NANMMA is organizing a webinar on Canada Immigration on January 2, 2021 (Saturday) at 11 AM EST/ 8 AM PST/9:30 PM IST.
Facebook Live: https://fb.watch/3bgfGxupHb/
Newfoundland and Labrador has new immigration program for skilled workers
Newfoundland and Labrador will start accepting applications for a new program on January 2.
The Priority Skills Newfoundland and Labrador is a new immigration program for highly educated, highly skilled newcomers with specialized experience in areas where demand has outpaced local training and recruitment, such as technology and ocean sciences occupations.
For more visit – https://www.cicnews.com/2020/12/newfoundland-and-labrador-to-open-new-immigration-program-for-skilled-workers-1216648.html#gs.pct2l0
IRCC resumes Citizenship Tests
The Canadian immigration department resumed its citizenship tests that were paused more than 8 months ago due to the COVID pandemic. The test will have safeguards to assure proper identification of those taking the tests online.
The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) launched the new virtual platform for the citizenship tests and is offered online to a small group of roughly 5,000 people who had dates scheduled before the pandemic that was subsequently canceled, and other priority cases.
The platform will be available for a larger group of people after the current invited people are tested over the next few months. For more information visit – https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/citizenship-tests-immigration-pandemic-covid19-1.5815945
Canada sets new targets for International Students
The Canadian government has announced plans to welcome some 1,233,000 new permanent residents into the country between 2021 and 2023, something that Universities Canada says will be a “positive signal” to international students.
Read more https://thepienews.com/news/positive-signal-to-intl-students-as-canada-sets-immigration-targets/
Choosing an Immigration Consultant
When seeking Canadian immigration using an agent or representative, it is crucial to ensure you avoid fraudulent agents.
Please use the following ways to find out if a person is licensed to represent immigrants or to give advice:
- Find out if the citizenship or immigration consultants is a member of the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) – https://iccrc-crcic.ca/find-a-professional/
- Find out if the agent is a lawyer or a notary who is a member of a Canadian provincial or territorial law society, or the Chambre des notaires du Québec.
- Find out if the agent is a paralegal in Ontario who is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada.
- Contact NANMMA Immigration volunteers to find out more about the agent – https://nanmma.ca/immigration/