In its commitment and efforts to leverage technology to build a strong immigration system and expedite processing times, IRCC has announced that it will use the advanced analytics automated tool to help…
Continue ReadingCanadian companies are increasingly relying on the Temporary Foreign Worker program to fill jobs. READ MORE: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-temporary-foreign-workers-canada/
Continue ReadingFollowing his testimony before the Senate, Mr. Mario Bellissimo comments on the new proposed amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act regarding sanctions in the Vancouver Sun. Read more: https://vancouversun.com/news/politics/russians-sanctioned-over-ukraine-war-are-not-barred-from-entering-canada/wcm/1a8b867c-b6b2-4763-9481-0a425d78dcb2
Continue ReadingFull story (subscription required): Will a former refugee’s trip to see his dying father cost him his status in Canada? | The Star
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IRCC will announce the Immigration Levels Plan 2023-2025 by November 1, including the breakdown of immigrants from economic class, family class and humanitarian class programs over the next three years. The target…
Continue Reading“We have to remain true to the principles of the program, which is really to draw in (the) future, potentially in some cases, future Canadians,” Mario Bellissimo says. Full story: https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/international-students-visa-backlog-due-to-an-outdated-system-lawyer-1.6084350
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced another Express Entry Draw #229. The latest draw took place on August 17, 2022 at 13:43:47 UTC. During this round, 2,250 Invitations to Apply have…
Continue ReadingIn a discussion with The Toronto Star about the implementation of AI in Canadian immigration, specifically Chinook, Mario Bellissimo notes that, “the use of templated responses from the notes generator makes the…
Continue Reading“As the applications are being processed, a growing number of applicants for the English-speaking streams are claiming that a glitch in the immigration application portal has wrongfully bumped them into the French…
Continue Reading“Temporary residency permits, once known as minister’s permits, are meant to be an exceptional remedy used to relieve particularly harsh or unfair circumstances”, says Mario Bellissimo. Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/israel-gaza-refugees-canada-children-1.6067798
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