Canada Immigration

Canada's Immigration Minister Marc Miller said the selection system must reflect changing needs of the country

Miller insists that while Indian students will continue to be part of Canada's education system, institutions must broaden their outreach to countries in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

Since the start of 2025, IRCC has focused its Express Entry draws on either PNP or CEC candidates

The updated Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations came into effect on January 31, 2025

Canada no longer automatically grants 10-year multiple-entry visitor visas

Applications for the new immigration programmes will open soon

Previously, proof of health insurance had to come from Canadian providers

By December 31, 2024, Canada had 836,900 permanent residency applications under processing

The Ministry of External Affairs has outrightly rejected these claims, countering that Canada has been persistently interfering in India's internal affairs

This new programme will replace the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot, which stopped accepting applications on June 17, 2024

Immigration Minister Marc Miller has maintained that the federal government is not responsible for the financial issues facing institutions

The revised OWP rules come alongside an updated immigration plan that reduces the number of permanent residents Canada aims to admit annually

This comes at a time when Canada plans to lower its PR targets from 485,000 to 465,000, as outlined in the 2025 Immigration Levels Plan

This figure, accounting for 6.9% of all international students tracked by IRCC, has raised concerns about the effectiveness of Canada's compliance system for international students

The new rules introduce specific restrictions on family OWPs, particularly for international students and foreign workers

Despite frustrations with the immigration system, most newcomers reported overall happiness in Canada

In an exclusive conversation with Business Standard, former Canadian minister Ujjal Dosanjh spoke about the India-Canada ties in post-Trudeau era

Trudeau, elected in 2015 after a decade of Conservative rule, was praised for reviving Canada's liberal identity but lost support recently amid surging living costs and concerns over immigration

IRCC confirmed that it will only process applications submitted in 2024 under the Parents and Grandparents Programme (PGP)