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  Ottawa provided clarification for temporary residence permit applications On August 23, 2023, the Government of Canada announced program delivery instructions for temporary residence permits (TRP) made within Canada.  The update clarifies that the TRP fee exemption under paragraph 298(2)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) does not apply to temporary resident permit applications made within Canada when submitting a work or a study permit application.  Moreover, the Government updated the one-time fee exemption for TRPs issued to foreign nationals who are inadmissible to Canada on criminality grounds. Who is eligible for a temporary residence permit?  A temporary residence permit (TRP) may be awarded to a foreign national who is inadmissible in the view of an officer or who does not meet the conditions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) [A24(1)]. A TRP, or Temporary Resident Permit, is a document granted by Citizenship a...

  IRCC will modernize the International Student Program Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will modernize its International Student Program by implementing a Trusted Institution Framework by 2024. This framework will create a two-tiered structure with post-secondary institutions being assessed against criteria to show that they are reliable partners.  Institutions that meet the requirements will receive benefits such as expedited application processing. DLIs must provide additional data to the government, including: retention rates,  on-time program completion rates,  revenues from international tuition,  institutional spending on international student support services,  housing availability, and  teacher-student ratios.  The government will establish the initial Trusted Institution destinations in the spring of 2024 and may consider caps on the number of international students due to rapid growth in application volumes. If Truste...

  BC invited up to 230 candidates under the BC PNP Skills Immigration Draw On August 22, 2023, the Government of British Columbia held new invitation draws under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) and invited qualified Skills Immigration candidates.  In the general draw , BC invited 169 candidates. The minimum score for candidates invited in this draw was 88-109 points.  In the childcare-targeted draw: The province issued 33 ITAs to candidates under the childcare-targeted draw for early childhood educators (NOC 42202).  In the Healthcare-targeted draw , BC invited 23 candidates who scored 60 points.  In the priority occupations: Fewer than five invitations have been issued for other priority occupations (NOCs 31103, 32104).  In total, British Columbia issued up to 230 ITAs in this draw. This year, British Columbia has already invited 6,848 candidates. Important factors of targeted BC PNP Invitation rounds One or more of the following ...

  Alberta updated the AAIP inventory and invited 89 candidates working in the construction section On August 22, 2023, Alberta invited candidates working in construction section and published an update considering the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program (AAIP) inventory. According to the new AAIP inventory update, there were around:  1,479 Alberta Opportunity Stream applications,  448 Rural Renewal Stream applications,  249 Accelerated Tech Pathway applications,  128 Family Connection Stream applications,  100 applications from priority sectors, and  less than ten applications under the Dedicated Healthcare Pathway.  Overview of the AAIP invitations to candidates working in construction section On August 22, 2023, the AAIP invited 89 candidates working in a construction section under the Family Connection Stream. The province invited construction workers with job offers in Alberta and a minimum CRS score of 303 to apply for immigration to the pr...