Immigration News Headlines – November, 2020

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IRCC News

Government of Canada announces plan to support economic recovery through immigration

October 30, 2020

Additional points in Express Entry to help increase Francophone immigration outside Quebec

October 27, 2020

Program delivery updates

COVID-19 – Extended and immediate family members of persons registered as Indians under the Indian Act

November 2, 2020

Temporary residents: Dual intent

October 30, 2020

IRCC Notice

Supplementary Information for the 2021-2023 Immigration Levels Plan

October 30, 2020

Home Child Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot

CBSA NEws

MCA and CBSA Announce Domestic Lane Pilot Project to Improve the Traveller Experience at the Cornwall Port of Entry

October 28, 2020

IRB News

Notice on the Establishment of the Gender Related Task Force at the RPD

October 26, 2020

Program delivery updates

Intake process for family class applications for parents and grandparents

November 5, 2020

COVID-19 – International Experience Canada (IEC) participants whose letter of introduction is about to expire and who are not able to travel

November 9, 2020

Ministerial Instructions with respect to the processing of applications for a permanent resident visa made by parents or grandparents of a sponsor as members of the family class and the processing of sponsorship applications made in relation to those applications

September 29, 2020

IRB NEws

Refugee Appeal Division to hold virtual hearings

November 6, 2020

Express Entry Draw # 166

November 5, 2020

Number of invitations issued: 4,500

CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate: 478

All Express Entry programs eligible

CBSA News

CBSA reminds clients of office relocation in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

November 9, 2020

Immigration news

Canada expands path to citizenship for foreigners in bid to stem immigration drop

Financial Post, November 4, 2020

Manitoba seeking increase for nominee program

By Carol Sanders, Winnipeg Free Press, November 4, 2020

Canada prepared for mass evacuation of citizens in Hong Kong if necessary

By Solarina Ho, CTV News, November 4, 2020

Only 17% of Canadians support Liberal immigration plan

True North, November 8, 2020

YOU SAID IT: Whoa on immigration

Letters to the Editor, Ottawa Sun, Nov. 8, 2020

South Africa begins deporting mostly African migrants

By Riyaz Patel, The South African, Nov. 7, 2020

US district court: Spouses of H-1Bs aren’t entitled to automatic renewal of work permits

By Lubna Kably, The Times of India, Nov. 7

Law society aiming to broaden scope of services for Ontario paralegals, says treasurer

By John Schofield, The Lawyer’s Daily, Nov. 6

‘Unknown zone’: Which international students can come back to Ontario?

By Ashley Okwuosa, TVO, November 6, 2020

Quebec spousal sponsorship applicants describe system as broken and discriminatory

By Olivia O’Malley, Global News, November 6

Marco Mendicino: Immigration creates the jobs and growth that Canada needs

By Marco Mendocino, Vancouver Sun, Nov. 6

Oberlander asks feds to delay his deportation

Kitchener Today, November 5, 2020

Canada proposes enabling temporary residents to become citizens

By Marc Montgomery, Milton Reporter, Nov. 5

Program delivery updates

COVID-19 – Facilitative measures for paper-based Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) applications

November 13, 2020

COVID-19 – Public policy exempting certain out-of-status foreign nationals in Canada from immigration requirements

November 13, 2020

Biometric fee and exemptions changes

November 13, 2020

Update to special measures related to flight PS752

November 10, 2020

IRB NEws

Review of the implementation of the SOGIE Guideline

November 16, 2020

IRCC News

Canada announces immigration measures supporting Hong Kong residents and Canadians in Hong Kong

November 12, 2020

Changes to the pre-removal risk assessment for Hong Kong

November 12, 2020

Immigration news

The Coronavirus Is Killing Westerners. Immigrants Are Saving Them.

By Philippe Legrain, Foreign Policy, Nov. 17

Work permits and language proficiency

Be Sergio. R. Karas, HR Reporter, Nov. 17

The Mixed-Orientation Couple: a dramatic development in Canadian immigration law

By Michael Schwartz, CIC News, Nov. 17, 2020

Canada will not bar entry to Hongkongers arrested for taking part in ‘peaceful protests,’ Immigration Minister says

By Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail, Nov. 16

Pandemic pushes steep drop in foreign college students

By John Seewer & Collin Binkley, ABC News, November 16, 2020

Number of Indian students in the US fell to 3-year low in FY20: Report

By Vinay Umarji, Business Standard, Nov. 17

The US has turned its back on skilled migrants, giving Australia an opening

By Stephen Kirchner, Australian Times, Nov. 16

Canada’s ghost towns soothe the soul in troubled times

Calgary Sun, November 16, 2020

Border agent showed ‘willingness to go rogue,’ says lawyer for longtime immigration detainee

By Brendan Kennedy, The Star, November 16

Joe Biden’s Immigration To-Do List In His First 100 Days

By By Carly Pedersen, Caribbean National Weekly, November 16, 2020

Migrant worker advocates not satisfied with government strategy to prevent COVID-19 on farms

CBC News, November 16, 2020

Trudeau government out of touch with Canadians

By Perry Forster, Cowichan Valley Citizen, November 16, 2020

Second passports can come with big trouble for Chinese citizens

By Douglas Todd, Multicultural Meanderings, November 16, 2020

Mendicino dodges questions on Hong Kong evacuation, restricting Chinese students

By Amanda Connolly, Global News, Nov. 15

Why Joe Biden’s election doesn’t solve Canada’s ‘safe third country’ problem, advocates say

By Lex Harvey, The Star, November 15, 2020

Ensuring Consistency in Administrative Adjudication: Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers v Canada (Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship), 2020 FCA 196,

By Paul Daly, Administrative Law Matters, November 13, 2020

Biden might need years to reverse Trump’s immigration policies on DACA, asylum, family separation, ICE raids, private detention and more

By Alan Gomez & Daniel Gonzales, USA Today, November 13, 2020

Program delivery updates

Functional guidance on temporary residents ‒ Table of contents

November 19, 2020

Sex or gender identifier on IRCC documents and in IRCC systems

November 19, 2020

Special measures to support Hong Kong residents to come to Canada

November 19, 2020

Exemption for nationals of Hong Kong to the bar on applying for a pre-removal risk assessment

November 17, 2020

Interpreter services

November 17, 2020

CBSA News

Current border measures and requirements

November 21, 2020

Express Entry Draw #167

November 18, 2020

Number of invitations issued: 5,000

CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate: 472

Tie-breaking rule: October 27, 2020

All Express Entry programs eligible

IRCC News

Biometric collection to be offered in more locations following opening of two temporary VACs

November 23, 2020

IRB News

COVID-19 : Important information

November 20

COVID-19 self-assessment questionnaire

November 18, 2020

Immigration news

Canada allows VFS Global to accept biometric enrolments with prior appointment for select categories

TravelBiz Monitor, November 23, 2020

Biden picks Cuba-born immigrant to lead Homeland Security

Rappler, November 24, 2020

IRB’s factual jurisprudential guides didn’t overstep mark: Federal Court of Appeal

By Michael McKiernan, The Lawyer’s Daily, November 23, 2020

They were coming to Canada to care for a relative after her surgery. They say discrimination stopped them at the airport

By Nicholas Keung, The Standard, Nov. 23

PRRD hails Saudi removal of restrictions on foreign laborers

By Azer Parrocha, Philippine Canadian Inquirer,

November 23, 2020

Are Canadians changing their attitude on migration due to COVID-19?

By Andrew Parkin & Keith Neuman, Open Democracy, November 24, 2020

First woman to become America’s spy chief as Biden builds his cabinet

By Jennifer Epstein & Chris Shrohm, Canada.com, November 23, 2020

Why Quebec’s refugee sponsorship suspension is so misguided

National Post, November 23, 2020

Winnipeg refugee advocate to present expert witness statement to Parliament

By Sam Thompson, Global News, November 23

Canada’s new fast-track immigration program has brought in tens of thousands of temporary tech workers. Will they stay?

By Murad Hemmadi, The Logic, November 23

Migrants are crossing English Channel in record numbers this year — to a mixed reception

By Renee Filippone, CBC News, November 23

Yellowknife immigration consultant ordered to pay $185K to former client

By Joh Van Dusen, CBC News, Nov. 23, 2020

The battle for working-class votes will reverse the secular decline in inflation

By Adam Button, Forex Live, Nov. 22, 2020

New business ventures help Canadian snowbirds circumvent a closed U.S. land border

By Sophia Harris, CBC News, November 22

UCP’s temporary foreign worker limits could strand thousands

By Jason Foster, Edmonton Journal, Nov. 21

New data show approvals for immigration applications fell sharply during first months of COVID-19 pandemic

By Stephanie Levitz, The Globe and Mail, November 20, 2020

Mother, daughter arrested in alleged fraud plot at Lester B. Pearson School Board

CBC News, November 20, 2020

Immigration rules could put 94-year-old on plane home to Netherlands

By Travis Paterson, Victoria News, Nov. 20

Special designation to be granted for international nurses waiting on English tests: Friesen

By Peggy Lam, CBC News, November 19, 2020

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