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Hong Kong Residents and Students Open Work Permit Updates
Posted on 05/07/2024
Hong Kong residents and Hong Kong recent graduates of a Canadian Designated Learning Institute, please listen up. IRCC has updated the rules for obtaining an …
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First Generation Limit appears to be over soon
Posted on 16/06/2024
On April 17, 2009 Canada’s First Generation Limit (FGL) came into effect. It means (or meant) that if you are a Canadian citizen by descent …
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Open Work Permits for Spouses or Partners of International Students, the latest update
Posted on 31/05/2024
If you are an international student in Canada, your spouse or common-law partner may be eligible for an open work permit. That’s the good news. …
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Ontario Responds to Study Permit Changes
Posted on 30/03/2024
Ontario, in response to study permit changes announced earlier by IRCC – which we last updated at our blog here – has announced some adjustments …
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Update on Study Permit Changes
Posted on 24/02/2024
As we promised in our article here on the new regulations regarding study permits for international students, the IRCC has added more details to flesh …
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IRCC Toughens its Policies on International Students
Posted on 23/01/2024
If you’re a foreign national applying to study at a post-secondary institution in Canada, you’d better keep reading. IRCC has decided to clamp down due …
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Family based humanitarian program for Colombians, Haitians and Venezuelans
Posted on 26/11/2023
Are you from Colombia, Haiti, or Venezuela? You may be eligible for a new Family-Based humanitarian program that will provide a pathway to permanent residence …
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Visa-exempt Travel to USA (and St. Pierre and Miquelon)
Posted on 19/11/2023
If you’re a foreign national in Canada on a work or study permit, listen up. This could apply to you, especially if you want to …
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Canada and the UK Upgrade IEC Arrangements
Posted on 16/07/2023
Canada and the UK have recently announced upgrades to the International Experience Canada (IEC) & the UK’s Youth Mobility Scheme. Canadian and UK youth will …
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Education requirements dropped from Stream B of Hong Kong Pathway to PR
Posted on 14/07/2023
If you’re a Hong Konger now working in Canada, or planning to, under the Canadian Work Experience stream of the Hong Kong pathway to permanent …