Canics Immigration

With the Government of Canada announcing further public health protections at the border, processes are being introduced to support enhanced family reunification, entry for compassionate reasons, and the safe and gradual entry of some international students. The Government of Canada is deploying additional public health officers to ports of entry and strengthening quarantine monitoring to aid in the fight against the spread of #COVID19. Certain extended family members of Can...adian citizens and Canadian permanent residents will be eligible to travel to Canada. This includes people in a long-term exclusive relationship and their dependent children, adult children, grandchildren, siblings and grandparents. Detailed information for extended family members, including the process and requirements, will be on the IRCC website on October 8. Travellers should not make any travel plans until this information is available and they’ve received proper authorization. Foreign nationals travelling for compassionate reasons, such as a life-threatening illness, critical injury or death, will be eligible to enter Canada with limited exemptions from quarantine, subject to the approval of the provincial or territorial government. On October 8, information on how foreign nationals can request entry to Canada with limited exemptions from mandatory quarantine for compassionate reasons will be available on the Public Health Agency of Canada website. Updated travel restrictions will take effect on October 20, 2020, to allow the entry of international students to Canada if they will be attending a designated learning institution with a #COVID19 readiness plan approved by their provincial or territorial government. Reminder that all travellers must have a plan to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in Canada, unless they’re exempt.

Today Minister Mendicino announced action to speed up spousal application processing and help families build their lives together in Canada. Learn more: https://www.canada.ca//ircc-speeding-up-processing-for-spo

Update > Canada / USA borders to remain closed for discretionary travel until October 21st.

IRCC_update>Biometrics\> So finally here is the official update regarding the biometrics in Canada, which will be scheduled by appointment by Service Canada. More details here... https://www.canada.ca//services/coronaviru/biometrics.html

#OINPdraw #HCP #PriorityOccupations Ontario has just conducted a targeted occupation draw under their #HumanCapitalPriorities #HCP stream. Congratulations!!

IRCC _update>#Visitors who are currently in Canada and have a valid job offer are now able to apply for an employer-specific work permit and receive the permit without having to leave the country. #

Air Canada will operate non-stop flights between Delhi and Toronto/Vancouver throughout September (pending Government of India approval). For updates please consult www.aircanada.com or check with your travel agent and follow @AirCanada. These flights are open to anybody who is eligible to enter Canada check current eligibility criteria at: https://bit.ly/3cp36HT Final determination of eligibility to enter Canada is made by the Canada Border Services Agency at the port of... entry and CANNOT be determined in advance by the High Commission. These flights are NOT organized by the Government of Canada and the High Commission cannot answer any travel-related inquiries. Please direct any queries regarding these flights or previously purchased Air Canada tickets to #AirCanada or your travel agent.

IRCC update> Please note that all VACs across India will remain closed for the month of August. The High Commission of Canada is working hard to review options for re-opening in September. While the VACs are closed, please do not mail your passports or applications to the High Commission of Canada; they will be returned without any action taken. ... All applications and passports are to be submitted through the VACs once they re-open.

LANGUAGE ELIGIBILITY#COVID19> Canada#> IELTS is now available in 89 countries while CELPIP is available in its 6 countries of operation. Immigration candidates experienced difficulties completing their English testing requirements at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 resulted in government-ordered lockdowns around the world. The operators of IELTS and CELPIP complied with local laws so they could not offer their tests to immigration candidates at the time. Howev...er, IELTS and CELPIP are now more readily available as governments have eased their lockdown restrictions in recent months. Health and safety measures are in place at both IELTS and CELPIP test sites in order to protect immigration candidates and administrators of the tests. These include regularly cleaning their venues, using masks and gloves, and maintaining social distancing measures in test rooms. IELTS availability> IELTS states on its website that its General Training exams are presently available in 89 countries. The tests are available in popular Canadian permanent residence source countries including Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada (many permanent residents already live in Canada as former international students or foreign workers), China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, South Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the UK, Vietnam, and many others. Where you can take CELPIP> CELPIP is now offered in all 6 countries of its operation. These countries are Canada, the US, China, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates, and India.

The travel restrictions exemption for study permit holders/applicants approved on or before March 18, 2020 doesn’t guarantee entry to Canada. The final decision of entry to Canada is up to the border services officer. You must satisfy that your entry to Canada is for a non-discretionary purpose. You’ll also need a credible plan on how you’ll quarantine for 14 days upon arriving in Canada to be allowed to enter. An essential reason to travel to Canada as a student could include: you’ve already been living in Canada and you’re returning to your current home; your DLI is open and you’re going to be attending classes soon; online studying isn’t an option where you are; your studies require a laboratory or similar facility that you’ll have access to.

SINP Draw# congratulations who received invitation#

IRCC_update> Due to #COVID19 service disruptions, we are unable to provide accurate processing timelines. Note that we have no further information at this time and cannot offer a response to questions on the processing of applications at this time. We continue to process study permit and work permit applications submitted online and permanent residence applications. Paper applications for visitor visas, study and work permits will not be processed until further notice.... We are processing paper-based permanent residence applications to the extent possible. We will contact you once there is an update regarding your application. Please note it is not possible to re-submit a paper based PR application online.

‘Next Several Weeks’

You cannot travel from inside Canada to apply for a visa or permit at a port of entry. You also cannot travel from inside Canada to a port of entry to provide biometrics in support of an application.

Canada, today has extended its international border restrictions for non-essential travel until 31st August 2020. There is a separate agreement to close border between USA and Canada for non essential travel and that is in place until 21st August 2020. Though new Coronavirus related infections/deaths have been moderated, however the officials have asked to maintain a strict vigilance.

India has extended the ban on commercial #InternationalFlights until 31st August. This will continue to put pressure on limited schedule of repatriation flights from Air India and some other airlines. This will also make it difficult for people who will now be applying for extension of expired COPR as one of the requirement is to provide a travel itinerary/booking.

The open work permit pilot for spouses and common-law partners applying for permanent residence under the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class has been extended.