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New designated educational credential assessment organization for architects

Ottawa, May 22, 2024—Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has designated a new professional body to issue educational credential assessments (ECAs) for architects interested in immigrating to Canada. As part of the eligibility criteria for economic permanent residence programs, applicants must demonstrate that their foreign degrees,

Improving estimates for application processing times

Ottawa, May 2, 2024 —To strengthen Canada’s immigration system, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is improving the online processing times tool to help new clients predict how long it will take to process a complete application. Forward-looking processing times are now available for the following applications: What are forward-looking

Permanent residence fees increasing on April 30, 2024

Ottawa, April 11, 2024 –On April 30, 2024, fees for all permanent residence applications are increasing as part of a routine update. These fees increase every 2 years to manage growing program and service delivery costs and to keep up with inflation. If you plan on submitting a