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Those who are eligible for one of the programs managed by Express Entry submit their application and the Canadian government issues invitation letters to successful candidates per a score system. [4] Acceptance of the invitation and positive assessment of the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on the application will grant the applicant, and their accompanying family members ...
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada ( IRCC; French: Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada) [NB 1] is the department of the Government of Canada with responsibility for matters dealing with immigration to Canada, refugees, and Canadian citizenship. The department was established in 1994 following a reorganization.
The main driver of Canadian population growth is immigration, [5] driven mainly by economic policy and also family reunification. [6] [7] A record number of 405,000 immigrants were admitted to Canada in 2021, [8] with plans to increase the annual intake of immigrants to 500,000 per year. [9] New immigrants settle mostly in major urban areas in the country, such as Toronto, Montreal and ...
The history of immigration to Canada details the movement of people to modern-day Canada. The modern Canadian legal regime was founded in 1867, but Canada also has legal and cultural continuity with French and British colonies in North America that go back to the 17th century, and during the colonial era, immigration was a major political and ...
The card was first proposed in 2001 as part of the Canadian government's overhaul of immigration and security laws following the September 11 attacks in the United States. [1] After the 2001 passage of the new Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, the first Canadian Permanent Resident cards were distributed on 28 June 2002.
Canadian immigration and refugee law concerns the area of law related to the admission of foreign nationals into Canada, their rights and responsibilities once admitted, and the conditions of their removal. The primary law on these matters is in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, whose goals include economic growth, family reunification, and compliance with humanitarian treaties.
The Canada Border Services Agency ( CBSA; French: Agence des services frontaliers du Canada, ASFC) is a federal law enforcement agency that is responsible for border control (i.e. protection and surveillance), immigration enforcement, and customs services in Canada.
Bishop's College School or BCS is an English-language non-profit independent boarding prep school in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada for students in Grades 7 to 12. [2] [3] [4] [5] Founded in 1836, BCS is the fifth oldest private school in Canada. [6] [2] [7] BCS has the highest endowment per student of any independent school in Canada.
The Canadian Immigrant Investor Program was an initiative of the federal government of Canada lasting from 1986 to 2014 that promoted immigration from people investing in Canada. Under the program, successful applicants and their families received permanent and unconditional Canadian residential visas and were then eligible to obtain Canadian citizenship.
The Provincial Nominee Program ( PNP) is a set of Canadian immigration programs operated by the Government of Canada in partnership with individual provinces, each of which having its own requirements and 'streams' (i.e., target groups). [1] In a program stream, provinces and territories may, for example, target: business people, students, skilled workers, or semi-skilled workers.