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- Canada extended Entry Restrictions Canada imposed entry restrictions on March 18 and was due to expire on June 30, but on June 30, the Canadian government announced that it would extend the entry restrictions due to COVID-19 for more than a month. The announcement said that the entry limit will be maintained until midnight on July 31st, EDT time, but the entry restriction may continue after that. As a result, only travelers who are currently allowed to enter Canada are allowed to enter the country. Currently, entry conditions are available for Canadian citizenship holders, Canadian permanent residents, work permit holders, study permit families and immediate family members. In fact, the extension was expected as part of the extended closure of the Canadian-American border, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would not rush to ease the restrictions until Canada's safety is assured. This extension is aimed at preventing COVID-19 spread and will maintain a 14-day self-price ratio. Compared to March and April, the spread of COVID-19 in Canada has been significantly reduced and many restrictions have been lifted in Canada's states, but the Canadian federal government is expected to maintain the restrictions until the COVID-19 spread is eased. The Canadian Immigration Program has been in the process of permanent residency since Pandemic, extending the length of time for applicants to submit their documents further, and taking flexible steps to ensure that certain documents can be submitted next time. Also, it has been found that we will receive the results of the existing permanent residency application from June. In addition, we have resumed the online hosting of visiting visas and eTAs from July 1st. However, even if the visit visa and eTA are approved, it is unclear whether you will enter Canada without special reasons or conditions due to current travel restrictions. While it is not ideal to maintain border restrictions as much as immigration and travel to Canada have a significant impact on the Canadian economy, it has expressed its willingness to maintain them until the situation stabilizes as Canada's safety comes first. 2020-07-08 Read more >
- Work permit holders, can they enter Canada? Since March 18, Canada has announced strong sanctions on its entry into Canada to prevent the spread of COVID-19. According to the initial announcement, it is difficult to enter Canada unless they are Canadian citizens, permanent residents and immediate family members, and the new policy has been updated several times since then. Due to the frequent changes in the policy, there were many questions about the entry of work permit and study permit holders, and there were some cases where they could not enter the country because they did not receive the updated entry information even after they were ready for departure. To make this more clear, on June 19, the Canadian government issued an updated detailed guideline on work permit holders' entry into Canada. According to this announcement, foreign workers who are currently allowed to enter Canada must carry a work permit. The Work Permit should not have expired, and upon re-entry to Canada, the employer specified in the Work Permit must prove that he intends to hire immediately. If you have an open work permit like a working holiday or a PGWP holder, you must bring a job offer to enter Canada and hire them immediately after self-price. If you do not currently have work permit, you must apply online and obtain approval, and you can enter the country by preparing approved documents and job offers. In addition to the above cases, entry may be possible after special permission from the Canadian Border Guard (CBSA). Exceptions that fall here are usually limited to those who engage in jobs that are essential to Canada. The required occupations in Canada are related to health, safety and food production, and we announced that we will proceed, approve and enter the country earlier than other occupations. These areas include emergency service workers, students entering the country for health education, marine transport workers, medical and maintenance workers, and equipment delivery workers for medical treatment. Regardless of how you enter Canada, 14 days of self-price should be kept for everyone who enters Canada, so if you plan to enter Canada or plan to work after entering Canada, you should make a plan in advance of 14 days of self-price period. Although there is no mention of an extension after the initial announcement of the entry ban on June 30, there is a possibility that the entry to Canada will also be extended, considering that restrictions on travel to Canada and the United States have been extended until July 21. Still, Canadian foreign and employer LMIA (employment permit) and Work Permit (employment permit) can be submitted continuously during this period, and the Immigration Bureau continues to do so. However, it is recommended that you prepare in advance because many progress may be delayed from the previous progress period or additional document requests may come. 2020-07-01 Read more >
- After COVID-19 pandemic, LMIA updates and why low-wage LMIA in the restaurant, lodging and retail sectors are now rejected Canada's unemployment rate rose sharply due to COVID-19, which led to public opinion that LMIA approval would not be available or easy. The main reason for this opinion is that the aim of the LMIA is not in line with the current situation, with even Canadians and permanent residents in Canada losing their jobs due to the rising unemployment rate. As evidenced by this, Service Canada has sent an e-mail to employers who have applied for LMIA and are waiting to continue or stop LMIA since June 15. The purpose of this e-mail was to give you a chance to voluntarily cancel if you fail to meet any of the three conditions mentioned in Service Canada. The first condition is that LMIA of companies that have recently lost their operational capability due to COVID-19 and are unable to perform the tasks listed in the job offer, which will be supported by LMIA. In other words, if the company is no longer able to operate as before, or if the position that requires hiring as LMIA is not available for full-time employment, it can be rejected. The second condition is that we should proceed with the job advertisement for more than 4 weeks before the application to prove that we tried to hire Koreans first, but the announcement said that we should proceed with the advertisement for more than 2 weeks after March 15 because we do not accept the job advertisement that was conducted before March 15. Lastly, as the Median Wages have been changed for several occupations and regions since May 1, the changed Median Wages must be reflected in the applied LMIA and if not, the new Median Wages or higher pay should be re-submitted. As such, the LMIA application form, which cannot meet the above three cases, does not matter if it is carried out as it is, but it may be rejected, so according to the employer's decision, we will provide you with an opportunity to cancel the application in advance before the refusal. The government will cancel $1,000 if it hasn't been paid yet, and if it's already paid $1,000, we'll check whether it's refundable or not. In addition to the massive e-mailing of LMIA examiners, low-Wage LMIA applications have a significant impact on LMIA progress. Low-wage LMIA is subject to rejection when all certain conditions are met at the time of application. There are three conditions that can be divided. first applications in areas where unemployment is 6% or higher; second applications in areas of lodging, restaurant and retail; Finally, NOC 6541 (Security guards and linked security service operations), 6611 (Cashiers), 6622 (Store self stockers, clerks and order fillers), 6711 (Food counter partners, Kitchen helpers and linked support support support) and 6721 (67)These are applications through jobs such as enhanced cleaning, 6733 (Janitors, caratakers and building superintenders), 7611 (Constructions ledes helpers and labors), and 8612 (Landscaping and grounding maintenance labors). Before COVID-19, when the second and third conditions were met, low-wage applications were possible because few regions had unemployment above 6%, but this COVID-19 resulted in unemployment in most Canada exceeding 13% and the first condition being met with more than 3 million unemployed people. Therefore, the 10 NOC jobs mentioned before are expected to be difficult to apply for LMIA for the time being. Fortunately, the above jobs are those of NOC C/D and are not applicable to applicants who apply for PR Stream LMIA, so PR Stream LMIA can proceed as it is. If you rearrange it again, it is difficult to apply for low-wage LMIA through the above 10 NOC C/D jobs, and if you apply for NOC 0, A, and B through PR Stream, you can continue to apply because it does not fall under the above conditions. As the conditions and status of LMIA application in Canada are changing periodically and the new policy is frequently announced, we recommend that employers who need LMIA application or applicants who need LMIA support do not miss the updated information or take advice from experts. 2020-06-24 Read more >
- After June, Canada Border admittable person has been changed On June 12th, the Canadian Immigration Service has updated the conditions of those eligible for entry into Canada once again. Recently, it has been difficult to get accurate answers about the unclear entry into Canada, so it has often occurred to visitors who were trying to enter from abroad to go back to the airport. Further announcements have been made as we feel the need to update the conditions of new arrivals once again, depending on the progress of COVID-19. The entry conditions of foreigners into Canada have been updated since March 18th due to COVID-19. In this presentation, I gave a detailed presentation on the conditions of immediate family members entering Canada. The IRCC Canadian Immigration Department announced today that foreigners are allowed to enter Canada only for mandatory visits, and that it is their responsibility to explain the reason for the visit, so make thorough preparations in advance. The example of a mandatory visit here is that Canada has Canadian citizenship or immediate family members of permanent residents, so entry into Canada as a reason to reunite with their families is considered a mandatory. If your immediate family enters Canada from any country other than the United States, you must bring the immigration documents issued by the Department of Immigration. The entry papers are... Direct family members include spouses, cohabitants, dependents, grandchildren, parents, stepfathers, stepmothers, guardians or tutors, and must bring relevant supporting documents upon arrival. Relevant documentation includes a Canadian passport, certificate of citizenship, or card of permanent residence that can prove that the immediate family is a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and must be provided with a marriage certificate, cohabitation certificate, and family relation certificate to prove the relationship. The conditions for entry must include a plan to visit Canada for at least 15 days and must be self-priced for 14 days after arrival. In addition, immediate family members or visitors must have no COVID-19 symptoms and must have a mandatory visiting travel objective. Finally, as you visit Canada for the reunion of immediate family members, you must order that the purpose of your visit to Canada is to unite with immediate family members. Currently, if you need to enter Canada for study and employment purposes other than for direct family visits, the Immigration Bureau has announced that it will announce detailed plans for studying abroad and employment purposes soon, so it is recommended that those who want to enter Canada should check the relevant policies to be announced and prepare to enter the country. Due to COVID-19 recently, the conditions of the visit have been changed frequently and the progress of the permanent residency is also being made, so if you are preparing for permanent residency as well as immigration, please listen to the immigration news and check the changes before proceeding. 2020-06-17 Read more >
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