Immigration Update - GH Immigration Svcs

Canadian MP will propose a new bill to the Government to support parents and grandparents

Kyle Seeback, a Canadian Member of Parliament (MP), is proposing a new bill to assist parents and grandparents who want to travel to Canada via the Super Visa. Currently, parents and

grandparents of Canadians can visit for two years in a row without having to renew their status. Seeback proposed Bill C-242 focusing on three major changes to the Super Visa. First, the MP

called for the Government to allow parents and grandparents to stay in Canada for five years without having to renew their visas. Second, he wants the Super Visa applicants to be allowed to

acquire medical insurance from other countries too. Third, he asks the Government to diminish the low-income cut-off for applicants wishing to host their parents and grandparents.

#Seeback, #Super_Visa, #parents_and_grandparents, #MP

https://openparliament.ca/bills/

Canada keeps temporary foreign workers in the country by lengthening the validity period of work permits

Candidates from the High-Wage and Global Talent Stream, which is run via Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), can now work in Canada for three years instead of two to assist

businesses caught in labour scarcity bind. In addition, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) doubled the validity of a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) from 9 to 18

months. Moreover, all businesses will be able to hire up to 20 percent of their workforce through the low-wage TFWP channel until further notice.

#ESDC, #LMIA, #foreign_workers, #TFWP, #work_permits

https://www.dlapiper.com/en/canada/insights/publications/2017/03/canadian-employment-news-series-mar-2017/terminating-temporary-foreign-workers/#:~:text=Temporary%20foreign%20workers%20are%20entitled%20to%20remain%20in,Canada%20on%20the%20basis%20of%20their%20work%20permits.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/eligibility/eligibility-admissibility-conditions-including-validity-period.html

Quebec wants to accept more than 71,000 permanent residents in 2022

In an interview with the French-language Radio Canada television network, Quebec Immigration Minister Jean Boulet downplayed this year's increase in immigration to the province. The

province is expected to reach a new peak of 71,275 new permanent residents in 2022, up more than 41.7 percent from 50,285 last year, as the province attempts to make up for candidates who

were unable to come at the height of the COVID-19. If the government does decide to increase immigration levels above current rates, that would result in 20,990 more new permanent residents in

Quebec this year than it was last year.

#Quebec, #Boulet, #COVID_19, #PR

Canada increases the use of artificial intelligence in immigration processing

When people apply to Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), they generally devote a significant amount of time filling out forms and gathering documents.

Applicants should be aware that visa officers will carefully examine their documents before making a decision.

Applicants must realize, though, that artificial intelligence is playing an increasingly important role in processing large numbers of applications.

Automated processing of certain types of applications is not unusual. Since 2015, the majority of visa-free foreign citizens had to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) before travelling to Canada.

For the most part, these applications were automated. As of 2020, the Government of Canada uses analytics systems to accelerate the eligibility approval of straight-forward cases.

#IRCC, #artificial_intelligence, #application_processing

https://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/2020/how-ai-is-being-used-in-canadas-immigration-decision-making/#:~:text=In%20recent%20years%2C%20the%20Canadian%20government%20has%20grown,can%20be%20said%20to%20be%20experimental%20in%20nature.