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Canada unveils permanent residence route for former protective care minors Canada unveils permanent residence route for former Protective Care minors On January 23, 2024. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced a policy to address individuals who came to Canada as minors under protective care but never obtained permanent residence or citizenship. As these individuals may face deportation and have little connection to their birth country, the policy provides a pathway to permanent residence.  This protection extends until January 21, 2027, building on measures from fall 2023 that allowed eligible individuals to apply for a temporary resident permit (TRP) and a work or study permit, thus reducing the risk of removal. Those eligible for the TRP can now apply for permanent residence and stay in Canada. This new permanent residence pathway expands on previous measures implemented in fall 2023. As of September 29, 2023, eligible individuals who previously worked in chil

Canada announced a new Humanitarian PR pathway for immigrants from the Americas On October 10, 2023, Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced a new humanitarian permanent residence pathway for individuals from the Americas. Canada will welcome 15,000 migrants and provide regular migration pathways to people in the Americas, offering economic opportunities as an alternative to irregular migration.  As part of this commitment, Canada will welcome up to 11,000 Colombians, Haitians, and Venezuelans through the new pathway. This fall, foreign nationals from these countries located in Central or South America or the Caribbean with extended family connections in Canada will be able to apply for this new pathway. “This year, we are welcoming an additional 4,000 temporary foreign workers from the region, many of whom have already arrived in Canada. We are on track to attain this target based on current trends. In addition, we are collaborating wi

  Canada started inviting candidates under the Parents and Grandparents Program On October 10, 2023, the Canadian Government started inviting candidates through the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). From October 10 to October 23, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will send invitations to apply to 24,200 potential sponsors selected randomly from the pool of submissions from 2020.  IRCC aims to receive 15,000 complete applications . Candidates who submitted an interest to sponsor form in 2020 but have yet to receive an invitation to apply for the PGP in 2021 or 2022 should continue checking their emails for the invitation from IRCC. The Government has also updated the income requirements that all applicants must follow to be considered eligible. If you have got an invitation to PGP 2023, get a free legal consultation .  What are the updated income requirements for the Parents and Grandparents Program?  You, the sponsor (and your co-signer, if you have one), must

  Over 4,000 candidates invited in the IEC Rounds of Invitations 2023 Over the last week, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held new draws in the IEC rounds of invitations 2023. From August 26 to September 1, Canada invited 4,314 young foreigners to apply for an IEC open work permit. As of September 1, 28,284 candidates registered in the pool, awaiting the invitation.  Overview of candidates invited in the new IEC Rounds of Invitations 2023 In this round, in the new IEC Draws, 4000 ITAs were sent out to candidates. The details of each country-wise invited candidate is in the table below: No of ITAs Country Name No of ITAs Country Name 2 Switzerland 252  Australia 217  Japan 277  Korea 4 Croatia 151  Costa Rica 35  Spain 35  Czech Republic 6 Denmark 1  Estonia 184  France 1 Greece 5 Hong Kong 84  Ireland 67  Italy 7 Slovakia 3 Austria 11  Poland 71 Germany 252  United Kingdom 2 Latvia 205  Belgium 22  Netherlands 53  New Zealand 9 Norway 748  Taiwan 23  Portugal 6 Swed