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This year marks the first since the start of the pandemic that Canada is fully open to tourists. Canada imposed travel restrictions on tourists in March 2020 and lifted them for those fully vaccinated in late summer 2021. Effective April 1st, fully vaccinated tourists do not need to complete a COVID-19 test before entering Canada. Source: https://www.cicnews.com/2022/03/canada-is-open-to-tourists-again-heres-how-to-avoid-criminal-inadmissibility-issues-at-the-border-0323460.html#gs.w43gxr

There are significant benefits to being a Canadian citizen. You have the ability to live permanently in a country with a stable economy, society, and political environment. This includes having access to ample job opportunities, universal healthcare, high quality education for your children, and a passport that provides visa free travel to 185 countries. These… Continue reading How to get Canadian citizenship if your parent is a Canadian

This past week, Quebec released its immigration draw results. BC held its weekly Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) round of invitations. Ontario and Manitoba also held PNP draws. Source: https://www.cicnews.com/2022/03/ontario-quebec-manitoba-and-bc-release-immigration-draw-results-0323769.html#gs.w42x6j

On March 31, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced major updates to the government’s online processing times tool.  Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) clients can now see more accurate estimates of how long it will take to process their application.  Source: https://www.cicnews.com/2022/03/ircc-updates-processing-times-tool-to-provide-more-accurate-information-0324031.html#gs.w3z23h