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Poor grades are the reason for the denial of a SP

22.05.2023

Federal Court Rules IRCC Can Deny Canada Study Permit Due to Poor Grades A federal court has ruled that it is reasonable for a visa officer to be denied a study permit if the applicant has low grades in a previous program of study…

Differences in the timing of issuance of Canadian visas

17.05.2023

IRCC has visa processing offices around the world. Often one office will be responsible for a particular region of the world and serve citizens of many countries. This helps speed up the processing time, but sometimes there is…

Canada starts issuing updated passports

10.05.2023

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser and Minister for Family, Children and Social Development Karina Gould today unveiled new Canadian passports. The passport has been redesigned since 2013. The government says this is a regular process…

The strike is over

02.05.2023

The Public Employees Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the federal government have reached a tentative agreement following a strike that affected more than 155,000 public employees, including IRCC employees. The strike began on 19 April.…

Minimum wage increase in October 2023

02.05.2023

Effective October 1 this year, six of Canada's ten provinces will raise their regional minimum wages. Earlier this month, the federal minimum wage in Canada rose from $15.55 to $16.65. Coincident with this increase in the federal…

Indian students face deportation from Canada

29.04.2023

More than 700 Indian students will be deported from Canada after they discovered that letters offering admission to their institution were fake. The scam was uncovered when the students applied for permanent residence in Canada. The…

EXPRESS ENTRY, APRIL 26, 2023

29.04.2023

The qualifying Express Entry round took place on April 26, 2023. The Ministry of Immigration,Refugee and Citizenship issued 3500 invitation to apply for the status of permanent resident of Canada with a passing score of 483.

Strike of civil servants

22.04.2023

The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), a union representing over 155,000 federal government employees, announced a strike effective today that will affect most government departments, including the IRCC. Some Canadian government…

EXPRESS ENTRY, APRIL 12, 2023

14.04.2023

The qualifying Express Entry round took place on April 12, 2023. The Ministry of Immigration,Refugee and Citizenship issued 3500 invitation to apply for the status of permanent resident of Canada with a passing score of 486.

Revisiting dual intent guidelines

11.04.2023

Dual intent is present when a foreign national has applied or may apply for permanent residence in Canada but has also applied to enter Canada for a temporary period of time as a visitor, student or worker. On April 5, IRCC updated…