Refugees

When the first earthquake, 7.8 in magnitude, struck just outside Gaziantep on Monday morning, Gürkan Arpaci considered himself lucky. About eighty miles away, in Elbistan, the small Turkish town where Arpaci was born and lives, only three or four buildings had collapsed and there didn’t seem to be too many…

Published on February 9th, 2023 at 08:00am EST Updated on February 9th, 2023 at 09:16am EST On November 16, 2022, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) transitioned from its National Occupation Classification (NOC) 2016 system to an updated NOC 2021 version. As part of this transition to NOC 2021, IRCC…

Published on February 8th, 2023 at 04:19pm EST Updated on February 9th, 2023 at 09:17am EST Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that they are expanding online application status trackers to four new categories. These status trackers will allow clients to monitor their application and stay informed on…

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel received Wednesday the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Unesco Peace Prize, during a ceremony in the Ivorian capital Yamoussoukro, rewarding in particular her action in the massive reception of refugees by Germany in 2015. "The jury wanted to distinguish the courageous decision taken in 2015 to welcome more…

Last Updated: February 08, 2023, 22:44 IST London Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) meets King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. (Image: Twitter) "I am grateful to His Majesty for the warm welcome and for supporting Ukrainian citizens who have taken refuge from the war in the United Kingdom," Zelensky saidUkrainian…

Last month, President Joe Biden’s administration announced an initiative called Welcome Corps. The private sponsorship program is meant to “strengthen and expand” the country’s capacity for refugee resettlement, according to the State Department, after a downsizing of the refugee program under former President Donald Trump and pandemic challenges.  To participate,…

Published on February 8th, 2023 at 08:01am EST Updated on February 9th, 2023 at 09:24am EST The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) is used to rank skilled worker candidates who want to immigrate to Canada through Express Entry. Express Entry is a system that manages applications by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship…

Published on February 8th, 2023 at 08:00am EST Updated on February 10th, 2023 at 03:51pm EST Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) requires applicants who are pursuing Canadian immigration pathways, the Express Entry pathway in particular, to submit an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA). Every ECA submitted by a prospective Canadian…

Published on February 7th, 2023 at 08:00am EST Updated on February 9th, 2023 at 09:24am EST In an email to CIC News Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) remained consistent with January data, at just over 2.1 million. The data is current as of January 31-February 1. The inventory across all…

Published on February 7th, 2023 at 07:00am EST Updated on February 9th, 2023 at 09:25am EST Express Entry is the Canadian federal government’s top immigration pathway for foreign skilled workers. To help rank and choose between Express Entry candidates with the same Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score, Immigration, Refugees and…