Oris Visas | Visa & Immigration, Work in Canada & Australia

 Oris Visas || Canadian work permits for events hosted by foreign organizations Are you coming to Canada to host a conference or convention? Learn how to determine which of your staff needs work permits, and which do not If you are planning on hosting an event in Canada this year, Canada offers facilitated work permit options to foreign event organizers. A lawyer can help you enter as a business visitor. They can also help you obtain an LMIA-exempt work permit. If you are a conference delegate, or administrative support staff, you are considered to be a business visitor. You do not require a work permit because you are not entering the Canadian labour market. Work permits are generally required for people who are coming to Canada to work. Canada has two streams of work permits: Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and the International Mobility Program (IMP). The main difference is the requirement for what is called a Labour Market Im...

  Oris Visas || Express Entry New record number of PNP candidates invited Canada's held its fourth Express Entry draw of the year inviting PNP candidates. Canada invited 1,082  Express Entry  candidates to apply for Canadian immigration on February 16. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada  (IRCC) only invited  Provincial Nominee Program  (PNP) candidates in the new invitation round. The  Comprehensive Ranking System  (CRS) cut off was 710. PNP candidates get an automatic 600 points added to their score when they receive their nomination, which is why the minimum score was so high. This is the third time in a row that a PNP draw has broken a record for most invitations. The draw two weeks ago held the previous record with a total of  invited to apply. Invited candidates now have 60 days to apply for  Canadian permanent residence . Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration Express Entry levels 2022-2024 Canada is a...

  Oris Visas || Calculating citizenship eligibility for PRs A "full" day in Canada is not necessarily a full day in Canada if you are applying for citizenship. One of the requirements for Canadian citizenship, is you have to have been physically present in Canada for three out of the last five years. But if you drive to the U.S. for work every day, does that count as a “full day”? If you are a  Canadian permanent resident  working in the U.S., your work days do not count against your physical presence requirement for  Canadian citizenship  as long as you have a residence in Canada and return for at least part of the day. Calculate Your Citizenship Eligibility The  Citizenship Act  defines the calculation length of physical presence differently depending on if you are a  temporary resident , or a permanent resident: (a) for every day during which the person was physically present in Canada as a temporary resident or protected person ...

  Oris Visas || BREAKING NEWS Canada increases target to 432,000 immigrants in 2022 under Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024 Canada has set an even higher bar, as it will look to welcome 451,000 new immigrants by 2024. In a statement to CIC News, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser explained the rationale for the new levels plan. The Canadian government has just announced its Immigration Levels Plan 2022-2024. Canada is increasing its immigration targets yet again. It will look to welcome almost 432,000 new immigrants this year instead of its initial plan to welcome 411,000 newcomers. The announcement came today at approximately 3:35 PM Eastern Standard Time . Get a Free Canadian Immigration Evaluation Over the coming three years, Canada will target the following number of new immigrant landings: 2022: 431,645 permanent residents 2023: 447,055 permanent residents 2024: 451,000 permanent residents In a statement to  CIC News , Immigration Minister Sean Fraser explained “This levels...

 Oris Visas || Manitoba PNP invites 273 immigration candidates Manitoba has now invited 1,031 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination in 2022. Manitoba released details of a new immigration draw held on February 10. The  Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program  (MPNP) invited candidates across three  Provincial Nominee Programs  (PNPs). Here are the number of invitations issued for each program as well as the minimum score cut-off according to the province’s Expression of Interest (EOI) system: Skilled Workers in Manitoba  — 202 invitations with a minimum score of 615; Skilled Workers Overseas  — 31 invitations with a minimum score of 705; and International Education Stream  — 40 invitations with no score requirement. Among these invitations, 68 were issued to candidates in the  Express Entry  system. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian Immigration About Express Entry Express Entry  is Canada’s application mana...

  Oris Visas || Ontario PNP invites 749 workers in trades, health, and agriculture occupations Candidates who may be eligible for Ontario's Foreign Worker and In-Demand skills candidates were invited to apply for a provincial nomination. Ontario invited 749 workers to apply for a provincial nomination on February 9. The  Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program  ( OINP ) issued invitations to candidates who had profiles in its  Expression of Interest  (EOI) system. These candidates may be eligible for one of following streams under the  Employer Job Offer  category:  Foreign Worker  or  In-Demand Skills . Through the two streams there were three draws in total. The Foreign Worker stream was divided into 476 candidates from a draw that targeted trades occupations, and 166 who were invited in a general draw. There were 107 invited in the In-Demand Skills stream draw. Here is a breakdown of the most recent draw from Ontario’s  Provincial Nomi...