Parents and Grandparents Program Reopens in New Year 2018
Reopening of Parents and Grandparents Program in New Year 2018 News Release – From Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Potential sponsors will soon have the opportunity to express their interest to sponsor December 22, 2017 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian citizens and permanent residents will soon be able to take the first step in applying […]
Visa Requirements Lifted for Romania and Bulgaria
Canada Lifts visa Requirements for Romania and Bulgaria December 1, 2017– Ottawa, ON –Citizens of Romania and Bulgaria no longer need a visa as of 9 a.m. ET (4 p.m. EET) today, to travel to Canada for short stays (normally for up to six months) for business, to visit family and friends, or for tourism. […]
Live-in Caregiver Program to Eliminate Backlog by end of 2018
Processing surge puts Government on track to largely eliminate Live-in Caregiver Program backlog by end of 2018 December 3, 2017— Toronto, ON – Caregivers and their families will be reunited and the inventory of Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) applications will be largely eliminated by the end of 2018, thanks to the commitments made today by the […]
IRCC extends Open Work Permit Pilot for sponsored spouses and common-law partners in Canada
IRCC extends Open Work Permit Pilot for sponsored spouses and common-law partners in Canada The Government of Canada has again extended the Open Work Permit Pilot for sponsored spouses and common-law partners who are applying for permanent residence. In an update issued Dec. 15, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said the pilot program under […]
New Fees and Regulations for Employers of Foreign Workers
It is about to become more difficult and costly for Canadian employers to hire certain kinds of foreign workers, with the federal government set to impose new fees and regulations next week on a sector that has been at the centre of numerous scandals in recent months. Starting Feb. 21, employers wishing to hire foreign […]
