Canada to reduce work experience requirements for caregivers to qualify for permanent residence

Caregivers and employers welcomed the recent announcement from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada or IRCC that Canadian work experience required for a caregiver to qualify for permanent residence is being reduced from 24 months to 12 months. This means that caregivers and their families will now benefit from a faster path to permanent residence. Those
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Canada accepted 431,645 Permanent Residents in 2022

IRCC announced that they have reached their target of 431,645 permanent residents in 2022 surpassing their previous record from 2021. This represents the largest number of people welcomed in a year, in Canadian history. Prior to setting a new record for admissions in 2021, the last time Canada welcomed such a large number of newcomers
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Canada to accept 500,000 permanent residents by 2025

Last Week, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Honourable Sean Fraser, tabled Canada’s 2022 Annual Report to Parliament on Immigration. As per the report, the government announced that its target for 2025 was to admit 500,000 new permanent residents. Year 2023 Year 2024 Year 2025 465,000 485,000 500,000 Based on Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
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IRCC inventories and transitioning to online applications for permanent residence

IRCC recently made several announcements to reduce backlogs and improve client experience. It was reported that as shown on the table below (as of July 21, 2022), IRCC is managing over 1 million applications from their inventories. In 2021, they finalized 1.7 million decisions across their lines of business. IRCC’S goal is to process 80%
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Permanent Residents who have been outside Canada due to COVID19-Residency Obligation

I had a consultation with a kababayan recently regarding her father who obtained his PR card in 2016 and will expire in 2021. He stayed in Canada for 12 months only and returned to the Philippines to look after his properties. Last year, he decided to return to Canada for good however, due to COVID19
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Canada opens a one time temporary pathway to allow 90,000 foreign workers and international graduates to obtain permanent residency.

Last month, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Hon. Marco E. L. Mendecino announced a new temporary pathway allowing 90,000 foreign workers and international graduates of a Canadian institution to obtain permanent residence. On its opening day, May 6, 2021 IRCC received more than 37,000 online applications which caused IRCC’s online payment
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Kababayan wants to renounce his permanent resident status in Canada

I assisted a client several years ago in his application for permanent residence to Canada. Last week he called me that he wants to renounce his permanent resident status in Canada. To renounce one’s status as a permanent resident, he must meet the following conditions below: Be a permanent resident of Canada; Have citizenship or
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