Ramadan Kareem

Mecca, KSA

Greetings to all Muslims observing the holy month of Ramadan.

Ramadan commemorates the revelation of the Holy Quran to Prophet Muhammad. At the sighting of the crescent moon, Muslim families and communities all around the world honor this revelation by beginning a month of inward reflection, spiritual renewal and prayer.

During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk, read passages from the Holy Quran, and perform compassionate acts of charity and goodwill toward everyone.

JM Immigration wishes Muslims everywhere a holy and blessed month Ramadan.

New Brunswick Employers are Hiring

There are two events scheduled. The first event is the Newcomers Canada job fair, Canada's Leading Career & Settlement Event for Newcomers on May 25.

The second event is an Interview Day with New Brunswick employer (by invitation only).

Click here to read the details.

New Student Direct Stream (SDS) instructions program delivery update

The Student Direct Stream (SDS) is an expedited study permit processing program available to legal residents living in China, India, Philippines or Vietnam who want to study in Canada at a post-secondary designated learning institution (DLI) and who meet specific requirements by providing upfront documentation. As of April 30, 2019, SDS applications are being centralized and processed by the Centralized Network (CN), and the service standard for SDS processing is 20 calendar days.

Read the details here

Merit-based Immigration - Would it work in the USA?

Trump wants an immigration system 'like they have in Canada.' Would a merit-based plan work in the U.S.?

Read the CBC article here.

ICCRC Announces Providers of the New Immigration and Citizenship Graduate Diploma Program

The Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) is pleased to announce that Queen’s University is the accredited English provider and the Université de Sherbrooke is the accredited French provider of the new Immigration and Citizenship Graduate Diploma Program (ICGDP). The ICGDP will be developed cooperatively between the two providers and will be offered online as well as in a blended format (online/onsite) through each provider’s Faculty of Law.

Queen’s University: See the video or read the article in Queen’s gazette.

International Metropolis Conference

The Promise of Migration: June 24 -28, 2019

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will host the International Metropolis Conference 2019, the largest annual international gathering of world experts from academia, governments and civil society in the fields of migration, integration and diversity. The conference’s program will reflect both Canadian and international strategies regarding immigration, integration, diversity and inclusion.

International migration is at the top of the policy agenda for many countries. The conference will provide delegates from around the world with the opportunity to exchange research and best practices and to forge new partnerships through open dialogue.

Click here for all the details

Atlantic Immigration Pilot – New Requirements – May 1, 2019

Although the AIP has been extended by two years to December 2021, as of May 1, 2019, IRCC will require that applicants meet the language, education and work experience requirements of the AIP prior to being approved for a work permit.

The other recent changes to the AIP was beneficial to international students, employers in the healthcare sector and the provinces:

• International graduates will now have 24 months post-graduation to apply for the AIP. This change will increase the number of eligible international graduates that can participate in AIP and give them the time they need to complete the PR application process.

• Employers in the healthcare sector will be able to hire internationally trained nurses to work as continuing care and home care support workers in order to fill job vacancies.

• The Atlantic provinces will have new authorities to focus their AIP spaces on in-demand labour market needs. This change will lead to better oversight of the pilot and give provinces greater ability to manage designated employers.

Contact: JM Immigration should you have questions regarding AIP or for any of your immigration queries.

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National Day of Mourning

National Day of Mourning

Let’s remember those who have been killed or injured on the job. We all have role to play in a safe workplace and the prevention of future deaths and injuries. Let us also continue seeking stronger health and safety standards and protection, and better enforcement in our workplaces.

Find out if you have been invited to apply to sponsor your parents and grandparents

Sponsor your parents and grandparents: Find out if you’re invited to apply

Today, April 24, 2019, IRCC has started inviting potential sponsors to submit a complete application.

What you need to do

• Check the same email account you used on the interest to sponsor form.

• Check your junk mail folder to see if you have received an email from IRCC is there.

You’ll need your confirmation number to find your invitation status. If you lost your confirmation number, you can use IRCC online form starting April 25, 2019.

Invitations to apply

• If you receive an invitation, you must submit your complete application on or before June 28, 2019.

• If you mail your application and it is received after the deadline, it will be returned back it to you.

Lost or forgot your confirmation number

As of 12:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time) on April 25, 2019, you can check your invitation status through IRCC online form. You will receive a response within 10 business days.

What does your confirmation number start with?

It has 10 characters and includes numbers and letters in this order

• begins with a random combination of 7 numbers and letters

• followed by a hyphen

• ends with 19

Canada Holds the Door Wide Open for Indians

(Times of India, International Business, April 10, 2019, 12:35 IST)

As per the article, Canada is set to make the Global Talent Stream (GTS) program permanent. Processing time is just two weeks. Applicants gain valuable work experience, and an edge when applying for permanent residence through the Express Entry system.

GTS has two categories. Category A – firms seeking to hire unique, specialized talent.

Category B – firms seeking to fill in occupations on the “Global Talent Occupation List’.

Click the link below to read the complete article.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/international-business/canada-holds-doors-wide-open-for-indians/articleshow/68804155.cms

New Body to Regulate Immigration Consultants

The new Liberal government’s budget has provisions to create a new oversight body for licensing immigration consultants. This new body will have the power to crack down on anyone preying on newcomers. The provisions in this bill also prohibits ghost consultants from using certain titles and representing themselves as licensees, and gives this new body power to seek an injunction for any violations.

The bill proposed to create the “College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants” that will govern the practices of consultants. It will replace the existing Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC).

The bill proposes to require licensees to comply with a code of professional conduct established by the federal immigration minister.

The bill proposes doubling the existing maximum fines currently offered for consultants found to be violating existing rules. The college will also establish a fund to compensate victims of exploitative licensees.

“The college will have more tools to go after the bad consultants,” he said following Question Period. “I would expect that all those measures would enable the good consultants to continue to provide the good services that they’re able to provide.”

Click the below link to read the article.

https://ipolitics.ca/2019/04/09/budget-bill-establishes-new-body-to-regulate-immigration-consultants/

Trudeau government's 2019 spending plan gives more protection from unlawful Immigration Consultants

The 2019 government spending plan has made arrangements for more insurances from illicit Immigration Consultants. To help secure newcomers and candidates wishing to acquire the counsel and administration of genuine movement experts, Budget 2019 proposes to give financing that will improve oversight of Immigration Consultants and reinforce consistence and requirement measures. It will likewise bolster open mindfulness exercises that will support powerless newcomers and candidates secure themselves against deceitful Immigration Consultants.

Canada announced a new International Education Strategy

The post-auxiliary instruction arrangement of Canada is acclaimed universally for the nature of its instructive foundations and the incredible consequences of its understudies. By the by, in an undeniably worldwide economy and work advertise, Canadian youth need to build up a scope of aptitudes. Among those abilities, the accentuation is given on flexibility, familiarity with a few dialects and between social aptitudes. In the new International Education Strategy, the Government proposes to contribute $147.9 million more than five years, beginning in 2019– 20, and $8.0 million every year progressing for International work/contemplate openings and Promotion of the benefits of Canadian training. This new Strategy will be conveyed in a joint effort with areas and domains, just as schools, polytechnics and college instructive organizations and other key accomplices.

New Immigrants contributed to over 60% population growth in 2018

New immigrants contributed to over 60% of Canada’s population growth in 2018

Canada recorded its biggest influx of immigrants in 2018. A total of 71,131 immigrants arrived in the last three months of 2018, for a total increase of 321,065, according to the latest estimates released by Statistics Canada in Ottawa, on March 28th. At the beginning of the year, Canada’s population reached 37,314,442. Ottawa, the capital saw the population reach half a million people for the first time and this is in part due to the increase of foreign students. As of December 31, 2018, study permits were issued to 572,415 students, which denoted an increase of 16% of foreign students in 2018.

Earth Hour

Let’s Switch off our lights today for Earth Hour!

This Saturday, March 30, marks Earth Hour and we are encouraged to switch off any unnecessary lights for 60 minutes.

By 2020, the world will lose 67 per cent of wildlife populations. The main cause is loss of habitat, climate change and pollution which are the main factors that cause species to go extinct. When you turn off your lights, you show that you care about the decline of wildlife.

Most Canadians View New Immigrants Positively

Global study finds Canadians share most favourable view of immigrants

Canadians have the most favourable view of immigrants among the world’s top migrant destination countries, viewing newcomers as a strength rather than a burden, says a new international survey. The report by Washington-based Pew Research Center also found Canadians are the least likely to blame immigrants for crime or an increased risk of terrorism, among the respondents in 18 countries that together host half of the world’s migrants. “Canada is at the top of the list in believing immigration is a plus to the country,” said Jeffrey Reitz, director of ethnic, immigration and pluralism studies at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, who is not involved in the survey. 68% of Canadian respondents in the survey believed immigrants make the country stronger while only 27% said newcomers are a liability because they take jobs and social benefits, said the report.

British Colombia - Regional Pilot Open

The two-year immigrant entrepreneurs pilot opened on March 14th and it is primarily focused to help small communities that have less than 75,000 people and are situated 30 kilometers away from large urban cities.

Approved entrepreneurs will obtain a Temporary Work Permit to start their business and can apply for provincial nominations for permanent residence upon meeting the terms of the agreement.

World Water Day

Today is World Water Day...many people all over the world don't have access to clean drinking water. Let's conserve water.

Express Entry Milestone

Call us today to improve your CRS score!

Canada Passes 20,000 Invitations For 2019 In New Express Entry Draw today – March 20, 2019.