Marjorie Carmona Newman is a REGULATED CANADIAN IMMIGRATION CONSULTANT based in Edmonton, Alberta. She is currently a Board of Director of the Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants (CAPIC). A recipient of CAPIC's Members Service Award for six consecutive years (2017-2023). A recipient of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal in Dec 2022 and the 2023 Golden Balangay Winner for Excellence in Community Service.

Canada Announced Reduction to Immigration Targets

The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, has announced Canada’s 2025–2027 Immigration Levels Plan. This plan aims to balance short-term population growth with sustainable, well-managed growth in the long term. For the first time, the plan includes specific targets for temporary residents, such as international students and foreign workers, in addition to
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International Students and Foreign Workers targeted: Canadian Government announced tougher visa rules

Canada’s Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced additional tightening measures to Canada’s Temporary Resident Program in response to the country’s economic needs and labour market conditions. Miller emphasized the reduction of temporary residents in Canada, upholding the integrity of the immigration system, protecting vulnerable people, mitigating fraud and ensuring program compliance is strictly enforced. Immigration Minister
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Canada to reduce the number of temporary residents

Sometime in March 2024, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced that the Federal Government plans to reduce the number of temporary residents in Canada. Miller said that the programs that welcome temporary residents must reflect the needs and changing demands of the labour market. Starting this fall, for the first time, IRCC will expand the Immigration
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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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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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What is Flagpoling? Is it for you?

I have been asked by many kababayans about Flagpoling and if it’s the best option to apply for a work permit. First, let us find out who is eligible to apply for a work permit at the Port of Entry. IRCC has provided this update recently. WHO CAN APPLY AT THE PORT OF ENTRY? Some
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Changes to Canada’s International Student Program, what you need to know!

Drastic changes have been made by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada or IRCC to the International Student Program. Canada’s Minister of Immigration announced several changes to the study permit program firstly, a two-year cap on the number of international students who are issued study permits. 1. Cap and Provincial Attestation Letter (PAL) As per most
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Canadian Immigration in 2024-What would it look like?

Canada has welcomed 19 million people since Confederation and is home to over 200 ethnic communities. By 2022, Canada reached its target and welcomed 437,539 new permanent residents surpassing 2021’s record. According to Statistics Canada as of October 1, 2023, an increase of 430,635 people from July 1st . This is the highest population growth
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Revised requirements to better protect international students

The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently announced that starting January 1, 2024, the cost-of-living financial requirement for study permit applicants will be raised so that international students are financially prepared for life in Canada. Moving forward this threshold will be adjusted each year when Statistics Canada updates the
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