The Canadian passport is one of the most powerful passports in the world, offering visa-free access to a large number of countries across the globe. This means Canadian passport holders can access 184 destinations around the world without needing a visa in advance. The visa-free access offered by the Canadian passport saves time, cost, and […]
On July 26th, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced major changes to his cabinet in preparation for the next election. A key change was appointing new ministers for the immigration and housing portfolios. Marc Miller is Canada’s new immigration minister, replacing Sean Fraser who will take on housing. Miller is a Member of Parliament from Quebec who previously served as Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations.
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Canada’s provinces are urgently seeking immigration solutions to growing labor shortages, as evident from the recent Premiers’ meeting held in Winnipeg lately. In fact, the new rules of the Start-up Visa can be one of the solutions to solve this issue. The expanded 3-year open work permit is available to Start-up Visa applicants and families. Under the enhanced rules,
For immigrant entrepreneurs, Canada’s Start-up Visa (SUV) is rising as a premier route with high approval odds versus other economic programs like Express Entry. In 2021, over 184,000 ITAs were issued, resulting in the permanent residence of over 108,000 individuals primarily through the Federal Skilled Worker Program and Federal Skilled Trades Program, which saw approval rates
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Canada has emerged as a top global startup hub thanks to various advantages like an immigrant-friendly environment, world-class innovation and R&D infrastructure, availability of tech talent, and lower costs compared to Silicon Valley. Canada also provides great opportunities for immigrant entrepreneurs to launch their startups through the Start-up Visa Program. According to the 2022 Global Startup
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The Canadian Start-Up Visa (SUV) program provides a pathway to immigrants get permanent residency, work permits, and potentially citizenship. Navigating the demanding application process requires essential documents like the Letter of Support. With an expanded quota and prioritized applications of the latest updates of the SUV, obtaining a Letter of Support has become increasingly vital
Canada faces an increasing backlog in immigration application processing. While the backlog of Canadian immigration application remains a challenge for the IRCC, the organization has shown some improvement in processing times and is making efforts to address the issue. The IRCC finalized over 5.2 million applications in 2022, doubling that of 2021, and aims to process
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The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has recognized the slow processing times for various immigration programs and is implementing measures to speed up not only the Start-up Visa Program but also other immigration and travel-related processes. These significant changes come as good news for immigrants and travelers alike. In recent news, passport delivery has returned
Sean Fraser, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship(IRCC), announced in Winnipeg that passport holders from 13 countries will now be able to travel to Canada by air without requiring a Temporary Residence Visa (TRV). This decision benefits travelers from these countries who have either held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years or
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Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, has announced several improvements to the Start-up Visa (SUV) Program as part of the country’s first-ever Tech Talent Strategy at Collision 2023. The speech of Sean Fraser provided more details about the changes to the SUV Program. These updates aim to streamline the immigration process for tech entrepreneurs and ensure that
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