Migrant workers in Canada on valid employer-specific work permits who are experiencing abuse, or who are at risk of abuse, in the context of their employment in Canada may be eligible to receive an open work permit that is exempt from the labour market impact assessment (LMIA) requirement, per section 207.1 of the Immigration and…
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January 30, 2024 This update provides instructions related to the acceptance of the Pearson Test of English (PTE Core) language test from Pearson Canada Inc. PTE Core will be accepted by IRCC as of January 30, 2024, for all lines of business, except the Student Direct Stream (SDS). These instructions also clarify that IRCC accepts…
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From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada Statement Ottawa, January 22, 2024—The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, issued the following statement: “The Citizenship Act currently includes a ‘first generation limit’ to citizenship by descent, which means that children born abroad to Canadian citizens beyond the first generation generally do not acquire Canadian citizenship…
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From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada News release January 22, 2024—Ottawa—International students enrich our communities and are a critical part of Canada’s social, cultural and economic fabric. In recent years, the integrity of the international student system has been threatened. Some institutions have significantly increased their intakes to drive revenues, and more students have been arriving…
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