Immigration Update

The new All-Program Express Entry draw is happening today!

On July 6, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is going to hold a new All-Program Express Entry draw for the first time since December 23, 2020. IRCC has not announced the number of Invitations to Apply (ITA) it is going to distribute. However, we can estimate this number to be within the range of 3,000 to 5,000 ITAs based on previous experience. As of June 20, 2022, there are 220,674 profiles registered in the Express Entry pool. As for the lowest score that may be required to get an ITA in today’s draw, we expect it to be very high. Right now, there are 8,681 active profiles, whose score is above 501 points. If we calculate the total number of profiles with a CRS score higher than 451, we can assume that the lowest score in the future draws will remain high until all those 64,598 candidates are invited. #IRCC, #Express_Entry, #FSW, #CEC, #FST, #ITA    

IRCC introduced the new updated online processing tool

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s (IRCC) online processing tool was updated to provide accurate information on processing times as part of the Immigration Minister's plan to modernize the Canadian immigration system, which was announced on March 31, 2022.

In addition, IRCC will use this tool to generate new weekly calculations from the preceding six months' data.

IRCC calculates processing time for previous similar applications based on how long it takes to complete them.

When IRCC receives the application, processing begins and ends when an immigration officer makes a decision on the application.

#IRCC, #application_Processing_times, #application_processing_tool

Canada to extend PGWPs to international graduates whose work permits expired

On June 24, 2022, Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that the Government will extend post-graduate work permits (PGWP) to international graduates whose permits expired or will expire between September 20th, 2021 and December 31, 2022.

He mentioned the contributions of hard-working international graduates and thanked international and post-graduate students who keep choosing Canada.

This measure will help fill hundreds of thousands of vacant jobs and tackle the labour shortage issue.

#IRCC, #Fraser, #PGWP, #International_students

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/work/canada-to-extend-work-permits-for-some-international-graduates/articleshow/92448837.cms

Post-Graduate Work Permit Program’s eligibility standards on humanitarian and compassionate grounds

The immigration court has ruled that visa officers do not have the discretion to alter the eligibility criteria of the Post-Graduate Work Permit Program (PGWP) on humanitarian or

compassionate grounds. On June 14, 2022, reviewing the application of an applicant failing to fulfill the requirements of the PGWP, the Federal Court of Canada decided that even with the new

evidence, the applicant would still have failed to satisfy the necessary criteria. There is no law for the PGWP that confers discretion on an officer to alter or waive the eligibility requirements on

humanitarian and compassionate grounds. Visa officials are not permitted to overlook any of the prerequisites for the approval of a PGWP.

#PGWP, #HC, #work_permits, #Federal_Court

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/study-permits/post-graduation-work-permit-program.html