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Jun 26, 2021
3 min

Why Canada made the surprise decision to extend its travel restrictions again

#COVID19 #CanadaUSborder #canadaborderreopening #travel #travelrestrictions As for CIC News: ANALYSIS: The latest announcement comes despite pressure to lift Canada's border restrictions. The decision to keep the restrictions is likely due to policy and politics. The Canadian government provided another coronavirus pandemic surprise. It announced it will keep its international and United States travel restrictions in place for at least one more month, until July 21. On the br

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Jun 25, 2021
3 min

How to travel to Canada with a COPR during COVID

#COVID19 #COPR #travel #travelrestrictions As for CIC News: All valid Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) holders can now complete their landings and become Canadian immigrants. After 15 months, Canada’s border has reopened to approved permanent residents. These newcomers can now officially immigrate to Canada when they arrive at the border. Granted, they will be subject to the same public health measures that affect all incoming travellers. Immigration Minister Marco

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Jun 24, 2021
2 min

Trudeau: Canada to lift more travel restrictions in coming weeks

#COVID19 #canadaborderreopening #travel #travelrestrictions #reopening As for CIC News: The Canadian prime minister says the government is monitoring the COVID situation inside and outside Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that Canada will likely further ease travel restrictions this summer. In a press conference on June 22, Trudeau said Canada is prepared to lift travel restrictions once more people become fully vaccinated. “We’re talking about weeks and n

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Jun 22, 2021
2 min

Canada border restrictions extended to July 21: public safety minister

#COVID19 #CanadaUSborder #canadaborderreopening #travel #travelrestrictions As for CIC News: Minister Blair tweeted that the government will be extending travel restrictions for another month. Canada will be extending its restrictions on international travellers until July 21. Public safety minister, Bill Blair, confirmed the news in a tweet on June 18, saying Canada is extending travel restrictions on non-essential international travel until July 21st, 2021. Blair also said

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Jun 21, 2021
2 min

Canada’s travel ban from India extended

#COVID19 #CanadaBorder #India #Pakistan #travelrestrictions As for CIC News: Canada has extended the suspension of flights from India, but not from Pakistan. Canada has extended the travel ban for all direct passenger and business flights from India until July 21, 2021, but not from Pakistan. The travel ban from both countries first went into place on April 22 for 30 days, until May 22, and was extended another 30 days until June 21. Cargo flights carrying vaccines and protec

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Jun 21, 2021
2 min

Approved immigrants can travel to Canada as of June 21

#COVID19 #immigration #ExpressEntry #ProvincialNomineeProgram #PNP As for CIC News: Valid COPR holders can now enter Canada. Some 23,000 Confirmation of Permanent Residence have been issued since Canada introduced coronavirus travel restrictions in March 2020. Valid Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) holders can complete their landing in Canada as of today, June 21, 2021. The Government of Canada made the announcement this morning at 10 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST).

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Jun 21, 2021
4 min

Update: Canada extends travel restrictions yet again

#COVID19 #CanadaUSborder #canadaborderreopening #travel #travelrestrictions As for CIC News: Canadian government confirms it is extending restrictions by one month until July 21. It will announce a phased reopening plan on Monday. The Canadian government has confirmed it is extending restrictions on non-essential travel from around the world and the United States until July 21. CIC News Update: Click here to read the latest CIC News story on international travel restrictions

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Jun 21, 2021
2 min

Canada-U.S. extending border closure to July 21

#COVID19 #CanadaUSborder #canadaborderreopening #travel #travelrestrictions As for CIC News: Canadian officials confirmed the border will remain closed to non-essential travel for another month. Canada announced today that the border with the United States will remain closed to non-essential travel until July 21. In spite of pressure from the business community and a drop in the number of COVID-19 cases on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border the closure in place since March

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Jun 21, 2021
3 min

Fully vaccinated travellers to Canada can be released early from quarantine

#COVID19 #CanadaUSborder #canadaborderreopening #travel #travelrestrictions As for CIC News: Canada is easing quarantine requirements for fully-vaccinated exempt travellers, opening border to COPR holders. Canada’s phased approach to easing border measures will begin on July 5, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EDT, for fully vaccinated travellers who are exempt from travel restrictions, which now includes approved permanent residents. Fully vaccinated travellers who are permitted to enter

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Jun 18, 2021
4 min

What we know about Canada’s border reopening

#COVID19 #CanadaUSborder #canadaborderreopening #travel #travelrestrictions As for CIC News: ANALYSIS: It likely will not begin June 21, but a phased reopening could start in July. All eyes are on the Canadian border as the current travel restrictions are set to expire this Monday, June 21. The question is, will they be extended again? There has been much discussion, and hints leaked to the media, but officials have been tight-lipped so far. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has

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Jun 15, 2021
3 min

Canada’s business leaders demand plan to reopen borders

#COVID19 #canadaborderreopening #travel #travelrestrictions #reopening As for CIC News: Canadian business leaders are calling on the government to reopen the borders and economy immediately. Canadian business groups, are urging the federal government to come up with a comprehensive plan to reopen the economy and international borders. On June 14, the Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable called on the federal government to release the plan immediately. The government has not

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Jun 14, 2021
3 min

Canada’s immigration levels are starting to slow down

#COVID19 #IRCC #immigration #ExpressEntry #ProvincialNomineeProgram #PNP As for CIC News: The number of new immigrants dipped in April as Canada continues to lose momentum. However, we can expect a stronger finish to 2021. In April 2021, Canada welcomed 21,105 new immigrants, the lowest monthly count since the start of the year. This new Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data show that despite a strong start to the year, Canada has been losing momentum over

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Jun 13, 2021
3 min

Canada’s TV and film sector booming amid pandemic

#COVID19 #TVandfilm #LMIA As for CIC News: Workers on set are adhering to health and safety protocols with low reports of COVID-19 cases. Canada has been welcoming television (TV) and film personnel ever since the industry reopened last summer— and now it’s booming. In Ontario alone, there are 87 major productions taking place, according to the Directors Guild of Canada. These include TV series such as Locke and Key, Chucky, See and Star Trek. The industry has been allowed to

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Jun 12, 2021
2 min

Canada approves travel exemption for NHL players

#COVID19 #travel #travelrestrictions #NHL As for CIC News: Hockey players coming to Canada to play in the Stanley Cup will not have to complete 14 days of isolation. The federal government is allowing National Hockey League teams to cross the Canada-U.S. border for the final two rounds of the championship playoffs. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino has issued a “national interest” exemption, allowing NHL hockey players to cross the border with a modified quarantine require

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Jun 12, 2021
4 min

Canada lost more jobs amid third-wave restrictions

#COVID19 #jobs #employmentrate #labourmarket #labourforcesurvey As for CIC News: Statistics Canada's snapshot of the labour market in May shows tighter restrictions led to more job losses, especially in part-time work. Employment in Canada fell for a second month in a row as provinces ramped up public health measures to flatten the curve on the third wave of coronavirus cases. Statistics Canada held its most recent Labour Force Survey during the week of May 9 to May 15. This

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Jun 10, 2021
2 min

Canada plans to lift quarantine on exempt travellers by early July

#COVID19 #CanadaUSborder #canadaborderreopening #travel #travelrestrictions #quarantine As for CIC News: Health minister wants loosen quarantine rules for exempt travellers who are fully vaccinated for the first phase of easing travel restrictions. Canadians and exempt travellers who are fully vaccinated will soon have an amended quarantine requirement when arriving from abroad. Health Minister Patty Hajdu told reporters that travellers who are already exempt from travel rest

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Jun 8, 2021
5 min

Canada put their immigration applications on hold for having dependents overseas

#COVID19 #IRCC #immigration #travel #travelrestrictions As for CIC News: IRCC has frozen some applications of CEC and PNP applicants who are in Canada but have spouses and children overseas. When Arsheveer Kaur returned to Canada in May 2020, she never imagined she would be giving birth to her son without her husband by her side. Now, more than one year, Kaur and her husband, Jugraj Singh, are still separated by administrative red tape. Amid the pandemic, Immigration, Refugee

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Jun 8, 2021
3 min

Vaccine Passports: A New Era in Travelling?

#COVID19 #COVID19vaccine #travelban #travelrestrictions #vaccinepassports As for CIC News: ANALYSIS: What They Are — Or Might Be — And Why They Matter. The ramping up of vaccination around the world makes it possible to envision a world in which the average person again has the possibility to travel again, whether within their own district, country, or beyond. Given the trauma of COVID-19, however, there is still considerable apprehension among many individuals — and the gove

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Jun 7, 2021
3 min

Job vacancies in Canadian health care reach all-time high amid pandemic

#COVID19 #healthcare #jobs #jobvacancies As for CIC News: The lack of foreign credential recognition affects immigrant integration into the health-care sector, making it even more difficult to address labour shortages. Despite increased demand due to COVID-19, Canada is still short thousands of health-care workers. Vacancies reached an all-time high in the Canadian health-care and social assistance sector. By the end of 2020 there were 100,300 vacant positions in these sector

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Jun 5, 2021
4 min

An overview of Canada’s PNP immigration results for May 2021

#COVID19 #travelrestrictions #IRCC #ExpressEntry #ProvincialNomineeProgram #PNP #canadaimmigration As for CIC News: The following is CIC News' monthly summary of PNP activity across Canada. In recent weeks, Canada’s Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP) have seen significant activity. Provinces across the country have been actively issuing invitations to apply for nomination to a wide range of foreign workers, graduates, and entrepreneurs. Canadian provinces and territories, exce

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