January 2019 | Macropus Immigration & Visa Services

January 31, 2019 / Canada, fast-track system

Canada launches new fast-track system for processing refugee claims

By Brian Hill Online Writer & Researcher, Investigative Global News Starting this week, many of the more than 64,000 asylum seekers in Canada waiting for their cases to be heard could be eligible for a new fast-tracked approach to processing refugee claims. Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) describe the new streamlined process as a

January 29, 2019 / Canadian Permanent Residence Application

5 Reasons Why your Canadian Permanent Residence Application Can Get Rejected

Canada is opening its doors to immigration and inviting applicants from all over the world. Every year hundreds of thousands of applicants apply for Canada Express Entry Permanent Residence. At the same time, thousands of prospective applicants have their applications rejected. Rejection is a heartbreaking experience for the applicants because their dreams of starting a

January 28, 2019 / Canada, Online Application

Canadians vent frustration on social media after online applications to bring family to Canada fill up in mere minutes

By Phil Heidenreich Online journalist Global News Just 11 minutes after the federal government opened Monday’s online application process for Canadians to bring parents and grandparents to the country, the maximum number of application forms had been received, prompting Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to shut down the process, and generating frustrated comments from

January 25, 2019 / CRS score, Express Entry Draw, Express Entry draw Jan 2019

Express Entry Results: Previous Rounds of Invitations

The Government of Canada held a new Express Entry draw on January 23, 2019, issuing 3,900 invitations to apply for permanent residence. The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut-off score for this draw was 443. The date and time used were January 23, 2019, at 14:19:24 UTC. This means that all candidates with a CRS score

January 24, 2019 / Canada

Canada ranked #1 country in the world for Quality of Life

The study, conducted by US News & World Report in partnership with Y&R’s BAVand Wharton, broke down 80 countries’ overall rankings based “on 75 different metrics.” Each of those metrics was then placed into one of nine subcategories that included: A good job market Affordability Economic stability Family friendly Income equality Politically stable Safety Well-developed public health system Well-developed public

January 24, 2019 / Canada, Immigration

New federal immigration program to support middle class jobs in rural and northern communities

January 24, 2019—Ottawa, ON— The Government of Canada is committed to supporting immigration strategies that will enable smaller communities to enhance their economic, social and demographic vitality. Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, announced the creation of the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot, a five-year federal immigration pilot involving

January 20, 2019 / apply for Canada Express Entry, Canadian immigration and visa services, Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score

How to Gain Addition Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) Score for Express Entry in Canada

Your Comprehensive Ranking System score is the most important number when you apply for Canada express entry permanent resident (PR) visa. Only those applicants whose CRS score is higher than the cut-off CRS scores announced by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receive an Invitation to Apply (ITA). It can be quite disheartening for applicants who

January 14, 2019 / Canada, Immigration policy

Organization will deliver settlement services to newcomers before they arrive in Canada

January 14, 2019 — Toronto, (ON) — Pre-arrival settlement services are a key element of Canada’s immigration program. They provide newcomers, including refugees, with the information and settlement support they need to make informed decisions about their new life in Canada before they arrive, such as how to prepare for finding a job. To help deliver

January 12, 2019 / Canada immigration

Canada is boosting immigration — here’s what the government is hoping to accomplish

The federal government announced Wednesday that Canada will increase its immigration intake by 2021, accepting 350,000 individuals in a single year. The announcement, made by Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, comes as part of a three-year immigration plan. The vast majority of these newcomers will come under economic programs designed to address skills shortages and gaps in the labour

January 11, 2019 / Canada immigration, parents and grandparents

Sponsor your parents and grandparents : Submit the interest to sponsor form

Get ready to submit your 2019 interest to sponsor form The first step to sponsor your parents or grandparents is filling out the interest to sponsor form. The interest to sponsor form will be available at noon EST on January 28, 2019. We’ll accept form submissions on a first-in basis. As soon as we get