The start of the pandemic caused by the coronavirus in early 2020 has had a great impact on Canada's immigration system. Currently, the Canadian immigration system has stabilized a lot, but from 2020 to early 2021, the pandemic situation worsened, affecting and changing the Canadian immigration office's system. In early 2021, many immigration applications were being pushed back due to a very difficult situation for the Canadian Immigration Service, and applicants with COPD from abroad were waiting for their entry policy to enter Canada. The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 was increasing both domestically and globally, and due to the low vaccination rate, regulations on entry into Canada continued to be tightened. However, despite this difficult situation, the Canadian Immigration Service has invited 401,000 new permanent residents as promised during 2021. The Immigration Bureau has opened many ways for temporary residents living in Canada to obtain permanent residency more easily to meet the target number of immigrants. To reach the first announced 401,000 new immigrants in 2021, about 90% of the candidates started in 2021 focusing on the Express Entry in Canada. And on February 13, 2021, the Immigration Bureau held the most unprecedented lottery since the launch of the Express Entry in 2015 to fill the number of new immigrants. A total of 27,332 candidates registered in the pool were invited to 75 points. He issued a statement on the decision and mentioned that when COVID-19 improves, people living abroad will also be invited. In May, the Immigration Bureau announced a temporary permanent residency program, allowing 90,000 Canadian graduates, essential workers, and healthcare workers living in Canada to apply for permanent residency, reducing immigration processing time by June, and inviting more than 45,000 new permanent residents per month in recent months. And finally broke Canada's new immigrant record last week. The strategy of focusing on attracting new immigrants has successfully enabled this goal to be achieved and hundreds of thousands of people have been able to acquire permanent residency. Unfortunately, we tried to attract so many permanent residents, but the immigration office invited a large number of new permanent residents, delaying 1.8 million immigration processes. In this situation, COPD holders, permanent residency, study permits, work permits, and visa applicants were also delayed more than usual, and FSWPs were temporarily suspended, forcing those registered in the pool to wait until the selection. Despite these situations, the Canadian Immigration Service allowed PGWP holders to extend their PGWP once in January 2021 to give them extra time to build their careers to facilitate immigration processing, and in other cases, 30,000 people were invited to parent and grandparent programs. Finally, with numerous efforts by the Immigration Bureau, Canada succeeded in inviting more than 401,000 new permanent residents and broke Canada's all-time record since 1913. Looking at the current goals and achievements of the immigration office, it is expected that the immigration office will give more and more opportunities to reach the target number of immigrants in the future.

The Canadian IRCC Immigration Bureau said about 1.8 million immigration applications were delayed until October this year. Temporary residence, including Study Permit, Work Permit, Visitor Record, and permanent residency and Canada. All applications related to citizenship are included. As a result, IRCC has recently been selected by Express Entry CEC, The invitation of FSWP candidates is said to be on hold for a while to process the delayed application form, and at a normal level. He said that more than 50% of the current levels must be processed to return. Express Entry PNP was selected on November 10 and November 24, with each starting score of 685 points to 775 people. I sent invitations to 613 people with 737 points. Express Entry will be introduced to you by early next year, There is no CEC and FSWP selection, or it is expected to proceed with the lowest-level selection. PNP is... In general, selection is underway every other week, but considering the current situation, the procedure period for final approval of permanent residency is It is expected to take a little longer than before. Until November, CEC has 99,653 people and PNP has... 13,000 people were selected, and a total of 112,653 people received invitations. BCNPNP has 3 concerts in BCTECH in November. The selection and the rest of the general selection were No. BC TECH scored 75 points on November 2nd, 77 in November. On the 16th, 87 people were selected with 75 points, and on November 30, 89 people were selected with 78 points, up slightly. I sent invitations to a total of 1,834 people by November. Food Service Manager on November 9th and 23rd. Excluding positions and retail trade managers, 287 and 258 players will be invitational, respectively. We sent it and recorded the first 200 starters this year. On the same day, Food Service Manager position 53 and 99 people were invited to the Retail trade manager selection, respectively, and the selection on November 23rd was... He recorded the lowest score again with 103 points. Until November this year, Food Service Manager position and Retail... Except for the and whoolesale trade manager, 7,487 people have received invitations and Food Service Manager. 1,016 people received invitations for positions and retail trade managers. Next is LMIA news. Recently, one of the LMIA conditions, the change in the minimum wage by position (median range), There was. The conditions have changed suddenly since November 17th, and the minimum wage for LMIA has changed. As the change was made, the employer who had previously advertised for job offer and job openings again or stopped advertising, etc. There were many issues. As a result, the employer who is planning to proceed with the LMIA changes. You must refer to it and prepare it. Lastly, it's COVID-19 news. Recently, the Omicron virus, a strain of coronavirus, has returned to the world. It's spreading. Each country is raising the level of sanctions by tightening entry regulations again. In Canada, air travelers, including permanent residents and citizens, who are currently entering all countries except the United States, After arriving in Canada, you must undergo a COVID-19 test at the airport and quarantine until the test results are released. We did. Also, Koreans and foreigners entering Korea from midnight on December 3rd to midnight on December 16th are vaccinated. It was announced that quarantine measures should be taken for 10 days regardless of vaccination, but as of December 15th, Korean time, The government announced that it would extend the policy until January 6, 2022.

Now that it is difficult to enter Canada without vaccination, vaccination has become a prerequisite for entering Canada. Canada's entry regulations are also being tightened due to the continued coronavirus mutation, and travelers who re-enter Canada within 72 hours of departure from Canada do not have to undergo corona tests before entering the country. This exemption includes children under the age of 12 who are only eligible for Canadian citizenship, permanent residents, or travelers registered under Indian law, and those who are not vaccinated for health reasons. Therefore, travelers with work permits or study permits with other identities must complete the PCR test to enter Canada. As of last month, the COVID-19 vaccine list was expanded and entry regulations were tightened on November 30. The vaccination list includes Sinopharm, Sinovac, and COVAXIN, which are emergency use lists designated by the WHO of the World Health Organization, and vaccinations must be completed except for a few exceptions to travel to and from Canada. However, until January 14, 2022, even those who belong to a specific exemption group can enter the country even if they are not vaccinated or the primary inoculator. According to a recent announcement by the Canadian government, people over the age of 18 who have not completed vaccinations approved by the Canadian government, including international students, are not allowed to enter Canada from January 15, 2021. In addition, certain subjects who have been exempted will only be allowed to enter the country if they have been vaccinated approved by the Canadian government. The list excluded from the exemption includes those who enter the country for family reunions, international students aged 18 or older, professional and amateur athletes, individual work permit holders, and essential occupations. From February 28, 2022, people over the age of 12 who have not completed the vaccination will not be allowed to take domestic flights or trains even in Canada. This provision applies to everyone except a few exceptions, so foreigners who have entered Canada as unvaccinated can board the plane without being vaccinated until February 28. If you are not willing to leave the country, please make a reservation for vaccination as soon as possible for a free trip. In summary, for now (as of 12.15), it was possible to travel domestically and abroad in Canada by submitting the results of the COVID-19 test before, but from November 30, only those who have been vaccinated by the Canadian government can travel. There are some exceptions here, and the government has announced that they should contact the airline or railroad directly. The Canadian government said the Canadian government's response to the COVID-19 epidemic will put people's health and safety first, and will continue to consider additional measures or mitigation to maintain safety according to changes in vaccination status, number of infected and hospitalization rates. The entry restrictions related to COVID-19 are expected to continue to change in the future, so if you have any immigration plans, please check the entry restrictions in advance and prepare for your trip.

Omikron spread rapidly in Africa and South Africa when it was reported to the WHO on November 24. In the meantime, Hong Kongers who visited South Africa and returned home also appeared in Asia after it was revealed that they were infected. In addition, less than three days after the first infection case was confirmed in Europe and Belgium, the infection rose to the surface even more as Omicron cases were reported in the UK and Germany. In this situation, immigration regulations and self-quarantine from all over the world were re-enforced before further damage occurred, forcing those who had previously planned to travel to cancel the trip. The Republic of Korea has imposed restrictions on entry into eight countries, including South Africa, since November 28 to block the inflow of Omicrons. However, three days after the measures, five people, including a couple in their 40s who arrived from Nigeria on December 1, were confirmed to have the Omikron mutation virus. The couple in their 40s who arrived in Korea visited Nigeria until November 14-23 and returned home on the 24th, and were tested positive for COVID-19 on the 25th. This is the first case of omicron infection in Korea, and it occurred nine days after omicron mutations were reported in South Africa. In order to prevent further cases in this situation, all travelers coming from overseas for two weeks from December 3rd to December 16th must self-isolate for 10 days regardless of nationality or vaccination. In addition, PCR tests have been further tightened three times before and after entry (before entry, one day after entry, before release from quarantine). Canada also took quick action when Omikron appeared. First, travelers who have been to Nigeria, Malawi, and Egypt within two weeks were banned from entering the country and added additional countries in Africa. However, Canadian permanent residents and citizens who fall under the above measures are allowed to enter the country, but they must go into self-quarantine until they are inspected at the airport and notified of the results. Currently, according to the Canadian government's announcement, those who have completed the vaccination can be self-quarantined until they are notified of the results, and those who have not been vaccinated and primary vaccinations must be self-quarantined for 14 days on the 1st and 8th. Both inoculators and non-invaccinated people do not need to do it at hotels if there is a safe place to self-isolate, the government said. Omicrons have a total of 32 mutations, so they are twice as many as delta mutations. In addition, it has been confirmed that it is highly likely to avoid both natural immunity obtained from previous infections and immune responses generated by vaccinations. Currently, there have been cases of infection in Ontario and British Columbia in Canada, so we hope you will all have a safe and enjoyable year-end by wearing masks and washing your hands during indoor and outdoor activities.

"EECEC," an Express Entry experienced immigrant who receives the most applications when obtaining permanent residency in Canada, has not been selected for 11 weeks since September 14. Looking at the previous selection process, the selection was made regularly every two weeks until August 19, but only EE-PNPs are selected for the first round of PNP approval after September 14, a month after the selection on August 19. In other words, EE-CEC continued to select every two weeks on average, like EE-PNP, giving many applicants an opportunity to obtain permanent residency. Once, an average of 3,000 to 6,000 people were selected for the selection, but now there are no EE-CEC selection for more than two months, and only 2,000 people have been selected for the most recent selection, September 14th. As a result, there have recently been concerns about whether CEC selection will no longer be selected or whether the score will be significantly raised, or opinions on whether to collect at once and provide a large amount of invitation with lower scores as before. The CIC Immigration Bureau explained why there was no EE-CEC selection in this situation. The reason why there has been no EE-CEC selection recently is that we have decided to withhold the invitation of FSW and CEC to handle the current excessive backlog. According to the report, IRCC tried to actively select candidates for CEC and temporary permanent residency programs in December 2020 instead of stopping inviting professional immigration programs (FSW) to fill the number of immigrants in 2021, causing significant inventory growth, delays in filing and all economic categories. Currently, 1.8 million applications have been delayed in IRCC Immigration as of October 2021. This includes permanent residency, temporary residence, and application for Canadian citizenship. The number of delayed applications increased by 300,000 from 1.5 million in July 2021. According to statistics, 99,968 express entry permanent residency applications are pending on October 27, 2021. In addition, 7,307 additional people were selected due to computer errors in selecting temporary permanent residency programs. IRCC plans to accommodate 401,000 immigrants in 2021 and has made a major announcement that it will receive a total of 1 million new immigrants by 2023. In order to meet the target number, the immigration office is expected to reinforce additional manpower and gradually facilitate the processing, so the temporarily suspended professional immigrants (FSWP) and express entry experienced immigrants (EE-CEC) are expected to be carried out soon. Therefore, even if there is no EE-CEC selection at the moment, it is actively recommended that you be registered in the EE Pool in advance if you are subject to registration for the EE Pool.

Working holiday, one of the IEC (International Experience Canada) programs that Koreans have heard of at least once, ended at 9 a.m. Eastern Canada on November 12 after the last selection announcement in 2021. Working holidays are divided into a total of two quarters every year, and a total of 4,000 people are selected, 2,000 people each quarter. In 2020, a total of 3,946 people were sent invitations, but in 2021, only 2,316 people were selected, and 3,610 people waiting for Warhol invitation were not eligible for invitation. This situation seems to be caused by a delay in the government's work process due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first half of 21, working holidays were required to have job offers due to the COVID-19 situation, but as regulations were eased from September 7, 2021, job offers were exempted from applicants who were vaccinated, increasing the number of people registered in the pool. Selected personnel only need to enter Canada within one year of approval, and through the Open Work Permit issued while living in Canada for one year from the date of entry, they can work anywhere in Canada without restrictions from employers and even two to three jobs at the same time. Basically, you have to meet some conditions to apply for a working holiday. First, you must prove your residence in Korea with a passport valid for more than a year as a Korean citizen. Second, only those aged 18-30 can apply and must prove their balance of $2,500 or more. Also, you must be a person who can enter Canada smoothly and have medical insurance while living in Canada. If all of these conditions are met, it will be completed by paying the application fee. The recent COVID-19 situation in Canada is gradually easing regulations for those who have completed vaccinations, and the working holiday expiration date is one year from the date of final approval, so we expect to experience Canadian life more safely in 2022.

It's now easier to get a Bridging Open Work Permit called BOWP in Canada. The Canadian Immigration Service recently announced changes to increase access to the BOWP program. BOWP said that applicants in Canada whose Permit expires after applying for permanent residency from the Immigration Department Permit is issued so that you can continue to work or live while waiting for the results of your permanent residence application. Previously, applications could only be made within four months of Permit's expiration date, but according to the changes announced in September, The limit on the period for applying for BOWP has disappeared. Also, in the past, if Permit expires, you can apply. If your status has expired in Canada and you are "Maintained Status" or (formerly) Imported Status, then BOWP You are eligible to apply. The basic condition for applying for BOWP is that you must first live in Canada except Quebec. The second one is... You must be an applicant for permanent residency, and thirdly, you have completed the permanent residency application and must have AOR. I do. Finally, a valid work permit or work permit has expired, but I've been working on it. You must be able to apply for a work permit again. If you meet all the conditions, prepare the documents, You can register. Currently, BOWP is accepting applications online and by mail, and before you apply, your passport. Please check the expiration date as well. In addition to Express Entry, BOWP also includes the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP), Agri-Food Pilot Program, and Quebec. Applicants for skilled immigration programs will also be not restricted on the timing of BOWP application. And during the BOWP period, It has been changed, and the approval deadline was previously given to 12 months, but recently, the validity period of 24 months, Work Permit, was given. It's being issued. If the spouse or common-law partner of a BOWP applicant living in Canada wants to work in Canada, the government. You need to prepare and prove the documents listed on the site. You should be aware that the expiration date of BOWP is an immigration. Regardless of the application for the program, you must have at least 6 months left. In addition, when a spouse applies, the BOWP holder must live in Canada, and even if the spouse lives abroad, It's okay. If you both live in Canada, you can submit BOWP and spouse documents together. However, my spouse... If you are living abroad, you must apply after the applicant's BOWP issues it.

Statistics Canada, on September 21 of last month, a new version of the NOC that has a significant impact on permanent residency, the NOC. We announced 2021 V1.0. The National Occupational Classification (NOC) is based on the Canadian government. It is a system classified by level and code to define jobs, and skilled workers in federal and state governments. Canada because it is used to manage immigration programs and temporary foreign worker programs (TFWP). It plays a very important role in immigration. NOC restructuring is planned every 10 years. It is updated every five years to reflect the changing Canadian labor market. From 2017, We have updated the contents every year to provide the latest information. This NOC 2021 will be released as planned. It has been carried out since 2011 when the last restructuring took place. NOC 2016 which is currently in effect. V1.3's occupational classification criteria were classified into NOC 0, A, B, C, and D5 stages according to occupational group, but newly, The introduced NOC 2021 V1.0 focuses on the education and experience required to work in the profession and goes to TEER 0-5. It will be divided into 6 stages, and the existing 4-digit NOC code will be used as a 5-digit NOC code system. It will be changed. There are three main reasons for this change in the Canadian Statistical Office. First, the focus of the current NOC system is on the term skill level in jobs, not technology. There is a possibility that it could cause confusion to people, so the reorganization of NOC 2021 can reduce this confusion. Did. Second, the current NOC system artificially creates the Low Skill and High Skill categories for some users. You can make it or infer it. NOC 2021 captures the difference in job requirements more accurately. Because it helps with job analysis, you can get out of the Low Skills and High Skills categories. Finally, looking at the group distribution of the current NOC system, the occupational group belonging to Skill Level B If people are too crowded to change to the TEER system, the unbalanced distribution will be more... He said it can be made in a balanced. If you plan to obtain permanent residency in Canada in the future, the new NOC 2021 will be given by IRC and ESDC. Once introduced, immigration and foreign worker applicants are eligible for the program applied by the NOC and You have to make sure it matches. For example, seeing how IRC and ESDC classify tasks currently defined as technology levels "B" It's a major area of interest. According to Statistics Canada, this group requires various levels of education and experience. It has grown disproportionately over time because it includes jobs that it does. For now, a category of TEER is not only an Express Entry Management Program, but also a "high skill" at the moment. It is not known whether it will be suitable for other federal and local programs that require NOC. But for now, NOC 2021's TEER category is Express Entry and PNP state immigration. How it will be applied to the program has not been announced yet, so a new update from the immigration office will be made later. I think we'll have to wait.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today's new cabinet of the Canadian government and appointed Sean Fraser as Canada's new Minister of Immigration. Sean Fraser, the new Minister of Immigration, is a 37-year-old former lawyer from Nova Scotia, who was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2015 and entered politics. Minister Fraser of Immigration majored in international and environmental law from Leiden University in the Netherlands and received a degree in law from Dalhosh University in Halifax. After completing his studies, he was elected as a lawyer in Calgary, focusing on environmental and human rights laws, and served as the Minister of Finance's parliamentary secretary and minister of "middle-class prosperity" removed from the recent cabinet reform. The Liberal Party, which includes Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who won the re-election, continues to take over plans to increase immigration acceptance, which began in the late 1980s by the Canadian Conservative Party. According to the history so far, the Conservative Party raised the number of immigrants to at least 300,000 per year during the past decade when the Liberal Party took power in 2015, and then announced in October 2020 that it would accept more than 400,000 new immigrants per year. This process is a plan to accommodate immigrants to promote Canada's economic recovery after the pandemic, increasing Canada's economic growth rate and filling the insufficient labor force with new immigrants. As such, Minister Sean Fraser's future moves are expected to continue to focus on accepting additional new immigrants. In addition, Sean Fraser expects to meet this year's three priorities announced by the IRCC Canadian Immigration Department, the goal of 2021 of 401,000 new permanent residents, families, and resettlement of refugees in Afghanistan. Therefore, the Canadian Federal Ministry of Immigration predicts that it will continue to select new immigrants through Express Entry, the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) and family invitation immigration programs with the state government. The next big announcement of Prime Minister Trudeau's immigration policy will include the abolition of citizenship fees promised by the Liberal Party during the 2021 election, reduction of immigration application time, and reform of Express Entry to provide more immigration programs to temporary foreign workers and international students. In addition, Prime Minister Trudeau has already set a new goal of accommodating more than 400,000 immigrants every year with his 2021-2023 immigration plan, so the 2022-2024 immigration plan is expected to be similar.