CHOICE Watch - November 25, 2020

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Notice

Biometric collection to be offered in more locations following opening of two temporary VACs

November 23, 2020

Express Entry Draw # 167

November 18, 2020

Number of invitations issued: 5,000

CRS score of lowest-ranked candidate: 472

Tie-breaking rule: October 27, 2020

All Express Entry programs eligible

Program Delivery Updates

Functional guidance on temporary residents ‒ Table of contents

November 19, 2020

Sex or gender identifier on IRCC documents and in IRCC systems

November 19, 2020

Special measures to support Hong Kong residents to come to Canada

November 19, 2020

Exemption for nationals of Hong Kong to the bar on applying for a pre-removal risk assessment

November 17, 2020

Interpreter services

November 17, 2020

Immigration News

Special designation to be granted for international nurses waiting on English tests: Friesen

By Peggy Lam, CBC News, November 19, 2020

Are Canadians changing their attitude on migration due to COVID-19?

By Andrew Parkin & Keith Neuman, Open Democracy, November 24, 2020

Canada allows VFS Global to accept biometric enrolments with prior appointment for select categories

TravelBiz Monitor, November 23, 2020

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