CIC News > Latest News > > > Express Entry: How to get a high Comprehensive Ranking System score Only the highest scoring candidates are invited by IRCC to immigrate to Canada. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) is used to...
In an email to CIC News Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reported that the number of applicants in inventory has remained consistent with January data, at just over 2.1 million. The data is current as of January 31-February 1. The...
CIC News > Latest News > > Canada’s immigration backlog shows little change from January There are still 2.1 million applications in inventory with slight increases in permanent residence and citizenship applications but fewer for temporary residence. In an email...
Express Entry is the Canadian federal government’s top immigration pathway for foreign skilled workers. To help rank and choose between Express Entry candidates with the same Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) introduced a tie-breaking...
CIC News > Latest News > > > Understanding the Express Entry tie-breaking rule COVID-19 travel restrictions required IRCC to implement a tie-breaking rule for every Express Entry draw since mid-March 2020. Learn more about the rule here.Express Entry is...
Immigration minister Sean Fraser has just announced Canada is expanding its open work permit options for Hong Kong nationals. Speaking from Toronto this morning, the minister said the existing Open Work Permit (OWP) for Hong Kong residents, which was set...
CIC News > Latest News > > Canada extends work permits for Hong Kong residents Canada is extending the Open Work Permit for Hong Kongers by an additional two years.Immigration minister Sean Fraser has just announced Canada is expanding its...
CIC News > Latest News > > BREAKING: Canada extends work permits for Hong Kong residents Canada is extending the Open Work Permit for Hong Kongers by an additional two years.Immigration minister Sean Fraser has just announced Canada is expanding...
To help Canadian employers fill labour and skills gaps in their organizations when there are no qualified and available Canadians or permanent residents (PR), Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) operates the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). As a condition...
CIC News > Latest News > > Some foreign workers in Canada can have their LMIA processed in 10 business days LMIAs are a vital part of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Find out how some employers in Canada can...
