Recent Immigration News
Hello World! It’s July and Vancouver is having sunny and warm beautiful days. Today, we would like to share some of the recent immigration news that you may find interesting.
1. Work Permit Holders Can Study Longer
On June 27, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced a special measure to temporarily remove the limit on the length of time Work Permit holders may study without a Study Permit. This measure is in effect for three years from June 27, 2023.
This measure helps foreign workers to have the opportunity to seek additional training and education that can help them in their careers.
Prior to this change, foreign workers could study while working, but only in programs of 6 months or less. For longer programs, they had to apply for a separate study permit.
This temporary measure applies to those:
- who hold a valid Work Permit as of June 7, 2023, or
- who have applied to renew a Work Permit on or before June 7, 2023
* If a foreign worker wishes to study longer than the duration of the Work Permit, they still need to apply for a Study Permit.
For more information, please check the link below.
2. First Category-Based Express Entry Draw
For the first time since the launch of the new category system for Express Entry was announced, invitations were issued to healthcare occupations and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) occupations. (For more information on the new category system for Express Entry, please see our previous article.
The results are as follows;
Date of round: July 6, 2023
Program: Healthcare occupations
Number of invitations issued: 1,500
Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 463
Date of round: July 5, 2023
Program: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) occupations
Number of invitations issued: 500
Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 486
Date of round: June 28, 2023
Program: Healthcare occupations
Number of invitations issued: 500
Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of lowest-ranked candidate invited: 476
For more information, please check the link below.
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There have been several announcements about Canadian immigration for the past two weeks and we brought you two news that are especially relevant to many of you today.
On this blog, we will continue to update immigration-related news that will be useful to you.
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