LLIP News & Events

On October 31st, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced plans to improve Canada’s immigration system. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has consulted with stakeholders…

On November 1st Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released the Immigration Levels Plan 2024-2026. The sets the target for…

Stay in touch with New Directions December Newsletter. This newsletter highlights LINC classes to help improve your communication skills, prepare…

On November 1st, Canada announced that it would be keeping immigration levels constant, hoping to welcome roughly 500,000 immigrants a year,…

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is improving how it processes International Experience Canada (IEC) work permits by expanding the…

British Columbians will soon benefit from internationally trained professionals having an easier path to working in their chosen careers and…

By The Government of British Columbia | People throughout B.C. are encouraged to submit nominations for annual awards that recognize…

By CIC News | The Environics Institute, a Canadian research agency that conducts public opinion surveys and collects data on government, social…

By Vancouver is Awesome | When Rodrigo Ceolato Maria immigrated to Canada with his family in 2018, he came with…

By CIC News | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) releases an annual report on Express Entry every year, the 2022 version being the latest.…

By CIC News | At a meeting of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM) yesterday, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said…

By CIC News | On October 24, Canada’s Standing Committee on Citizenship, and Immigration (CIMM) invited Canada’s Immigration Minister and Deputy Minister…

By Canadian Immigrant Magazine | A new credential legislation has been introduced in the province of British Columbia, on Oct. 23,…

By CIC News | The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has just released the findings of its report on the processing…

By CIC News | The Honorable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the launch of…

By Canadian Immigrant Magazine | A must-attend event for the whole family Presented by Scotiabank on November 4, 2023, at…

By CIC News | The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023 lottery has begun. Between October 10 and October 23, Immigration,…

By CIC News | A press conference with Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller on October 19th, 2023 has revealed that the ongoing…

By CIC News | In their first-ever poverty report cards, Food Banks Canada has graded all provinces and territories on a…

By Burnaby Now | For immigrants Prachi Jatania and Tina Balachandran, rewriting their professional journeys in a new country was…

By BC Gov News | Free mental-health supports are available 24 hours a day for B.C. post-secondary students who may…

By Immigration.ca The Canadian Senate committee studying Canada’s temporary foreign worker program’s (TFWP) efficiency and possible areas for improvement has asserted that…

By IRCC News | Following the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria in February 2023, the Government of Canada introduced measures to support…

By CIC News | Statistics Canada has released a new study showing the Gender Wage Gap (GWG) for all women…

By CIC News | The Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) 2023 lottery begins today. Between October 10 and October 23, Immigration, Refugees and…

By Richmond News | The Blanket BC Society is looking for volunteers for one of North America’s biggest annual blanket…

By Vancouver Sun | When Morena de Alfaro arrived in Canada from El Salvador in 2001, she says: “We didn’t…

By CIC News | Statistics Canada has just released a major report that changes how it counts Canada’s non-permanent residents (NPRs). According…

By  Burnaby Now | A Burnaby street food vendor has been going strong for 20 years in the exact same location —…

By Global News | The first Black person appointed to the B.C. bench has died of cancer, according to the…

By Richmond News | “Which month of the year has 28 days?” is one of the many riddles displayed in…

By Global News | RCMP in Coquitlam, B.C., confirm they are investigating reports of racist signs being posted in the…

By Richmond News | Over the past year, Richmond youth and seniors participated in an art project called Mosaic Firefly to share…

By Richmond News | The ninth World Championship of Chinese Cuisine (WCCC) is coming to Vancouver in November and many…

By CIC News | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has held its second Express Entry draw this week. On September…

By CIC News | A recent report by Statistics Canada shows that 58% of internationally educated healthcare professionals (IEHPs) in…

By Vancouver Sun | Kin Wah Leung is in his element, cajoling one customer into buying a melon that is…

By Vancouver Sun | You wouldn’t know that Cantonese is under threat, judging from the food court of the Parker…

By Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, issued the following…

By Langley Advance Times | Adult literacy in Langley is getting a boost with funds from the provincial government. The…

By CIC News | Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has just announced an update to the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). IRCC…

By Vancouver Sun | Immigrants in Metro Vancouver are more likely than longer-term residents to prefer denser housing types in…