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    The one-time 2-year initiative regarding 115,000 protected persons

    Dear @Galactus I have shared all the information that I have. Definitely if I come across anything I will post in in this forum. The Federal government's annual quota for PR for protected persons was around 15-18 thousands.. This is why IRCC's estimated processing times, back in October...
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    The one-time 2-year initiative regarding 115,000 protected persons

    These are the numbers of protected persons and dependents outside Canada (from the IRCC estimated processing times page): As of December 31, 2025: Protected persons outside Quebec: 95,500 Protected persons in Quebec: 36,300 Total: 131,800 Dependents outside Canada outside Quebec: 54,100...
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    The one-time 2-year initiative regarding 115,000 protected persons

    Hello @Galactus I don't want to disappoint you. Frankly, what was said in the meeting was that Quebec had not agreed to be part of this one-time initiative. However, discussions are still ongoing between the federal government and Quebec. Maybe it is that Quebec wants to secure additional...
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    The one-time 2-year initiative regarding 115,000 protected persons

    Totally agree with you dear @canuck78 This is what the Immigration Minister said in the discussions in the House of Commons.. that these protected persons are already in Canada, established, and they are protected by the Canadian government. This initiative is not about bringing people from...
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    The one-time 2-year initiative regarding 115,000 protected persons

    There are processes which are redundant, biometrics, medical exam, security screening, hopefully IRCC will find a way to expedite these while ensuring that all protected persons are vetted, screened and cleared..
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    The one-time 2-year initiative regarding 115,000 protected persons

    And most probably we will never see any official details.. Immigration Minister stated that IRCC have the necessary resources to do this, without taking resources from other departments.. They can do this by streamlining the process, bringing more efficiency, maybe (hopefully) removing some...
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    The one-time 2-year initiative regarding 115,000 protected persons

    This initiative is meant for In-Canada protected persons who applied for PR. As for dependents who are outside Canada, apparently they are not part of this initiative. However, when I check IRCC's estimated processing times for dependents outside Canada, it shows as 26 months, while before...
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    The one-time 2-year initiative regarding 115,000 protected persons

    Hello Community... I attended a meeting a few weeks ago with a refugee support group. They addressed several things.. like the support provided to refugees/protected persons by this board and other organizations advocating for refugees/protected persons; why IRCC's estimated processing times...
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    Pharmacist wishing to immigrate to Canada

    Thank you @pamaxev for your valuable comment.
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    Refugee claimants to co-pay health care costs

    The reason is "to help make this program more sustainable." It makes sense in light of the rapidly rising (or doubling) expenses: I read this CTV News article: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/ottawa-will-soon-require-asylum-seekers-and-refugees-to-co-pay-for-health-care/ In the...
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    Pharmacist wishing to immigrate to Canada

    Thank you @canuck78 Really appreciate all your help
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    Pharmacist wishing to immigrate to Canada

    Thank you @Naturgrl for the valuable comment.. Maybe it is easier (and faster) for her to focus more on French to go up to level CLB7.
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    Pharmacist wishing to immigrate to Canada

    Hello everyone I need your help please in advising which immigration path is most suitable for my daughter. 1. She has a pharmacy university degree. 2. She is a licensed pharmacist but has less than 1 year of experience as a pharmacist. 3. She also has few months of experience as...
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    Canada's population estimates, third quarter 2025

    Hello everyone.. Today I came across this interesting Statistics Canada page. The headline is: Canada's population decreases from July 1 to October 1, 2025. This is the link: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/251217/dq251217b-eng.htm Preliminary demographic estimates indicate...
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    Work Permit Renewal for Refugee Claimant

    You are good as long as you submit the application for work permit extension 30 days before the expiry date of the work permit.. One more thing... After you receive the new work permit, you need to extend your temporary SIN (its expiry linked to your work permit) through Service Canada's website.
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