This news will make the hearts of aspiring Indians happy and at the same time International studentsAlready in Canada, whose plans to obtain permanent residency in Canada were badly derailed.
For the past several years, Indians have led the charts in terms of invitations issued to become permanent residents and the number of people admitted as permanent residents. For example: In 2020, Indian citizens received 50,841 invitations to apply for permanent residency in Canada under the ‘express entry’ route. This was 47% of the total invitations (1.07 lakhs) issued by IRCC.
By whom was this announcement of Canada widening its doors under the Express Entry Route? Sean Fraser‘Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’ (IRCC) Minister. immigration The agency says the majority of new applications will be processed within a service standard of 6 months.
Travel restrictions for most of 2020 and 2021 delayed the processing of overseas applications, leading to an increase in the size of the processing list. To manage this inventory, we have temporarily paused applying under federal high-skilled clauses, including the Canadian Experience Class, Federal Skilled Working Class, and Federal Skilled Trade Class, explains the IRCC.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions, IRCC has shifted its focus to the CEC and Provincial Nominee Program for the Express Entry Draw (PNP) categories, as these candidates were usually already in Canada. However, in late 2021, even CEC qualified candidates were affected as the draw for the category affected hundreds of thousands of international students with post-study work experience. Seeking to become a permanent resident. IRCC had stopped the invitation of FSWP candidates from December 2020.
The IRCC states that as a result of the temporary halt, the federal high-skilled processing inventory has been cut by more than half, from about 111,900 people in September 2021 to just 48,000 people as of March 2022. This list will be further reduced. July 2022, allowing us to return to the service standards that our customers expect.
Express Entry is Canada’s leading point-of-view system for permanent immigrants. Candidates submit applications that are entered and ranked in a pool, periodic draws are held and the highest ranking candidates are invited to apply for permanent residency. Permanent residency is similar to a green card in the US – it is often the first step towards a change in citizenship.
To support family reunification, the IRCC also states that immediate family members who are outside Canada and who were included in a principal applicant’s permanent residency application will be eligible for their own open work permit .
Ken Nickel-Lane, founder of an immigration services firm based in Alberta, told TOI, “Employers from all sectors are feeling the talent crunch. While unemployment in Canada is currently at its lowest since 1976, this recent announcement and earlier ones including those seeking to hire temporary foreign workers are directly targeting the issue.
Minister Fraser also announced a new temporary policy that, with the end of temporary status, will give recent international graduates the opportunity to stay longer in Canada, so they can continue to gain work experience and qualify for permanent residency. to get a better chance to do so.
From the summer of 2022, former international students who are in Canada and have a post-graduation work permit expiring between January and December 2022 will qualify for an additional open work permit of up to 18 months. “We are exploring a simple, quick process for this, and details will be made available in the coming weeks,” the IRCC said.
Millions of international students successfully transition to permanent residency each year. During 2021, over 1.57 lakh alumni became permanent residents (of this more than 88,000 directly transferred from postgraduate work permits to permanent status).
This additional Open Work Permit will allow applicants to continue contributing to the Canadian economy, gain valuable work experience and help address our labor shortage while creating their Express Entry profiles, states the IRCC.
“With the economy growing faster than employers can hire new workers, Canada needs to look at every option so that we have the skills and labor we need to fuel our growth. Our labor shortage Immigration will be critical to reducing immigration, and these measures are intended to address pressing needs in all sectors across the country, while providing more opportunities for recent graduates and other applicants to make their living in Canada and our It is to continue to contribute to short-term recovery and long-term prosperity,” said Minister Fraser.
Through another temporary public policy implemented in August 2020, foreign nationals as visitors to Canada have been able to apply for an employer-specific work permit without leaving Canada. Recognizing that people with visitor status in Canada may also wish to reside and find meaningful employment, this temporary public policy has been extended until February 28, 2023.