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.  Most permanent resident and citizenship services will now use dynamic processing times. New calculations will be posted weekly based on data from the previous six months. Dynamic processing times for temporary residence services are already in place, based on data from the past eight or 16 weeks.  Discover Your Canadian Immigration Eligibility The new processing time estimates will reflect the…

Published on April 1st, 2022 at 09:00am EDT As of April 1, fully vaccinated travellers no longer need a pre-arrival COVID-19 test to enter Canada. Travellers will still need to provide proof of vaccination status and all other mandatory information through the ArriveCAN app, either on desktop or mobile, before crossing the border. Travellers who arrive without completing their ArriveCAN submission may have to test on arrival and quarantine for 14 days, regardless of their vaccination status. Travellers taking a cruise or a plane must submit their information in ArriveCAN within 72 hours before boarding. Partially-vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers will…

NEW DELHI (IANS) – A total of 1,33,135 Indian students went abroad for higher studies this year, as of Mar. 20, the Indian Parliament was informed on Apr.1. The number of Indian students, who departed India for higher education in the current year, is 1,33,135 so far while there were 4,44,553 students in 2021 and 2,59,655 in 2020, Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan told Rajya Sabha in a written reply. He also said the preferred countries for education in 2021 were the US, Canada, and the UK. In response to another question, Minister of State for External…

Universities and colleges need better, more easily accessible and culturally competent mental health services targeted to the needs of international students.When the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, students in Canadian universities and colleges faced many challenges. Classes moved online, students were asked to leave campus residences and many students lost jobs or faced reduced work hours.While some domestic students could return home, many international students could not go back to their home countries, either because of the cost or because of border restrictions.Roommates in shared dwellings struggled to adhere to proper social distancing measures. Media reports suggested the pandemic…

International students move to Windsor attracted by the promise of opportunity and a better life. But for many, the rising cost of living — coupled with limited part-time job opportunities — is proving to be a challenge. “I probably get to work seven to 14 hours a week. Sometimes I don’t even get that,” said Albin Varghese.Varghese is an international student from India taking construction classes at St. Clair College. He said a lack of flexible part-time job opportunities is making it difficult to pay for essentials. By law, international students can work a maximum of 20 hours a week off-campus.…

The operator of the Shangri-La hotel in Sydney has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with the Fair Work Ombudsman and has back-paid employees more than $3 million. The Fair Work Ombudsman discovered that Lilyvale Hotel Pty Ltd, which operates the five-star hotel located at The Rocks, had underpaid employees during a proactive auditing campaign in 2018. Fair Work Ombudsman Sandra Parker said that an EU was an appropriate outcome as Lilyvale Hotel had cooperated and demonstrated a strong commitment to rectifying underpayments. “Under the Enforceable Undertaking, the company has committed to stringent measures to comply with the law and…

Canada immigration news: Immigration Minister Sean Fraser has hinted that Canada is hoping to develop a new pathway to permanent residency for international students. The Ontario-based educational tech company was founded by Canadian immigrants in 2015 and spoke with Fraser earlier this month. During that interview, the immigration minister stressed the importance of immigration and the contributions of international students to the Canadian economy. “Our message to international students and graduates is simple,” said Fraser in an online interview with ApplyBoard. “We don’t just want you to study here. We’re hoping to create pathways that allow you to stay here…

The nationwide survey of university students has revealed that one in 20 students have been sexually assaulted and one in six sexually harassed since starting university. Female and gender-diverse students have been disproportionately impacted, with an overwhelming majority of perpetrators being male.   Commissioned by the sector peak body, Universities Australia and was carried out by the Social Research Centre towards late 2021, the survey revealed that one in two students who faced sexual assault and/or sexual harassment, knew nothing or very little about the formal reporting processes. Only one in 20 of those students who were assaulted made a formal…

Scholarships are a boon for students who want to study abroad and don’t exactly have lavish means to do so. Also looking for scholarships can be a complex process — though much is online, it tends to get confusing. Let’s take a look at some merit-based, subject-specific programmes that would cater to the needs of students in 2022National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for SC 2022-23An initiative by the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, National Overseas Scholarship Scheme for SC is for students belonging to Schedule Caste, Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribe, etc.Eligibility: Candidates who belong to these categories should be…