Australia Increases Migration Cap
Australia has increased its migration cap for 2023-2024. Among the five countries with permanent migration programs—the UK, the US, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand—Australia has the most visa subclasses, particularly in the work-to-residence sector. The Migration Cap was Increased To address widespread staff shortfalls, the Home Affairs Minister announced in October 2022 that thedepartment was […]
Developments in Canada’s Immigration Policies and Protocols
Recent developments in Canada’s immigration policies and protocols have ensured that new permanent residents contribute positively to the country’s economic growth. One of the landmark developments was in 1967 when the government created the Federal Skilled Worker Program (or FSWP). With the FSWP, the immigration department had an objective system to determine whether individual applicants […]
Express Entry Draw Monitoring 2021
Even at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Canada kept its doors cautiously open to new permanent residents. Travel was, of course, restricted to temporary resident visa applications such as visitors and international students. However, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, or IRCC, selected profiles from the Express Entry pool in 2020. For 2021, […]
