Canada announced changes to the pre-removal risk assessment for Myanmar
Nationals of Myanmar are exempt from the 12-month bar if their Immigration and Refugee Board or previous pre-removal risk assessment (PRRA) decision was made between May 8, 2020, and May 7, 2021. In general, individuals whose refugee claim or previous application for a PRRA were rejected, abandoned, or withdrawn are not eligible to apply for a PRRA for at least 12 months after the final decision. This is also applicable for applicants from Myanmar who receive a final negative decision after May 7, 2021. Since the situation in Myanmar worsens, their deportation could put them in a risk situation. For this reason, an additional assessment is introduced to the applicants of this country. Before the deportation from Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will get in touch with eligible individuals from Myanmar to notify them to apply for a PRRA.
#Myanmar, #refugees, #asylum_seekers, #IRCC, #PRRA, #CBSA
Nova Scotia announced new International Graduates in Demand Stream
Nova Scotia introduced the International Graduates in Demand Stream for recent international graduates whose skills and education match specific jobs that are currently in high demand in Nova Scotia. This stream is currently open to workers in 2 job categories: NOC 3413 (nurse aides, orderlies, and patient service associates) and NOC 4214 (early childhood educators and assistants). To be eligible for this stream, applicants must have a full-time, permanent job offer from a Nova Scotia employer in one of the NOC job categories listed above before they apply to immigrate through the NSNP International Graduates in Demand Stream. In addition, applicants must be 21 to 55 years old, have met requirements for completing a course of study, have certifications required for the job, prove language ability equal to Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) Level 5, and show enough financial resources to successfully settle in Nova Scotia.
#Nova_Scotia, #International_students, #NSNP, #In_demand_occupations, #International_graduates_in_demand
Saskatchewan issued 259 ITAs in the SINP
On May 6, 2021, Saskatchewan conducted a new round of invitations in the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP). SINP issued 259 invitations to apply (ITAs) for the provincial nomination. In the Express Entry category, Saskatchewan issued 136 ITAs. Another 123 invitations were issued to the Occupations In-Demand category candidates. The lowest score in both categories was 70 points, the same as in the previous draw. All invited candidates had Educational Credential Assessments. In this draw, Saskatchewan invited candidates in 63 different NOCs. Saskatchewan invited 3,200 candidates in 2021, 1,647 under the Express Entry, and 1,553 under the Occupations In-Demand category.
#Saskatchewan, #SINP, #Express_Entry, #Occupations_in_demand, #PNP
The government of Canada updated the terminology for Quebec-related instructions
The Government of Canada announced a new update on a name change. Starting May 6, 2021, references to the “Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion (MIDI)” and “Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)” will be replaced with “Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI)” and “IRCC”, respectively. All students destined to Quebec must submit a Certificat d’acceptation du Québec (CAQ) or a confirmation letter from MIFI when applying for a study permit. In order to ease the study permit application process, IRCC accepts confirmation letters issued by the MIFI instead of CAQ. MIFI approval letters 705, 733, 300, and 310 are considered equivalent to the CAQ.
#international_students, #Quebec, #MIFI, #Study_permit
