amateur athletes and accompanying support personnel, who are participating in international single-sport events, may be exempt from Canada’s imposed...More Please

ANALYSIS: The Federal Court has upheld an order deporting a woman who has been a Canadian permanent resident since she was a child. The case of Adina Harms-Barbour illustrates the enormous consequences criminal conduct can have on a permanent resident’s status in Canada, even if they have lived here for most of their lives. Harms-Barbour...More Please

A new IRCC update provides a window into the processing status of applications for several immigration programs. Canada’s immigration department recently updated its processing timelines to reflect its operational capacity during the pandemic. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says on its website that people who are trying to access immigration services may experience processing delays, due to COVID-19....More Please

The easternmost Prairie Province has invited a total of 1,627 candidates so far in 2021. Manitoba invited another 335 Canadian immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on March 25. If these invited candidates receive the provincial nomination through the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP) they will be one step closer to permanent residency status. Manitoba regularly...More Please