Increase in permanent residence fees effective April 30, 2022 Ottawa, April 5, 2022 – On April 30, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is increasing fees for all permanent residence applications. This includes economic, permit holder, family and humanitarian classes. In 2020, IRCC increased permanent residence fees to account for inflation for the first time since 2002.…
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Canadian Immigration Fees Increasing 2022 April 11 The Canadian government has announced that effective April 30, 2022, application fees for all permanent residence matters will be increasing. Though this will include fees for categories including family class, business classes, humanitarian classes, and permit holders, the most notable for those who deal with foreign workers and…
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2022 April 6 Some changes have been announced to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). This is the program through which employers hire foreign workers utilizing the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process. LMIAs require the employer to substantiate their inability to fill a position with a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and thus justify…
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Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs (AIPP): Other situations The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Programs (AIPP) closed on December 31, 2021, with the expiration of the pilot bilateral agreements. The Ministerial Instructions expired on March 5, 2022. These instructions granted IRCC the authority to accept pilot applications until March 5, 2022 (processing may continue beyond this date, as long as the…
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