Canada has made the most recent update to its Express Entry programme. To qualify for Express Entry, an immigrant must meet the new Proof of Funds. Both the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) and the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP) have been updated to reflect these changes (FSTP). This new adjustment does not apply to you if you have a genuine employment offer from one of these programmes. The new update will begin on July 15, 2021, at the latest.

Note that you must include your spouse or dependent children in your calculations, even if they are:

• permanent residents or Canadian citizens
• not coming to Canada with you

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Foreign nationals with a valid COPR issued on or before March 18, 2020 were exempt from Canada’s travel restrictions under previous rules. Those with a valid COPR granted after March 18, 2020, could only enter Canada if they met another exemption or were relocating permanently to Canada from the United States.

Due to travel limits or other COVID-19-related issues, many candidates were unable to enter Canada before their COPRs expired.

Individuals with expired COPRs should not book flights or attempt to go to Canada until IRCC issues them a new COPR.

More information on when and how to receive a new COPR will be published on the IRCC website soon for applicants with expired COPRs issued after March 18, 2020.

Upon arrival in Canada, all visitors, including those granted permanent residency, must comply with the COVID-19 health measures and standards.

Read the full article here.

The Canadian
government announced
last week that it would open up new pathways to permanent residence for
essential workers and international graduates in Canada.

Key Points:

• To be eligible for one of the new streams, applicants must
  1. Have at least one year of experience in a healthcare or other pre-approved essential profession or
  2. Have completed an eligible Canadian post-secondary program within the last four years (not before January 2017).

• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) will begin accepting applications on May 6, 2021, as follows:
  • Up to 20,000 applications for temporary workers in health care.
  • Up to 30,000 applications for temporary workers in other selected essential occupations.
  • Up to 40,000 applications for international students who graduated from a Canadian institution.

• The streams will remain open until 5th November 2021, or until they have reached their numerical limit, whichever occurs first.

• IRCC will also open up permanent residence streams for French-speaking essential workers and recent graduates outside of Quebec who meet similar eligibility requirements.

• Additional information on the stream for French-speaking essential workers is available here. Additional information on the stream for French-speaking international graduates is available here.