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Refusal to process work permit application for caregivers where the LMIA application was received under the Temporary Foreign Worker program

I received several inquires both from the employers and kababayans regarding work permit applications for caregivers where the LMIA application was received under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. An update took effect on June 18, 2024, to the ministerial instruction issued in June 2019 and in 2022 to instruct officers to refuse to process work
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Canada’s parent and grandparent program and announcement of new pilot caregiver programs

PARENT AND GRANDPARENT PROGRAM For the 2024 intake, starting May 21, 2024, for the next two weeks, IRCC sent out invitations to apply for permanent residence (ITA’s), to randomly selected sponsors. IRCC sent out 35,700 invitations with the goal of accepting 20,500 complete applications. Those who received an Invitation to Apply, have until August 2,
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Latest Changes in Canadian Immigration

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada or IRCC recently announced that the temporary policy allowing students to work more than 20 hours per week off campus ended on April 30, 2024, and therefore will not be extended. Starting September 2024, international students may work off campus per week to 24 hours.
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Canada to reduce intake of temporary residents by 2027

For the purpose of clarification, the category “temporary residents” in Canada includes visitors, temporary foreign workers, international students and asylum seekers. Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Hon. Marc Miller unveiled on March 21, 2024, the government’s strategy to curtail the influx of temporary residents within the next three years. The federal
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