Jalandhar: Two months after they raised their voice against the sudden closure of three private colleges in Montreal, the Canadian government has provided relief to 1,173 students, mostly from Punjab, who were in Canada on student visas. Another 502 students though, who were studying online from India, have been left in the lurch. In August 2021, the Canadian government had refused student visas to 502 students who were attending online classes from their homes because of the COVID-19 pandemic. All international flights were banned during this time. Out of around 2,000 affected students, 1,173 resumed classes in the same three colleges…

Canada has broken yet another record – this time with the number of international students it welcomed in 2021 via the Study Permit program. Are you eligible to immigrate to Canada? Click here to find out! Canada saw nearly 450,000 new study permits take effect last year, a staggering figure that has almost doubled since 2015 and easily broke the previous all-time record set in 2019. India was the biggest beneficiary, with 217,410 permits being issued to Indian students. China came in second, receiving about 105,265 study permits. Due to the pandemic, Canada had issued just over 255,000 study permits…

Short on time? Here are the highlights: In a departure from its announcement last month that international students would not be prioritised for re-entry to Japan, the Japanese government now says it is planning to bring in tens of thousands of students back to the country before the the new academic year in April Beginning in mid-March, around 1,000 students per day will be permitted to arrive on top of the current daily cap on arrivals in the country Roughly 150,000 international students have been waiting to return to Japan for their studies but have been unable to do so…

IRCC reports there are 1.84 million people waiting on decisions in its inventory as of mid-March. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) provided its latest inventory data to CIC News through a media request. The inventory comprises applications submitted by future Canadian citizens, permanent residents, international students, temporary workers, and visitors. The backlog has progressed as follows since the summer: March 15 and 17, 2022: 1,844,424 persons February 1, 2022: 1,815,628 persons December 15, 2021: 1,813,144 persons October 27, 2021: 1,792,404 persons July 6, 2021: 1,447,474 persons Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Note on data reporting The data represents the number…

International students are not only more vulnerable to the effects of the pandemic, but they are also excluded from most government support and financial relief programs, which is why food banks are seeing more of them needing their services. Its 9:00 a.m. on Sunday and Neeraj Walia is readying scores of bags, each loaded with about $150 in groceries for international students. “Weekends are the busiest and these bags last for about two weeks,” said Walia, the director of the Guru Nanak Food Bank in Surrey, which is seeing a rapid rise in the number of international students in Metro…

UK students prioritise employability over course content or location when deciding where to study, but don’t feel that their institution will equip them with the skills they require for the workplace. Students prioritise ‘soft skills’ like critical thinking over course specific content when it comes to getting ready for the workplace. Study reveals a ‘skills articulation gap’ where students may have transferrable skills, but aren’t confident they can articulate or evidence them in a meaningful way. PebblePad’s ‘Careers Readiness’ study finds that two in ten (20%) of current university students aren’t confident their institution will equip them with the skills…

Published on March 17th, 2022 at 10:44am EDT Updated on March 17th, 2022 at 11:50am EDT Starting April 1, fully vaccinated travellers to Canada will no longer need a pre-arrival COVID-19 test. The Canadian government announced the new measures would affect travellers arriving at all ports of entry. Although pre-arrival testing requirements will be dropped, the government may still randomly test travellers upon arrival. The purpose of the random tests will be to identify and track COVID-19 variants. If fully vaccinated travellers are selected for an on-arrival test, they will not need to quarantine while waiting on their result. Travel…

Canada immigration news: Starting next month, fully-vaccinated travellers will be able to come into Canada without getting tested for COVID-19 – unless they are randomly chosen on arrival. “Starting Apr, 1, Canada will no longer require fully-vaccinated travellers to provide a COVID-19 test to enter the country!” tweeted Transport Minister Omar Alghabra on Thursday. Read More Canada Immigration News COVID-19 Policy Extended Allowing Canada Visitors To Apply For Work Permits Without LeavingCanada Leads Way In Recruitment Of International Students During COVID-19Strain Of Omicron Wave Of COVID-19 Impacts Canada Employment But partially or unvaccinated travellers who are five years of age…

Back to Our Initiatives Subject-matter expertise, Thought Leadership By CILA on March 7, 2022 This guest article was authored by Siavash Shekarian, CEO, Shekarian Law Professional Corporation. The prospect of enjoying world class education and becoming a permanent member of the Canadian family has positioned Canada as a top destination for hundreds of thousands of international students. But joining this family through the study permit regime comes with apparent paradoxes about which I will further explain. I will first briefly review the history of how our country has thus far dealt with the lucrative industry of education, followed by stating…