Just recently, Canadian Immigration Minister Sean Fraser officially announced the PGWP graduation work permit extension policy, which can be extended for another 18 months!

Just recently, Canadian Immigration Minister Sean Fraser officially announced the PGWP graduation work permit extension policy, which can be extended for another 18 months!

Canada’s Minister of Immigration tweeted, “As Canada’s economy continues to recover after the epidemic, there are still hundreds of thousands of job vacancies across the country.

“Hard-working graduates who have studied abroad have made great contributions to their communities and our economy.” significant contribution. "

" Now, we have reduced the graduation work permit holders whose work permit is about to expire, or whose expiration date is between September 20, 2021 and December 31, 2022, to extend their graduation work permit! "

" This means that tens of thousands of international students will be able to apply for an additional 18-month open work permit. They can stay in Canada longer, helping companies find the workers they want and attracting international talents. "

"Thank you to our team, everyone who worked hard for the graduation work permit extension program, and thank you to the international students who chose Canada. "

At present, the Canadian Immigration Minister has not yet announced the specific application method for extending the graduation work permit. He only said that it will be officially announced on the Immigration Bureau official website in a few weeks.

This is not the first time since the outbreak of the epidemic in Canada. The graduation work permit has been extended. After some calculations, if under ideal conditions, an international student who just happens to be traveling can get a graduation work permit of up to 3 years + 18 months + 18 months, which adds up to a full 6 years!

Think about it before the epidemic, Canada’s post-graduate work permit was called a once-in-a-lifetime three-year period. Now this policy is really unprecedented.

In addition, the Canadian Parliament is currently intensifying discussions on the EE lottery reform bill. The Immigration Minister said he hopes to see the bill passed as soon as possible.

Once the bill is passed, the Immigration Minister will have the power to classify applicants according to occupation types and draw lots in each category. This will greatly change the current scoring system.

In short, The editor reminds friends to pay close attention to the changes in the graduation work permit policy and submit applications in time!

There are less than three months left before the start of the semester in September, and the Canadian Immigration Department is about to usher in the busiest season of the year.

According to Canada. The latest inventory data from the Immigration and Immigration Department (IRCC) shows that in just the past month, the number of Canadian immigration and visa applications has increased by nearly .26 million!

Among them, most of the new additions came from international student study permits And visitor tourist visa application!

Driven by the influx of students and tourists, the number of pending cases in the Immigration Department has reached an astonishing 2.4 million!

The latest data

The Canadian Immigration Department (IRCC) A case inventory data is released, which includes temporary resident visa applications, permanent resident applications and citizenship applications.

But the data released this month has really changed astonishingly.

According to data, the current number of cases in the Canadian Immigration Department is ,387,884 cases.

Compared with the 2.13 million applications a month ago (May 2), there was a sudden increase of nearly 260,000 applications.

The surge in temporary visa applications

The surge in temporary visa processing is the main reason for the increase in the case inventory of the Immigration Department.

Because most international students who start school in September will choose to submit their study permit applications 3-4 months in advance.

In addition, the Canadian government is vigorously supporting the recovery of the tourism industry and visa approval has been greatly accelerated. The number of visitors hoping to travel to Canada in the summer has also doubled in recent times.

Currently, Canada’s total temporary visa inventory is 1.47 million, compared with 1.2 million at the end of April, an increase of 270,000!

In other words, almost all of the growth in the Department of Immigration’s current inventory is driven by temporary visa applications.

Inventory by category

• Study Permit: 173,353
• Study Permit Renewal: 35,492
• Visitor Visa (TRV): 771,482
• Visitor Status Extension (VR): 82, 113
• work visas: 236,735
• work visa extensions: 171,998

Approval speed

Even though the number of applications has increased dramatically, IRCC’s recent temporary visa processing speed has not been slow at all.

Immigration case backlog improves significantly

Over the past month, there has been a significant improvement in inventory levels under the Express Entry program.

Currently, the inventory of Canadian Experience Class (CEC) category is 6,088 copies, a decrease of 20% from 7,522 copies on April 29.

Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) inventory is at 25,081 units, a 24% decrease from 32,883 units on April 29.

The federal skilled worker program inventory is 434 people, down 10% from 484 people in April.

Express Entry invitations will be resumed soon

Canadian Federal Immigration Minister Sean Fraser promised not long ago that Express Entry invitations will be resumed in early July this year.

However, compared with the past annual quota of about 100,000 people, the Express Entry quota (Federal High Skilled) in 2022 and 2023 is only 55,900 and 75,750.

Even if the application channel is reopened, it is actually not that easy to get invited.

Provincial nomination inventory decreases

Currently, the inventory of provincial nomination applications has dropped from 72,194 to 68,221 people.

The inventory of skilled workers in Quebec also dropped to 27,146 from 32,130 at the end of April.

On the other hand, TR2PR’s inventory increased in 2021, from 44,449 to 49,447.

The inventory of the family reunion category continues to increase

The overall inventory of the family reunion category is 112,837 people.

Among them, the inventory of parents and grandparents plan reached 41,802 people.

IRCC recently announced that it will implement a new super visa policy from July 4, allowing holders to stay in Canada for up to 7 years per entry.

Immigration application inventory

Canadian immigration application case inventory has once again hit a new high. It can be seen that everyone is becoming more and more enthusiastic about immigration and moving to Canada.