Ontario: Indian students who want to pursue a career in countries like Canada, Australia and United States are currently facing visa refusal at a large scale.

A colossal number of applications from Punjab aspirants to go abroad on a study base have been rejected by embassies of different countries.

The main reason behind this is said to be fake bank statements, birth certificates and fake documents being prepared by the applicants to clear educational gaps to obtain visas.

According to the information, in 2020-21, Australia’s Department of Home Affairs detected more than 600 such cases related to Punjab, Haryana, in which fake documents were used to obtain Australia’s education visa. At the same time, the figure of such cases detected by the Canadian High Commission in a year is more than 2500. Similar cases have also been detected by New Zealand, UK and US embassies.

Canada’s visa rejection rate has reached 41 percent. Before Covid, the rate was 15 per cent. According to many experts, due to Covid-19, the application is also pending for two years.

According to a new report by the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, 225,402 applications for study visas were processed in 2021 and of them, 91,439 were rejected, or about 41 per cent were rejected.

9.5 lakh applications of Indians in queue for visas

Permanent residency applications of 96,378 people from India are pending with the Government of Canada for processing. There are 4,30,286 temporary residency visa applications. In addition, a total of 9,56,950 applications of different categories are pending with the Canadian embassies as of March 31, 2022. Canada has a total of 2.5 million applications pending from around the world.

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Ontario: There is a good news for aspirants seeking employment and permanent residence (PR) in Canada through Express Entry as there are currently one million jobs in the country.

The high job vacancy rate, combined with the low unemployment rate mentioned by the Labour Force Survey for May 2022, points to a growing labour shortage in many sectors will force the country to invite more immigrants in the coming days, a report said.

In 2022 alone, the country is willing to invite more than 430,000 permanent residents, while in 2024, it aims to make 450,000 invitations.

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The Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours showed that 26,000 jobs are no longer on payroll (as of May 2022). And, the highest reduction has been observed in Ontario and Manitoba. According to the report, Ontario currently has 30,000 jobs, while Manitoba has 2,500 vacancies.

Based on the report, the number of employees receiving salaries or benefits from their employer in Canada has decreased for the first time since May 2021.

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Ottawa: Canada’s Immigration and Housing Minister Sean Fraser held a meeting with the Ministers of the Department of Housing of the Provincial and Union Territories of the country and discussed the issue of removing the flaws in the Canadian housing system.

He also took necessary suggestions from the ministers for changes in policies. The Union Minister openly discussed with the Departmental Ministers the employment opportunities arising in each state over the years to come and the national and local impacts they will have on the economy of the country.

During the two-day meeting held in the City of Saint-John in Newbronswick, the Union Minister discussed the fingers rising on the housing system.

The ministry during the meeting stressed on eliminating the fraudsters in the express entry programme.

The Minister stressed on the importance of States in the Provincial Demand Programme (PNP).

The minister hinted at a time bound move for those inclined towards other states after taking advantage of regional opportunities to settle down.

According to government sources there are likely to be major changes in the visa policies which will make the path difficult for those who have become PR by taking advantage of the loopholes in the system.

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Ontario: The immigration of Canada has released Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw for four provinces including British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario.

Under the PNP, most of the provinces territories, except of Quebec and Nunavut, operate their own PNPs draw.

Under this programs, interested candidates are invited to apply for a provincial nomination. Though, provincial nomination is not in itself the same as a permanent residence but it significantly rose the chances of obtaining permanent resident status for an eligible candidate.

For example, PNP candidates with Express Entry profiles who receive a nomination get 600 points added to their CRS score and they automatically become eligible to be invited to apply for a PNP-specific round of invitations.

Meanwhile, under the express entry, government held draws every two weeks. The last draw was held on July 20 with 1,750 invitations.

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Ottawa: After a hiatus of over one and half year, Canada government has resumed Express Entry draws for all categories and has invited Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) on Wednesday.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has invited a total of 1500 applicants to apply for PR through express entry, which was stopped since December 2021.

The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cut-off score was 557.

Earlier, announcing to resume draws, Immigration minister Sean Fraser said, “Starting July 6th, 2022, qualified candidates will be invited to apply for permanent residency from the following programs:

1.Federal Skilled Worker program

2.Federal Skilled Trades program

3.Canadian Experience Class.”

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Ottawa: Immigration and Refugee Protection has invited 545 candidates under Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and had a Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) of at least 753.

Sean Fraser Minister of Citizenship and immigration said candidates get an automatic 600 points and they receive a provincial nomination.

If a candidate did not get nomination, the lowest-scoring candidates to had 172 base points.

The Canadian government reduced Express Entry backlog by more than half since September last year to 48,000 by March 20’22.

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Ottawa: Amid rising backlogs, lack of communication and transparency by Canadian government, it is causing frustrations among immigrants those seeking their Canadian dream.

According to data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the backlog has risen to over 2 million applications in all categories in April month. The backlog was 1.8 million in March.

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Vancouver – ਅਫ਼ਗ਼ਾਨ ਸ਼ਰਨਾਰਥੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਆ ਰਿਹਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਚੁੱਕਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਦੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਦੇ ਇਮੀਗ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਵੀ ਸਾਂਝੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ। ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਦੀ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਅਫ਼ਗ਼ਾਨ ਯੁੱਧ ਸਮੇਂ ਕਨੇਡੀਅਨ ਫੌਜਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਦਦ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਅਫ਼ਗ਼ਾਨ ਰਫਿਊਜੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਫ਼ਲਾਈਟ ਦਾ ਸੁਆਗਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ । ਫ਼ੈਡਰਲ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੇ ਇਸ ਦੀ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਅਫ਼ਗ਼ਾਨ ਰਫਿਊਜੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਲਿਆਉਣ ਦਾ ਸਿਲਸਿਲਾ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਹੋ ਚੁੱਕਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹਨਾਂ ਸ਼ਰਨਾਰਥੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਟੋਰੌਂਟੋ ਪਹੁੰਚਾ ਹੈ। ਫ਼ੈਡਰਲ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਰਫਿਊਜੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਨਵਾਂ ਇਮੀਗ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ।

The Government of Canada continues to work quickly to resettle Afghans who were integral to Canada’s efforts in Afghanistan.

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— IRCC (@CitImmCanada) August 5, 2021

ਇਸ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੇ ਇਹ ਵੀ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਦਿਨਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਹੋਰ ਫਲਾਈਟਾਂ ਵੀ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਪਹੁੰਚਣਗੀਆਂ। ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀਆਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਾਰਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਇਹ ਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿ ਕਿੰਨੀ ਤਾਦਾਦ ਵਿਚ ਇਸ ਫ਼ਲਾਈਟ ਵਿਚ ਅਫ਼ਗ਼ਾਨੀ ਰਫਿਊਜੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਲਿਆਂਦਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।
ਸਰਕਾਰ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਅਫ਼ਗ਼ਾਨ ਰਫਿਊਜੀਆਂ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਤੇ ਕੋਵਿਡ ਟੈਸਟ ਵੀ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਕੁਆਰੰਟੀਨ ਨਿਯਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਵੀ ਪਾਲਣਾ ਕਰਨਗੇ।

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