Toronto board of Education (TBE)

International students hoping to remain in Canada on a Post-Graduation Work Permit now have six months to apply once they obtain their notice of graduation and are no longer required to have a valid study permit.  

222 نفر از متخصصین، فارغ التحصیلان و کارآفرینان در آخرین دوره قرعه کشی برنامه مهاجرتی انتخابی استان بریتیش کلمبیا به مورخ 19 اپریل 2017، دعوت به ارسال درخواست اقامت دائم شدند. از تعداد دعوتنامه های صادر شده 16 عدد مربوط به کارآفرینان و 206 عدد برای متقاضیان تحت 5 زیربرنامه مربوط به متخصصین صادر شده است.

A new immigration pathway for international graduates of post-secondary institutions in Manitoba is now open to Expressions of Interest from eligible candidates.

The Government of Alberta is extending a temporary transition period for applicants to the Alberta Opportunity Stream who hold a Post-Graduation Work Permit.

Every year more international students are coming to Canada to study than to the United Kingdom (UK). Tighter immigration rules in the UK could be named as one of the main reasons why the country has now been overtaken by Canada in the competition for these students.

Canada is in search to find ways to make it simpler and more straightforward for international students in Canada to obtain permanent residency once they have completed their studies in Canada.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced a processing time standard of 20 calendar days for Study permit applications submitted under the online Direct Stream by legal residents of China, India, Vietnam and Philippines.

CIC has announced the creation of a new Federal Skilled Worker category for international students studying towards a PhD in Canada. To qualify, applicants must have completed at least 2 years of study towards a PhD, or graduated from a Canadian PhD program within the past 12 months. A maximum of 1,000 applications from this category will be considered for processing each year by CIC. The first cap year for the PhD stream begins on November 5, 2011.

Foreign Graduates who have completed their studies in Canada and wish to apply for a post Graduation work permit can now submit their application online if their country of residence is not Canada.

The Federal court of Canada has ordered the citizenship and immigration Canada to reconsider post graduate work permit application for foreign students who are taking online courses with Canadian educational institutions. These foreign students although graduate from Canadian educational institution are not eligible to apply for post graduate work permit.

Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Navdeep Bains, has overseen the announcement of several research investments. In press releases accompanying these announcements, Bains has stated, "This historic investment by the Government of Canada is a down payment on the government’s vision to position Canada as a global centre for innovation. That means making Canada a world leader in turning ideas into solutions, science into technologies, skills into middle-class jobs and start-up companies into global successes."

International students are increasingly regarded as an important group of young and well-educated individuals from which to select permanent residents. In December 2015 there were 353,000 international students with a valid study permit in Canada, up from 84,000 in December 1995. Of the international students admitted to Canada in the early 2000s, 25% became permanent residents over the 10 years that followed. Of these, nearly one-half applied as principal applicants in the economic class.

Recent changes to the immigration system have made it harder for foreign students who graduate from Canadian universities to immigrate here.

In recent years, misinformation has become something of a hot-button issue in illegal immigration consultation services . Sadly, the immigration industry is not immune .

During the past 7 months, Immigration policies for International students have been changed, leaving many students disappointed.

The launch of Express Entry last month has left many international students in difficult positions. The new system has made it harder for foreign students to become permanent residents because they will be ranked against other economic immigrants.

Canada's Immigration Ministry is warning of a scam targeting international students in Ottawa and London, Ontario. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) says a number of students in these and other Canadian cities have reported receiving calls from an individual who says they are an IRCC officer and tells the students they are the subject of an immigration investigation, or have been charged with a crime in their home country. The students are then ordered to provide personal financial information or send prepaid credit and gift cards, money wires or e-transfers in order to avoid deportation.

EDMONTON - International students in Alberta are seeing wait times for processing their study permits soar to nearly three months, leaving many “stranded” in Canada, unable to visit their home countries or travel elsewhere in the world. Students can’t leave the country without renewing their permits and visas without risking lengthy delays upon re-entry, jeopardizing their standing in university programs where many have studied for several years.

Manitoba has unveiled two new “fast track” immigration pathways for international graduates of post-secondary institutions in the province.