Canada Immigration

Canada's population goes up by 2.7% population in 2022 which brings the total population count to 39,566,248, the fastest among the advanced economies

The matter gained traction when the Canadian Border Security Agency (CBSA) began its investigation as these students applied for permanent residence after completing their studies

Canadian citizenship body says it wants to have a less than 50 per cent backlog across all lines of business by the end of March 2023

The minister said Canada will invest $74.6 million over five years to speed up the visa application processing capacity in New Delhi and Chandigarh

As of November 3, there are 39,589 Express Entry applications waiting in the queue. Express Entry is Canada's main way of managing skilled worker applications

Thousands of people mainly from Punjab have sought asylum in Canada citing political persecution in India because they support Khalistan

Canadian immigration authorities have said they are hoping to clear the massive backlog of 2.7 million visa applications by the end of this year

Out of the 405,303 new permanent residents in Canada, which were granted in 2021, at least one-third of the residents were Indians.

Immigration had been one of the main drivers of Canada's economy, and accounts for almost all of the nation's employment growth

Hundreds of Indians, mostly from the western states of Punjab and Gujarat, attempt to cross the US-Canada border each year, braving harsh weather conditions

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More than 39,500 Indian citizens got permanent residency in Canada in 2018 under the express-entry system - a 51 per cent jump from the 2017 figure

Canada welcomed more than 286,000 permanent residents in 2017 and projects that number could reach 350,000 this year

Country raises base number of migrants by 7% to 300,000; Indian students seeking permanent residency to gain from new point-based system