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Fees Increase Update

The Regulations will come into force on April 30, 2020, at 09:00 am eastern daylight time. The Regulations are amended such that Starting in 2020-21, permanent resident processing fees for Economic class applicants increase as follows: Fees for principal applicants of the Economic business class (including self-employed, start-up visa, Quebec investor, Quebec entrepreneur, and Quebec self-employed) will increase from $1,050 to $1,575 (an increase of 50%). Fees for principal applicants of the Economic non-business...

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Parents will be exempt from the travel restrictions and will be permitted to travel to Canada

The definition of immediate family members set out in the Interim Order no.2 related to travel restrictions, has been recently expanded to include parents and step-parents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Practically it means that during the COVID-19 travel restriction policy parents and step-parents of Canadian citizens or permanent residents will be exempt from the travel restrictions and will be permitted to travel to Canada if they have the required travel documents. Full text is...

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Update on 2020 Parents and Grandparents Program

The IRCC has just announced an update on 2020 Parents and Grandparents Program: Due to the current focus on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will delay the opening of the 2020 Parents and Grandparents (PGP) Program to accepting new applications. The launch of the annual call for expressions of interest to apply was anticipated in the coming weeks. Given the present circumstances, however, we are prioritizing our efforts to contribute to...

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Future PRs, Work and Study Permit Holders are now able to enter Canada

The ministry of Immigration of Canada has just announced that: Temporary foreign workers, some international students and approved permanent residents who haven’t yet landed are now able to enter Canada. The travel restriction exemptions that were announced are now in place. If you’re exempt, you can now travel to Canada. If you’re travelling by air, you need to pass a health check before you’re allowed to board your flight. Anyone who shows symptoms of COVID-19 will not...

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Special Announcement

During the developing COVID-19 situation, our offices will be temporarily closed, and our staff will be providing support remotely. We are here to keep assisting you in all immigration matters. Our consultations are conducted remotely. During this time, you can communicate with us via e-mail [email protected] We thank you for your understanding and wish you good health and peace of mind. IP-Immigration team ...

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Results of the Round of invitations of the Express Entry system on March 23, 2020

Canada invites 3,232 candidates to apply for permanent residency in Canada. This time, the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score was 467, a decrease of 253 points over the previous round of invitation held March 19th, 2020. Please, take into account that the Ministry of Immigration of Canada has committed to consider permanent residence all applications submitted through the Express Entry system within six-month time window. Our congratulations to all winners...

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Results of the Round of invitations of the Express Entry system on March 19th, 2020

Ministry of Immigration has released the details of the most recent Express Entry draw. This time Canada invites 668 candidates to apply for permanent residence and the minimum Comprehensive Ranking System score requirement (CRS) is 720. Invitations were received on March 19th 2020, but officially it was announced only today, March 20th, 2020. The CRS looks very high compared to the last Express Entry round of invitations on March 4th, 2020 that required a score of...

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CANADA HAS JUST ANNOUNCED AN ORDER ON ITS BORDER CLOSURE.

PLEASE, READ AN OFFICIAL TEXT OF THE ORDER: Whereas the Governor in Council is of the opinion that (a) based on the declaration of a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, there is an outbreak of a communicable disease, namely COVID-19 coronavirus disease, in the majority of foreign countries; (b) the introduction or spread of the disease would pose an imminent and severe risk to public health in Canada; (c) the entry of persons into Canada who have recently been in...

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Statement from Immigration Project on COVID-19

Dear clients and friends, We have been receiving numerous requests for confirmation on how we are handling the situation in regards to the latest news related to the COVID-19 outbreak. As you probably know from the official statement of the government, Canada closes its borders to incoming travellers as of March 16, 2020 and until further notice. We would like to reassure you that our office operates as usual and we prioritize the files that require urgent action in relation to...

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