COVID-19 – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com A Blog all about Canadian Immigration Thu, 04 Apr 2024 14:42:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.akcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/favicon.jpg COVID-19 – AKCanada https://www.akcanada.com 32 32 New pathway to permanent residency for essential temporary workers and international graduates already in Canada https://www.akcanada.com/new-pathway-to-permanent-residency-for-essential-temporary-workers-and-international-graduates-already-in-canada/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 22:11:58 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1426 Today, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), announced a new pathway to permanent residence for over 90,000 essential workers and international graduates who are currently actively contributing to Canada’s economy. These special public policies will grant permanent status to temporary workers and international graduates who are already in […]

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]]> Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Program to Reopen on October 13, 2020 https://www.akcanada.com/parentgrandparent-sponsorship-program-to-reopen-on-october-13-2020/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 22:39:07 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1413 Today, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced details for the opening of the 2020 Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program (PGP). Over a 3-week period, from 12 noon Eastern Daylight Time on October 13, 2020, to 12 noon Eastern Standard Time on November 3, 2020, Canadian citizens and permanent […]

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]]> U.S.A. Extending Ban on Green Cards and Non-Immigrant Visas Also Affected https://www.akcanada.com/u-s-a-extending-ban-on-green-cards-and-non-immigrant-visas-also-affected/ Tue, 23 Jun 2020 10:43:34 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1405 On Monday, June 22, 2020, the Trump administration announced that it was extending a ban on Green Cards issued outside the United States until the end of the year and adding many temporary work visas to the freeze, including those used heavily by technology companies and multinational corporations. The policy behind the freeze is to […]

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]]> Canada Remains Open to Immigration while U.S. Threatens to Suspend Immigration https://www.akcanada.com/canada-remains-open-to-immigration-while-u-s-threatens-to-suspend-immigration/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 11:06:01 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1359 On Monday, April 20, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump said that he will sign an executive order temporarily suspending Immigration to the United States as the nation battles the health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a tweet sent out late Monday night, President Trump wrote:  “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, […]

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]]> Update on 2020 Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship Program https://www.akcanada.com/update-on-2020-parents-and-grandparents-sponsorship-program/ Fri, 27 Mar 2020 22:52:35 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1356 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced, today, Friday, March 27, 2020, that the launch of the annual call for expressions of interest to apply to sponsor parents and grandparents will be delayed.  It was anticipated that the program would reopen in the upcoming weeks; however, because IRCC is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, it […]

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]]> IRCC Permanent Residence Processing Will Continue Despite COVID-19 https://www.akcanada.com/ircc-permanent-residence-processing-will-continue-despite-covid-19/ Wed, 18 Mar 2020 12:28:09 +0000 https://www.akcanada.com/blog/?p=1346 On Sunday, March 15, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released new instructions for those affected by COVID-19. Like other countries, Canada is working diligently to halt the spread of the virus; however, IRCC is adopting new policies and procedures to minimize any disruption to Immigration processing and to help applicants who are affected […]

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