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.
CANADIAN IMMIGRATION – What to expect in 2021?
Friday, 08 January 2021
Canada plans to admit 401,000 permanent residents according to IRCC’s 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan. We expect Express Entry draws starting January 2021. Last draw was on December 23, 2020, where 5,000 ITA’s were issued with a cut-off score of 468. We also expect the Parents and Grandparents Program Lottery by January 2021. The lottery was
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Canadian Citizenship applicants – How Covid-19 is affecting your application?
Wednesday, 09 December 2020
Online Citizenship Test Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced on November 26, 2020 the launched of a new platform for online citizenship tests. This is IRCC’s response to the challenges posed by the global pandemic. You must wait for an invitation from IRCC to be able to take the citizenship test online. You don’t
- Published in Covid Update
Alberta shutdown hiring of temporary foreign workers to save jobs for Albertans
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
The provincial government of Alberta announced recently that they will shut down the temporary foreign worker program starting November 1, 2020. Thousands of Albertans lost their jobs since the start of the pandemic. That is why the province shut down tits Temporary Foreign Worker Program so that more than 1,000 jobs can be made available
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Parents and Grandparents Program 2020
Wednesday, 07 October 2020
Parents and Grandparents Program to open on October 31, 2020 until November 3, 2020 The Government of Canada announced last October 5, 2020 the details for opening of 2020 Parents and Grandparents Program. I’m sure lots of kababayans have been waiting for this announcement since January this year. I was hoping that they would change
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Canadian Immigration COVID-19 Public Policy
Friday, 04 September 2020
Two important temporary public policies were announced by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Allow me to share these two important announcements that will benefit our kababayans who are in Canada. New temporary public policy will allow visitors to apply for a work permit without having to leave Canada IRCC announced last August 24, 2020
- Published in Covid Update
Canadian Immigration COVID-19 Updates
Wednesday, 12 August 2020
Biometrics exemption for temporary residence applicants in Canada You are exempt from giving biometrics if you’re applying from within Canada as a temporary measure. For example if you applied for the following: to extend your stay as a student, for a work or study permit, for a visitor record extension, for a temporary resident permit,
- Published in Covid Update
Can I submit two applications to restore my status?
Tuesday, 07 July 2020
When a kababayan asked me this question: Can I submit two applications to restore my status in Canada? He added that he wants to make sure that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) received his application. He said that it is a strategy he plans to use- if a decision is made on the first
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Implied Status – When is it Lost?
Friday, 12 June 2020
Today’s question deals with Implied Status and when is it lost. I recently had a consultation with a kababayan who received a refusal of her work permit application. Here is the scenario: a) She applied for a study permit before the expiry of her work permit, so she had an implied status and she continue
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How the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) is responding to COVID-19
Tuesday, 05 May 2020
Finally, the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program or AINP has posted on its website changes to application and assessment process as of April 29, 2020. AINP assures everyone that their office continues to accept and process applications, however, with temporary adjustments due to COVID-19. Submitting applications AINP will accept copies for all document types, as well
- Published in Covid Update, Uncategorized
How COVID- 19 is affecting IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES AND CITIZENSHIP CANADA (IRCC)
Wednesday, 08 April 2020
I have been receiving several inquiries from clients and kababayans with regards to their existing applications with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Allow me to respond to common questions received from clients. What will happen to my immigration application? IRCC is continuing to accept and process applications. While IRCC continues to serve their clients,
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