Extensive changes have been initiated and implemented by IRCC in 2024 including to Canada Express Entry impacting all fresh immigrants to the nation. Apart from increasing the intake of immigrants in 2024 and the next year, several program updates have been made effective. These include leveraging AI/Artificial Intelligence to streamline the experience of applicants.
Express Entry System Updates
If you wish to apply for Canada PR through the Express Entry System, note that IRCC will continue with the category-based draws launched in 2023. However, IRCC has clarified that the categories selected for 2023 will be reassessed and altered according to the nation’s labor market needs.
So, new proficiencies and sectors will be selected as focus areas by IRCC. This will enable fresh categories of immigrants to qualify for category-based selection draws in 2024.
New Guidelines for Provincial Nominee Programs
If you wish to achieve Canada Immigration in 2024 through Provincial Nominee Programs, note that changes have been implemented to PNPs as well. PNPs allow provincial governments to select candidates according to their unique labor market needs.
The latest Immigration Levels Plan by IRCC reveals that PNPs are estimated to emerge as the largest immigration route in 2024 in terms of intake targets. Further, PNPs have also been provided fresh guiding principles by IRCC.
New multi-year plans are also being commenced by IRCC in 2024. It will enable provinces and territories to effectively launch their immigration strategies by knowing their allocation for 2025 one year in advance.
The latest developments in PNPs imply that new immigrants seeking to choose PNPs as their immigration pathway must have a clearer idea of their options. They can better plan the immigration to the chosen territory or province owing to the enhanced planning by the specific provincial governments.
More admissions spaces in the Parents and Grandparents Program
IRCC aimed to welcome 28,500 immigrants under PGP in 2023. For 2024, the intake has been increased to 32,000. This is based on the improvement of intake management by IRCC and the harmonizing of outputs and inputs in terms of applications. So, more immigrants are likely to arrive in Canada in 2024 under PGP.
Improvements to the International Student Program
IRCC has introduced an improvised verification system for LOA – Letter of Acceptance impacting all applicants of Canada Study Permit. The aim is to boost the integrity of the Overseas Student Program across the nation and enhance the safeguarding of arriving overseas nationals.
DLIs – Designated Learning Institutions across Canada have to now have to directly confirm with IRCC the LOA of each applicant. IRCC has said that the latest and improvised verification process seeks to safeguard prospective students from fraud. This is also while making sure that Study Permits are approved only based on authentic LOAs.
IRCC will also be reviewing the PGWP program in 2024. Several overseas students seeking to obtain PR Visa benefit from PGWP as the CRS score favorably treats work experience in Canada.
The review is likely to result in the introduction of reforms by IRCC that will further homogenize PGWP to the needs of the labor market of the nation and also the Francophone and Regional immigration goals.
Increase in the use of AI and Tech
IRCC has committed to further increasing the application of AI and technology in the immigration space with the aim of surpassing the competition for talent. The initiative seeks to diminish the processing times, enhance the tools for IRCC officers, and assist Canada in achieving diversity and immigration priorities.
The digital transformation will specifically improve the experience for immigration applicants in numerous ways inclusive of but only confined to:
- Improving service standards
- Boosting collaborations with institutions and employers that are reliant on immigration while addressing fraud and enhancing safeguards for workers and students
- Enhancing user-friendly features of applications utilizing virtual and digital technologies
New Advisory Board
IRCC will develop a fresh advisory board for focusing on aspects of immigration policy and service delivery. Uniquely, the board will be inclusive of people who have lived the experience of immigration. This will allow newcomers to Canada to have an increased voice in processes and programs impacting them.
The latest advisory board seeks to boost program and policy development while making sure that the immigration system in Canada stays focused on the human-centric approach.
Launching the Chief International Talent Officer
Finally, IRCC will launch a fresh role that of the Chief International Talent Officer. The chief task of CITO will be to improve the alignment between the immigration system in Canada and its sector-wise and labor market strategies. The responsibilities also include the ability to impact significant changes to annual immigration in Canada.
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