Canada’s new immigration priorities
Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, laid out the federal government’s priorities in a mandate letter written to the immigration minister on December 16th, 2021. The mandate letter is the most important policy document that guides Canada’s immigration system. Canada’s new immigration minister, Sean Fraser, and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will be tasked with implementing the agenda […]
Canada announces new travel restrictions in response to Omicron
All travellers will once again need a molecular COVID-19 test before arriving in Canada Canada is once again requiring all incoming travellers, regardless of trip length or location, to provide proof of a pre-arrival molecular COVID-19 test in order to enter the country. Last month, the government introduced an exemption to the mandatory pre-travel testing […]
Air travellers landing in Canada will need to isolate
Incoming air travellers from all countries except the United States will be required to take COVID-19 tests when arriving in Canada, the federal government announced today. The tests will be required of all travellers, regardless of their vaccination status, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said today. The requirement will also apply to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Incoming […]
Unvaccinated travellers won’t be able to board a plane, train in Canada
Unvaccinated travellers over the age of 12 won’t be able to board a plane or passenger train in Canada beginning today, November 30th. A negative COVID-19 test will no longer serve as a substitute for most people. The policy came into effect on Oct. 30, but the federal government allowed a short transition period […]
College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants has officially launched
On November 23, ICCRC officially announced its continuation as the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants. The College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants licenses and regulates the practice of Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs) and Regulated International Student Immigration Advisors (RISIAs) in the public interest. The body was established through the College of Immigration and […]
Canada ranks as one of the best countries in the world
Our land of maple syrup, poutine, snow, and politeness moved up one ranking since last year, with the U.K. dropping from second in 2020 to fifth overall in 2021. Canada comes in right behind Germany, which has claimed the top nation title for 5 years in a row, according to the latest Anholt-Ipsos Nation Brands […]
The United States reopening its land border to fully vaccinated travellers
The United States will reopen its land border to fully vaccinated travellers on November 8th The U.S. has kept its shared land border with Canada closed to non-essential travel since the start of the pandemic in March, 2020. For the first time in 19 months, the U.S. is set to welcome back travellers by land […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has revealed his new cabinet
Sean Fraser appointed to Trudeau cabinet as immigration minister Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has considerably shaken up his cabinet roster, naming new ministers to key portfolios including defence, health, foreign affairs, immigration and environment. Central Nova Scotia MP Sean Fraser has been appointed the new minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship. Fraser, a 37-year-old lawyer, […]
Canada may look at making more temporary migrants permanent
Canada may look at making more temporary migrants permanent We may see the TR to PR pathway program extended in the coming weeks. According to Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, Canada may extend the deadline of the TR to PR program created this year to give temporary residents a route to permanent residency, and is considering expanding […]
Ontario making it easier for immigrants to work in their professions
Ontario to make it easier for immigrants to work in their professions Ontario is set to introduce legislation that would prevent many regulatory bodies from requiring immigrants to have Canadian work experience to get licensed. It would also reduce “burdensome” duplication for official language proficiency testing, so people do not have to complete several tests […]
