Proposed changes to Employer-Supported Streams of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
The government has proposed regulatory changes to three employer-supported streams under the OINP. Specifically, the proposal is as follows: The In-Demand Skills Stream: add thirteen (13) new manufacturing related NOC Codes for employment positions outside of the Greater Toronto Area (“GTA”) and remove the settlement funds requirement. Introduce limits on the number of applications that…
‘Tis the Season – Ten Tips to get ready for the 2020 Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Process!
Instructions from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) on the process to sponsor Parents and Grandparents (“PGP”) for permanent residence in Canada are generally issued in late November or early December and apply to the next year’s application intake process. There is a cap on the number of people who can be sponsored through this…
A Canadian is a Canadian – New Guidelines on Birth Tourism
On November 21, 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) published updated guidelines for the issuance of visas to foreign nationals intending to travel to Canada in order to give birth. Under Canadian citizenship laws, all children born in Canada are Canadian citizens regardless of the status of their parents (with a small exception for…