On July 22, a total of 4,500 Express Entry applicants were invited to apply for Canadian permanent residency.
The Immigration Department of Canada welcomed individuals with a minimum score of 357. To be invited, candidates had to be eligible for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). Furthermore, if they had the minimal score, they were only included if they had already submitted their profiles before February 14, 2021 at 09:04:15 UTC, as per the tie-break rule.
The last CEC invitation cycle had 4,500 applicants, with a cutoff score of 369. However, the previous CEC round had a cutoff of 357 as well. This draw has the second lowest score ever for a CEC draw. On February 13, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) welcomed CEC applicants with scores of at least 75.
According to a summary released by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office, the Canadian border may open in mid-August for US citizens and in September for everyone else.
According to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office, the Canada-US border may open to fully vaccinated travellers in mid-August, and to all other nations in early September.
The prime minister met with provincial leaders and the minister of intergovernmental relations on July 15 to discuss a variety of issues. Among them were immunization rates in Canada and the border.
According to Trudeau's office, assuming Canada's existing vaccination rate and public health circumstances hold, the government will be able to welcome fully vaccinated travellers from all nations by early September.
Citizens and permanent residents of the United States who have been fully vaccinated may be permitted to enter as early as mid-August. Canada and the United States have been in continuous talks about restoring the common land border, which has been closed since March 2020.
Approximately 80% of Canadians have gotten their first dose of the COVID vaccine, with more than 50% completely immunised. The Trudeau administration previously claimed that 75% of Canadians would need to be completely vaccinated before measures could be rolled back further. The partial reopening of Canada's borders started on July 5, when fully vaccinated Canadians and other exempt travellers were permitted to bypass the entire 14-day required quarantine. Canadian citizens, permanent residents, family members, new immigrants, employees, and international students are all exempt.
Non-essential travellers, on the other hand, are still banned from entering. Business leaders in hard-hit industries, like tourism, have pressed the administration for a strategy to restore the border securely.
More information on border reopening measures would be given “early next week,” according to the briefing. The existing border restrictions in Canada remain in force until Wednesday, July 21.
Canada has opened its borders to its approved permanent residents after 15 months. They can now officially immigrate to Canada when they arrive at the border. Granted, they will be subject to the same public health measures that affect all incoming travellers.
Immigration Minister, Marco Mendicino, opened up Canada's border to approved permanent residents on June 21, 2021. These individuals who had received their Confirmation of Permanent Residency (COPR) document after March 18, 2020, were not exempt from travel restrictions. Canadian officials said there are about 23,000 COPR holders outside Canada. Those whose documents are still valid are now exempt from travel restrictions. What's more fully vaccinated travellers can skip mandatory quarantine.
Fully vaccinated COPRs can skip quarantine
All exempt travellers to Canada are subject to the new measures for people who are fully vaccinated starting July 5, 2021, at 11:59 pm EDT. These travellers will just have to quarantine at home while they wait for their COVID-19 test results at the border.
IRCC recommends that all family members included in the permanent residency application should travel to Canada at the same time, if possible.
Canada has extended its restrictions on international travellers until July 21.
Public Safety Minister. Bill Blair, confirmed the news in a tweet on June 18, saying Canada is extending travel restrictions on non-essential international travel until July 21st, 2021.
Blair also said that the government is planning measures for fully vaccinated Canadians, permanent residents, and others who are currently permitted to enter Canada and will provide further details on Monday, June 21.
The exempted travellers list includes Canadians, permanent residents, their family members, work permit holders, some international students, and some approved permanent residents.
The latest update from IRCC concludes that the people who have valid COPR may travel as of June 21, 2021.
Under the previous rules, foreign nationals who held a valid COPR issued on or before March 18, 2020 were exempt from Canada's travel restrictions. Those who held a valid COPR after March 18, 2020, could only come to Canada if they met another exemption or were coming from the US to settle permanently in Canada.
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