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Ottawa, February 29, 2020—As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread globally, more foreign nationals are experiencing difficulties when applying to come to Canada temporarily and permanently, due to travel restrictions and disruptions in service. To help impacted clients, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has expanded its special measures to applicants in Iran and…
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Designated learning institutions list To apply for a study permit, you need an acceptance letter from a designated learning institution. A designated learning institution is a school approved by a provincial or territorial government to host international students. All primary and secondary schools in Canada are designated learning institutions. They aren’t included in this list. If…
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We’ve updated the table that shows how much money you need to settle in Canada. To stay eligible, you may need to update your settlement fund numbers in your Express Entry profile. The update must be done no later than February 25, 2020. Updating your profile doesn’t change the date and time that we received…
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  Guaranteed ITA Scores Removed As of February 19, 2020, there will no longer be BC PNP guaranteed invitation scores. We introduced the Skills Immigration Registration System (SIRS) in 2016. This is a points-based system that enables the Province to periodically invite the highest scoring registrants to apply while maintaining 2-3 month processing times. In…
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