IRCC Announces Changes to 2017 Parent and Grandparent Program Application Intake Process On December 14th 2017, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced significant changes to the process of submitting an application to sponsor a parent or grandparent. Previously, applicants rushed to submit their applications by courier on... Read More
Four-year Maximum Duration for Temporary Foreign Workers Has Been Eliminated Effective immediately, most temporary foreign workers who have worked in Canada for four years will no longer have to leave Canada for four years before they can apply for subsequent work permits. Previously, most temporary... Read More
IRCC Announces Improved Processing Times for Spousal Sponsorships and Extension of the Open Work Permit Pilot Program for in-Canada Spouses and Common-Law Partners Citizenship and Immigration Minister John McCallum announced today that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is taking measures intended to reduce backlog and improve processing times for spousal sponsorship applications, both for overseas and in-Canada... Read More