In order to bring families together, the Government of Canada announces today, October 5, the opening of the 2020 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). Canadians and permanent residents who wish to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada will have an opportunity to submit an interest to sponsor form online between October 13, […]

The Government of Canada announced today, in addition to the travel restrictions already implemented since the beginning of the pandemic (COVID‑19), new border measures to support families that have been distanced while protecting the public health of the country. In order to enhance quarantine monitoring, the government is increasing the use of digital forms and […]

The biometrics collection is no longer required for Canadian Permanent Residence applicants that previously provided their biometrics within the 10-year period before the date on which they submitted their current permanent residence application.  This was announced on September 22nd, 2020 and is valid for pending and new permanent residence applications. According to the Government of […]

The Canadian government announced last Wednesday, September 2, a new measure that requires all documents used for visa/immigration and citizenship applications to be accompanied by a certified translation into one of the country’s official languages: English or French. Before this announcement, the visa applicants from some countries – including Brazil – were exempt from providing […]

An increase in application fees for the Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) was announced last Thursday, August 6th. Before the change, applicants paid C$700 and from now on, the amount will be C$1,150.00. According to the Government of British Columbia, the increase will serve to recover costs and further improve the Program, such as reducing […]